Parallels have often been drawn, by supporters of the existence of chakras, between the positions and functions of the chakras, and of the various organs of the endocrine system. The highest crown chakra is said to be the chakra of consciousness, the master chakra that controls all the others. Its role would be very similar to that of the pituitary gland, which secretes hormones to control the rest of the endocrine system, and also connects to the central nervous system via the hypothalamus. The thalamus is thought ...

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The earliest known mention of chakras is found in the later Upanishads, including specifically the Brahma Upanishad and the Yogatattva Upanishad. These vedic models were adapted in Tibetan Buddhism as Vajrayana theory, and in the Tantric Shakta theory of chakras. It is the shakta theory of 7 main chakras that most people in the West adhere to, either knowingly or unknowingly, largely thanks to a translation of two indian texts, the Sat-Cakra-Nirupana, and the Padaka-Pancaka, by Sir John Woodroffe, alias Arthur Av ...

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The idea of chakras as understood in Eastern philosophy does not exist in Western medical science. In Eastern thought, the chakras are thought to be levels of consciousness, and states of the soul, and 'proving' the existence of chakras is akin to 'proving' the existence of a soul. A mystic deals with these metaphysical concepts on the metaphysical plane, as a model for their own internal experience, and when talking about 'energy centres', they are generally talking about subtle, spiritual forces, which work on the psyche and spirit, not ab ...

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Monks in the videogames Final Fantasy Tactics and Final Fantasy XI can use chakra for healing and restoring HP or MP. In the manga/anime Naruto, chakra is the mystical internal energy used to perform ninja techniques. In the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies, both Dr. Kaufman and his protege Mr. Stamper practice 'Chakra Torture". ...

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In Hinduism and its spiritual systems of yoga and in some related eastern cultures, as well as in some segments of the New Age movement -- and to some degree the distinctly different New Thought movement -- a chakra is thought to be an energy node in the human body. The word comes from the Sanskrit cakra चक्र meaning "wheel, circle", and sometimes also referring to the "wheel of life". The pronunciation of this word can be approximated in English by chuhkruh, with ch as in chart and both instances of a as in yoga (the commonly found pronunciatio ...

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Chakrology is a neologism sometimes employed by Alternative Medicine practitioners or esoteric philosophers for the study of chakras. There are many different chakrologies, some of them based on ancient Indian Hindu Tantric esoteric traditions, New Age interpretations, or Western occult analyses, as well as ancient Greek and Christian references. Croatian esoteric philosopher and physicist Arvan Harvat notes that it would be very difficult to develop a unified coherent chakra science that would integrate all the elements of the various present chakrologies. See also:

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The medal was designed by Mrs. Savitri Khanolankar (born Eva Yuonne Linda Maday-de-Maros to a Hungarian father and Russian mother) who was married to an Indian Army officer. By coincidence, the first Param Vir Chakra was awarded to her son-in-law, Major Som Nath Sharma for his bravery in the Kashmir operations in November 1947. He died while evicting Pakistani infiltrators and raiders from Srinagar Airport. This was when India and newly-formed Pakista ...

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Chakras: A chakra is a spinning vortex of energy created within ourselves by the interpenetration of consciousness and the physical body. Through this combination, chakras become centers of activity for the reception, assimilation, and transmission of life energies. Uniting the chakras is what we experience as the "self."

The word chakra comes from the Sanskrit word for "wheel" or "disk" and originated within the philosophy of the ancient yoga systems of India.

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Chakra, or Chakra (Sanskrit). A spell. The disk of Vishnu, which served as a weapon; the wheel of the Zodiac, also the wheel of time, etc. With Vishnu, it was a symbol of divine authority. One of the sixty-five figures of the Sripada, or the mystic foot-print of Buddha which contains that number of symbolical figures. The Tchakra is used in mesmeric phenomena and other abnormal practices.

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Chakras:

The spiritual energy centers of the body.

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heart chakra: Anahata chakra. Center of direct cognition.

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Chakra:

This word has a number of meanings. Amongst them, a spinning circle, a diagram formed more or less in the shape of a circle, a center of energy radiating from a central point within the body and also a cycle or procession of events that recurs in a circular fashion. This is also the word used to describe a chart such as in the two-word combination of rasi chakra, which means the chart, or circular formation of the signs of the zodiac. The best single word for defining chakra is circle.

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chakra

a wheel or disc. See Sudarshana chakra.

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Chakra:

A sanskrit word which literally means "wheel". Chakras are energy centres, which spin, and distribute energy throughout the body. They cannot be seen physically, but can be seen via etheric vision, and they have been proven scientifically to exist. There are seven principal chakras, each associated with a colour. These are the same seven colours which make up a rainbow, and which together constitute light. See the page on chakras on this web site for more complete information.

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vishuddha chakra: (Sanskrit) "Wheel of purity." The fifth chakra. Center of divine love.

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vishuddha chakra: (Sanskrit) "Wheel of purity." The

fifth chakra. Center of divine love.

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Chakra healing (chakra balancing, chakra energy balancing, chakra therapy, chakra work): Any method akin to aura balancing and relating to chakras.

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ajna chakra: (Sanskrit) "Command wheel." The third-eye center. See: chakra.

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Bhava Chakra:

This refers to the chart of houses as opposed to the rasi chakra, which is the chart of signs. Bhava chakra means exactly the same thing as chalit chakra.

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Chakras:

Several psychic centers of power associated with different parts of the human body in Tantric systems of anatomy.

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chakra

(Sanskrit) A wheel or vortex of energy that exists in several parts of the physical body. We have seven major Chakras which correspond to Seven major glands. Chakras are used in energy and healing work

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manipura chakra: (Sanskrit) "Wheeled city of jewels."

Solar-plexus center of willpower.

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