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What are chakras and what is chakra meditation?
I am not asking you to believe any of this stuff, but for the sake of a very simplistic explanation, just go along with me, for now.
It is said that a human being consists of seven bodies. What these bodies are called, varies from place to place, but in general these bodies are known as the physical, mental, emotional, etheric, higher mental, buddhic and atmic bodies. It is said that you have got seven main chakras, one where each body connects to the preceding body, and they are located as shown in the diagram below.
So what do these bodies have to do with chakra meditation?
Think of it like this. Your physical body is your smallest body. The next biggest body is your emotional body. Then your mental body. Each body gets bigger and bigger until you have your Atmic body. This is the biggest body of all.
The connecting doorways between each of these bodies are the chakras. These chakras are like transformers on an electricity grid. They slow the energy down so that it can be used by the next body. These chakras look like and behave like whirlpools or vortices. The chakras serve to slow the energy down, so that it does not damage or burn the lower body.
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