CHAKRAS THE PSYC PSYC HIC C ENTRES O F
YOGA AN D TANTRA
By Yog Yogacharya Yog Yoga Bhism ismacharya
D r. A nanda Balayogi Bhavanani M.B.B.S., A.D.Y A.D.Y., ., D.S.M., D.S.M., D.P.C., P.G.D.F .G.D.F.H., .H., P.G.D.Y., F.I.A.Y .I.A.Y.,
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Dr. Swami GitanandaGiri Guru ruM Maharaj (24.07.1907 - 29.12.1993)
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CONTENTS
Introduction
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M oola ooladha dhara Chak Chakra
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Swadhistha wadhisthana na Chakra hakra
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M anipura nipura Chakr Chakra a
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Anaha nahatta Chakra Chakra
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Vishuddha huddha Chakr Chakra a
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Ajna Aj na Chakr Chakra a
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Sahas hasrara rara Cha Chakra
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Chakra hakra Awa Awarene renes ss
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M anda ndala Dhara harana na
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Chakr Chakra a Meditat ditation
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CHAK CHAKRA RA AWARENES AWARENESS S WI TH HASTHA HASTHA MUDRAS MUDRAS
Hastha Mudra udras or the hand hand gesture ures can can be us use ed to increa ncrease aware warene nes ss oft of thee he energ nergiies at thediffer hediffere entCha ntChakric kric level vels. Sit in Vajra VajraAs Asa anaor na or in thet he toes oes turne rned under der post osture ure known nown as VajraVeeraAsana. Stret retch your our arms rms upwa pwards and join your our palms lms toge ogether in the Anja An jali li Mudra. Thewh he whole oleb back is isg given iven an exce xcellents nt stret retchi ch in thi his s post posture ure. Th Theen eentirePr irePra anamayaKos aKoshaaswe aaswell ll ast sth he Sahasrara Chakr Chakra a and all the higher Chak Chakras ras that hat exist abov bove it are energ nergiized zed byt by thisM his Mudra udra.. Slowly lowly bring your our hands down own to your head with with y o u r w r i sts touch ouching ing the top of your head thus formi forming a bea beauti utiful tria riangular ngular fram frame for yourfa your face ce.. Th This is the Kailas ilash Mud Mudra that energizes izes theS theSahasrara hasraraC Chakra hakra..
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When When the han hands are broug ought down own from rom the Kaila Kailas sh Mud Mudra and plac laced in front of the forehe forehea ad we can can energ nergiize our Aj Ajna na Chak Chakra or cent centre re of inne nner intuit ntuitiion. This This energi rgizes zes our our Pit Pitu uitary Gla Gl and that is the master cond onduct uctor of our our endocrin ocrine e orche orches straa ra and hel helps psus ustto obta obtain exce xcellent lent glandularhe ndular hea alth. As we brin ing g the Namaskar kar Mudra to the front of th the neck neck we can can fee feel the ene ene rge rgetic vibrat vibrati ons that hat r ec e c h ar a r ge ge th e Vi shuddha C h ak r a an d norm norma ali ze our our thyroi hyroid d funct functiion. When the Namaskar kar Mudra udra is brou broug ght down own to the ches hest region we can feel the healing li ng energi rgies flood throu hroug gh our our Anahata Anahataor orhea heart rtChak Chakra ra.. When pra practi ctised in the prop roper manne nner, this sequen uence of Mudra Mudras s hel helps psus ustto rech recha arge rge theps he psy ychic bat battery of our Prana Pranam mayaKos ya Kosha ha andpr nd prod oduc uce eshea health andwe nd welll beingat ngat all leve levelsofou of ourr exist istence nce.
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Th The system of medita itation ion known as Yan Yantra, based on Dris Drish hti or a fixed fixed gaze and sacre cred geome ometric shap hapes known known as Manda ndalas is almost ost ident dentiical cal in class classical ical Yoga oga andTa nd Tant ntra ra.. Mandal ndalas are geome ometri tric Yantra ntras s or forms forms of Shakt haktii embodie bodied with within the Chak Chakras of the body ody. Each cent centrre has its its own Mandala which which is also associat ociated wit with the element of the Mahabh habhut uta a associa ociatedwi ed witth thece he cent ntre re.. Th The Jna Jnanendriy iya as and Karmendriy iya as of each centre are als lso o subs ubservi rvientt ntto thepowe hepowerr oft of theM he Manda ndala. Th The symbols used for Man Mandala Dha Dharana or Man Mandala Dh D hyana diffe ffer slig li ghtly htly with with thes he symbols us use ed for for the Chakr Chakra as them hemselves, andva nd vary rya accord ccording ingtto theY he Yoga oga orTa or Tant ntric ric school chool ofi of ins nsttruct ructiion. on. Th The Man Mandala or Yan Yantra can be used as a form of Dha Dharana or conce concentra ntrattion alone lone wit without hout ente ntering into nto the meditat ditative aspect pect as sugg uggested in Lay Laya and Yog Yoga. Mool ooladhar hara Chak Chakra is rep repres resente nted by the Prith Prithvi vi Mandala, the Earth rth Symbo ymboll that hat is a Yello Yellow w Square Swadhi wadhis stha thana Chakra Chakra is repre repres sente nted by the Apa Apas Man Mandala, the Wat Water Symbol that hat is a Silver ver Cresce Crescent nt
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