what chakra means?

Answer 1

chakra according to hindu[indian] mythology means a wheel....n also rotations...

Answer 2

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Answer 3

A chakra is a point in the body that holds a certain type of energy. Basically, chakras are points of energy in the human body most of which are up and down the spine. Chakras are an important part of Eastern medicine. When the flow of energy between any of the several chakra points is disrupted, health problems can develop.

Answer 4

Chakras (consciousness centers) per Jain religion (one of the oldest religion)
The first 5 major Chakras, located in the spinal cord, are the building blocks of psychophysical existence for the five senses, vision, taste, sound, smell and touch. Chakras have a definite relationship to the physical body and its functions. Each of the first five major chakras is connected to a specific sense organ and stores psychophysical energy, which then flows to all 7 major chakras from one chakra to another when activated by the breath.

A major Chakra resembles a spinning wheel when looking directly into the Chakra. However, viewed from the side it looks more like an energy vortex somewhat resembling the shape of a tornado. This energy funnel is tight and compact near the surface of the skin, and gradually widens as it extends outside the physical body to the outer edge of the aura. Each major Chakra from the root to brow has three or four vortices associated with it: one spiraling upward, one downward towards the earth, one out the front of the body and one out through the back of the body in some cases. The upward projecting vortex from one Chakra and the down ward projecting vortex of the Chakra just above it join to form an energy column that run vertically through the physical body from the bottom of the spine (Root Chakra) up in front of the spine and out through the top of the head (Crown Chakra) The Crown Chakra has two vortices, one opening upward towards the heavens, and one projecting downward into the energy column running through the body.

When a Chakra is "healthy and balanced" its front and rear vortices spin in a circular motion. However, if there is a disturbance or blockage in the flow of energy within a Chakra, the circular motion may become elliptical or, in extreme cases, severely flattened on its sides. Each Chakra has its own specific "frequency" or rate of spin, with the lowest rate of spin in the Root Chakra, and steadily increasing up to the highest rate of spin in the Crown Chakra.

The purpose or function of the human Chakra system is to take in higher – dimensional energy from the Universal Energy Field all around us and translate or step down its frequency of vibration to that which can be used within the physical body. Each major Chakra vibrates or spins at a different rate, and each Chakra will absorb energy from the UEF that is harmonically related to its own frequency Thus energy from several frequency band within the UEF is absorbed by the different Chakras and is directed by the Nadis to those organs with which that Chakra is associated.

Many minor Chakras are also located throughout the body, and are usually associated with joints such as the knee, shoulder, elbow, etc. Additional minor Chakras are found in the palms of both hands and the soles of the feet, the ends of the fingers and toes. These minor Chakras appear as spikes of energy emanating from the body rather than the spinning vortices of the major Chakras.

Answer 5

If you go through any yoga site, you'll read that chakras are points in a human body which represent the different elements of life like VAYU, PRITHVI, JAL and AGNI. So chakras are the balancing elements in an individual's body. These chakras balance the human body .The chakras can be balanced by doing Yoga asanas.

Answer 6

In Hinduism and in some related Asian cultures, a chakra is thought to be a nexus of metaphysical and/or biophysical energy residing in the human body. The New Age movement, and to some degree the distinctly different New Thought movement, have also adopted and elaborated on this belief.

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Answer 7

Life energy.

Answer 8

CHAKRA -

According to Theosophists, the sense organs of the etheric double that receive their name from their appearance, which resembles vortices. Altogether there are ten chakras (visible only to clairvoyants) but of these it is advisable to use only seven. They are situated not on the denser physical body, but opposite certain parts of it as follows: (1) the top of the head, (2) between the eyebrows, (3) the throat, (4) the heart, (5) the spleen (where vitality is drawn from the sun), (6) the solar plexus, and (7) the base of the spine. The remaining three chakras are situated in the lower part of the pelvis and normally are not used, but are brought into play only in black magic. It is by means of the chakras that the trained occultist can become acquainted with the astral world.

The Theosophical concept of chakras was adapted from the ancient Hindu understanding of kundalini, a cosmic energy believed to be latent in the human organism responsible for sexual activity and also conditions of higher consciousness. The Hindu mystics pictured kundalini as a coiled serpent situated at the base of the spine in the subtle body. When aroused by spiritual disciplines, which included breath control and meditation, the energy darted up the spine in any of three subtle channels, illuminating the seven major centers or chakras in the body. These centers have been tentatively identified with the major nervous plexi. The seventh chakra, known as the sahasrara or "Thousand Petalled Lotus," is located in the area of the crown of the head. Many Indian yogis have described blissful conditions of mystical consciousness resulting from the arousal of kundalini and its successful culmination in the sahasrara. This supreme experience is compared with the sexual embrace of the god Siva and his consort.

Today, the idea of chakras is somewhat universal in occult and New Age circles. There is some difference of opinion as to the actual nature of the chakras and the experiences associated with them but some uniformity as to their location. An early identification with the nervous plexi of the body was made by V. G. Rele in his book The Mysterious Kundalini: The Physical Basis of the "Kundali-Hatha-Yoga" According to our Present Knowledge of Western Anatomy and Physiology (1939).

For comparative Chinese mysticism and meditation techniques in relation to chakras, see the books of "Charles Luk" (pseudonym of K'uan yü Lu), notably The Secrets of Chinese Meditation (London, 1964).

Answer 9

These are energy centers in different parts of your body. If they're off balance they can cause physical and emotional illnesses. This website has a page that explains all about chakras:

http://www.moonslipper.com/howtobalanceandhealyourchakras.html

Answer 10

Chakra means "Wheel".

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