Understanding the Chakras and Kundalini Energy

There is consciousness present within our whole body, and it is divided in the upper and lower halves of the body. This divine force or consciousness is called as the Kundalini Shakti.

Kundam is the body or pot, and the energy inside that is the Kundalini energy. When the energy in the body rises up (through the chakras), it has many manifestations. All different emotions are just manifestations of this one beautiful energy.

When this Kundalini Shakti is awakened and rises within us, then our entire life becomes a dance of joy and bliss. Then nothing in the world can trouble us, and the entire world becomes an amazement when the power of consciousness gets awakened within you.

Chakras are the nerve centres in our body. There are 1,72,000 nadis (channels of metaphysical energy or life-force) in our body, and there are various nerve centres for these 1,72,000 Nadis. The human body actually has 109 nerve centres, but among those, nine centres are important, and even in those nine, seven centres (chakras) are of primary importance. They are:

• The first chakra is at the base of the spine, at beginning of the anus and is called Muladhara.
• Just above that is the next chakra which is called Svadhishthana.
• The third chakra is just above the navel and is called Manipura.
• Above that is the Anahata chakra which is in the center of the chest
• Then comes the throat chakra called Visuddha
• Above that is the chakra in-between the eyebrows called Ajna
• The last chakra is on top of the head called Sahasrara.

When energy (kundalini) flows through the chakras, there are different emotions, feelings or sensations that one experiences. It is one energy that manifests itself in different ways in the different regions of the body.

When the Muladhara chakra is activated (through the flow of energy, one experiences enthusiasm in life. When it is dormant, then one experiences dullness and inertia. One does not feel interested in anything.

The same energy moves upwards to the second chakra, Swadhisthan chakra, which is located behind the genitals and it manifests as procreation or creation – meaning in the form of creative activity or as sex drive.

The same energy moves upwards to the navel region and manifests in four forms –  jealousy, greed, joy and generosity. These are the four flavors of consciousness that manifest in the third chakra, Manipur chakra.
Santa Claus, the Laughing Buddha, or a wealthy businessman, they all have a big stomach representing joy and generosity.

From the navel region, the energy moves upwards to the heart region, to the Anahata chakra and manifests in three forms – fear, love and hatred.
When people feel hatred or fear or love, the sensation is felt in the heart region. When someone’s heart is broken, it means that the love has become sour and turned into hatred. Love, fear and hatred are all the same.

When there is love, there is no fear. When there is fear, there is no love. At any point of time, only one of the three emotions take the front position while the other two go in the background. It is not that they disappear entirely.
People who feel fear also have love. When love is predominant, then there is no fear or hatred.

When the same energy moves to the throat, the Vishuddhi Chakra, it manifests in two forms – gratitude and grief. When you are grieving, your throat chokes. And when you feel very grateful, then also your throat chokes.

When the consciousness moves to the center of the forehead, it manifests as anger, awareness or alertness. Knowledge and awareness are depicted by the sixth chakra, Ajna chakra. The same point is also the seat of anger, and is also said to be the region of the mystical Third Eye. You must have read or heard the story of how Lord Shiva opened His ‘Third Eye’ and burnt Lord Kamadeva into ashes. This Third Eye is the seat of anger as well as the seat of wisdom.

When the Consciousness moves to the top of the head, the Sahasrara chakra, then one experiences only bliss. There is nothing else. You no longer feel any duality, any sense of conflict or separation. You feel totally connected and one with everything. You feel so blissful!

This upward or downward flow of energy keeps on happening very naturally and spontaneously in life all the time.

A few moments of deep love make life worth living

When you have been in love with someone, what happens to you? Nothing comes to your mind, nothing other than just how to impress the one whom you love. You are always thinking about them. Even if you think about yourself, you are thinking in terms of them. You like to wear the clothes that your beloved likes. You like to do things that they like. You like to see that they are comfortable, that they are not hurt, and that they are happy. In a subtle way you are dissolving.

Look at yourself. What is happening when you experience that deep love. You start dissolving, disappearing. If you are really in love with somebody, are you there for them? Or are you thinking or making them as an object for you? That is the difference.

The beloved says, “I am here for your joy, for your happiness, for your comfort. What is it you want?” That is love. “What is it I can do? I breathe for you, I live for you, I exist for you. Nothing other than that is important for me in this world.” That intense giving, that intense dropping for the Divine, is the love of the beloved. 

This body is made up of five elements.

Let the earth element in this body be one with the earth element on which you walk.

Let the water element in this body be one with that water in which you bathe. 

Let this air element mix with that air which would gives you a cool breeze in hot summer.

Let the fire element in this body make food for you and give warmth and comfort to you. 

Let this ether that is in this body mix with the ether where you live, where you exist.

I want nothing.

That song rises from the heart of that person. That love is worth living, even if you live for five minutes on this planet, even if you live for five days, five months, five years. A few moments of that love makes life worth living.  A few moments of that love brings joy, not only to you but to the entire creation around you. 

Such one-pointed love, one-pointed devotion is prime. In that light, the entire creation rejoices. Nature rejoices. Stones rejoice such love which has flowered in you. Trees rejoice. The angels rejoice. Gods rejoice.  Even hearing about such deep love, such devotion, tears roll in your eyes. Your whole body becomes vibrant. Your whole being becomes vibrant. Tears of gratitude flow.