There are 8 major energy centers in the body and each energy center is responsible for certain types of energy and is associated with certain feelings. Yes the diagram only shows 7 the 8 th is your aura and your aura is affected by all the chakras and how they are interacting with each other. Your aura which combines the effects of the other seven chakras can often be seen by others and is another post on its own- some day I might get around to writing one. The chakras and their swirling motion tie the spiritual body, and physical body, and ethereal bodies together. They transfer spiritual information back and forth to and from your physical body and are centers where energy flows. Remember that swirling vortexes are powerful forms of energy. Think of Hurricanes, tornadoes,and maelstroms for a visual reference. Just like these environmental vortexes, energy is constantly being pulled in and emitted out in a circular motion internally through each chakra.
The first three chakras deal with the basic needs of life and the physical needs of the body. In the LDS world we would call this living as the natural man focusing only on physical things that bring pleasure, power, and posterity. In KY (Kundalini Yoga) we call this the lower triangle. Lets talk about the upper triangle now. The chakras in the upper triangle are 5, 6, 7 they accumulate, create, and refine the energy, and deal with more spiritual things. Someone who lives in the upper triangle (think of a wise man who spends his days meditating in a cave, or people who devote ALL their time and energy to spiritual things) we consider them to be very enlightened and intuitive but they live in this triangle so they lack balance.
On to the 4th chakra or the heart center. The Heart Center is the balancing point in the body between the flow of the upper energies of the Spiritual things or the Heavens and the lower energies that stem from the natural man or the energies of the Earth. A balancing of the energy in all the chakras will meet here at the heart.
On to the 4th chakra or the heart center. The Heart Center is the balancing point in the body between the flow of the upper energies of the Spiritual things or the Heavens and the lower energies that stem from the natural man or the energies of the Earth. A balancing of the energy in all the chakras will meet here at the heart.
When man partook of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil there was more than just a physical detachment from God. Man's consciousness fell as well. In stead of being like god and balanced and spiritually minded we fell to the lower triangle making us natural men and carnal minded. Lets read Mosiah 16 :3-5
3 For they are carnal and devilish, and the devil has power over them; yea, even that old serpent that did beguile our first parents, which was the cause of their fall; which was the cause of all mankind becoming carnal, sensual, devilish, knowing evil from good, subjecting themselves to the devil.
4 Thus all mankind were lost; and behold, they would have been endlessly lost were it not that God redeemed his people from their lost and fallen state.
5 But remember that he that persists in his own carnal nature, and goes on in the ways of sin and rebellion against God, remaineth in his fallen state and the devil hath all power over him. Therefore he is as though there was no redemption made, being an enemy to God; and also is the devil an enemy to God.
So this isnt a good thing. We need to rise up and over come the natural man. Mosiah 3:19
Knowing that energy attracts like energy its important to raise your vibration- raise your kunidalini energy up the Chakras or Raise your divine potential by putting off the natural man. Here is a good quote that says it better than I could.
This relationship between behavior and your dominant chakra is key because energy acts like a magnet. We constantly attract vibrations to ourselves that are on the same wavelength as the chakras from which we are operating. Kundalini Yoga allows the kundalini energy to rise, balancing and coordinating all of the chakras.So when we tap in to our divine potential and divine energy we become more Christ like. Pay attention to the word Energy its all over in the Scriptures if you are looking for it. "All energy of heart." it is interesting to me that when the word is used it often corresponds to the correct chakra. energy of heart- love and concern for children and others. Or this one " I did speak unto my people,and did urge them with great energy" here he is using the energy of his throat speaking words to convince others to fight for freedom.
Kundalini Yoga does not force the kundalini to rise; it prepares the body to allow it to rise so that you can experience your higher consciousness. When this balance of the chakras occurs, you become empowered; you are able to be a compassionate, conscious, and capable human being.
Yogi Bhajan taught about the functions and attributes of the eight major chakras so that we could understand and transform ourselves via the practice of Kundalini Yoga.
[From Kundalini Yoga: The Flow of Eternal Power by Shakti Parwha Kaur and The KRI Aquarian Teacher Training Level 1 Manual]
It should be our goal to find a Good balance and to live in the heart chakra. We can come up for spiritual highs but we cant live there or we wont be able to live this life as it was meant to be lived. We can spend time doing Earthly things- hey its part of life- but we cant live there or we will miss the spiritual experiences we are are meant to have in this life. So to live life to its fullest we must seek a balance we must raise up from the natural man and shake yourself from the dust of the earth and become a saint - full of LOVE. Heb 10:22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled (GR purified) from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. Or in other words let us be pure in heart cleaned from evil minds and have a clean body free from the dust of the earth.
For more reading check these helpful sites out
Chakras
The Eight Major Chakras
Yogi Bhajan Lecture: Living in Love
The Chakras and the Two Trees in The Garden of Eden
Chakra Center
