Healing Yoga (Integrating the Chakras)
author: Ambikananda Saraswati
edition: 2002, B. Jain Publishers (P) Ltd
pages: 144
ISBN-10: 8180560392
ISBN-13: 9788180560392
Topic: Yoga
Chapter 13 - Muladhara Chakra—The Power of Earth
This chapter describes Muladhara Chakra—The Power of Earth located in the book Healing Yoga: A Guide to Integrating the Chakras With Your Yoga Practice compiled by Ambikananda Saraswati. This book teaches how to integrate an awareness of the Panchatattva (the five forces of vitality) and explores the chakra where it resides.
By restoring the panchatattva to a state of balance, and improving the flow of prana (vitality) within the body, you can achieve a healthier, happier life. This illustrated book, including this chapter—Muladhara Chakra—The Power of Earth—explains Hatha Yoga techniques, reveals imbalance within the body, illustrates all asanas, includes beneficial postures of common ailments.
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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Muladhara Chakra—The Power of Earth” according to 256 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) [by Arthur Avalon]
Vishvasara-Tantra: “The petals of the Lotuses are known to contain the letters of the alphabet, and should be meditated upon as written in a circle from the right to the left. ” (* 1) That is, Muladhara-Cakra, so called from its being at the root of the six Cakras; see hence to v. 11, post. (* 2) See Introduction. (* 3) V. p. 7, ante, (* 4) Veda-varna: Veda stands for “four”....
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Cidgaganacandrika (study) [by S. Mahalakshmi]
Bindu cakra is the Muladhara cakra. Shashi apanavata adharacakra (Svadhishthana), Kundalini is the Kundalini Shakti, a snake form, wound in three and half circular-ring form (Adhasahasrara). Shika is the Vahni that depicts the stomach (Manipuraka). Shakti piercing through the Bindu cakra (Shivatmaka) with the help of vital air, reaches higher and higher progressively. Then she shines as Para, Pashyanti, Madhyama and Vaikhari respectively and acquires the form of Sixty-four Varnas....
Read full contents: Verse 126 [Cidambaragata Shakti’s four forms in Gross body]
Yoga-sutras (Ancient and Modern Interpretations) [by Makarand Gopal Newalkar]
These are— muladhara-cakra, svadhishthana-cakra, manipura-cakra, anahata-cakra, vishuddhi-cakra, ajna-cakra and sahasrara-cakra. (* 1) Prasad Ram, op.cit., p.149-150 (* 2) Underhill Evelyn, Mysticism, A Study in the Nature snd Development of Spiritual Consciousness, Dover Publications, New York, 2002, P.131 (* 3) Ibid., p.169...
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[Healing Yoga (Integrating the Chakras): index]
[Foreword]
[Introduction]