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SAHASR\u0100RA Chakra<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Within it lies the eternal realm known as the abode of \u015aiva, which is beyond time and space, free from m\u0101y\u0101 (illusion), accessible only to yogis, and known as Nityananda (ever in bliss). He is filled with every form of bliss and is pure knowledge. <\/em><\/p>\n

Some call it Brahman; others call it Ha\u1e43sa. Sages describe it as the abode of Vi\u1e63\u1e47u, and righteous men speak of it as the ineffable place of knowledge of the \u0100tman or the place of liberation. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u1e62a\u1e6d-Cakra-Nir\u016bpa\u1e47a<\/em><\/p>\n

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Just as every beginning has an end, every journey has a destination. Sahasr\u0101ra is the place where all longing for fulfillment comes to an end.<\/strong> It is the place of peace and the state of oneness<\/strong> with the ultimate goal.<\/p>\n

The ability to focus the mind for the purpose of meditation (dh\u0101ra\u1e47\u0101) and to control it is the power of vi\u015buddha. However, unity with the object of meditation (dhy\u0101na)\u2014that is, absorption in it\u2014is the power of \u0101j\u00f1\u0101. There, the limited self dissolves. <\/p>\n

According to Pata\u00f1jali, sam\u0101dhi is the mystical state of being that follows this complete unity with the object of meditation. It is an insight into the nature of things, a step into the mystery of God.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Concentration focuses the mind on a single object. This is called dh\u0101ra\u1e47\u0101. When the entire stream of perception is one with this object, this is dhy\u0101na. <\/em><\/p>\n

When only the essential nature of the object shines forth, as if it were formless, sam\u0101dhi has arisen.<\/em><\/p>\n

Yoga Sutras (3:1\u20133)<\/em><\/p>\n

Sam\u0101dhi is the final of the eight limbs of yoga and thus the highest stage of yogic evolution. Sahasr\u0101ra also refers to this highest spiritual state. Therefore, the awakening of sahasr\u0101ra is nothing other than entering the state of sam\u0101dhi. <\/p>\n

Contemplation on true being is a journey, just like life itself. Whether conscious or unconscious, this journey is also a search for the mystery of existence. The chakras are precisely that journey through the self. <\/p>\n

Each chakra is a place where one can perceive a part of the world\u2019s power and the nature of reality. At the end of this journey through the vertical axis of the self\u2014where consciousness slumbers and the chakras are strung like pearls on a thread\u2014arises the mystical experience of unity with God, the Source, the Path, and the Goal. <\/p>\n

In yogic philosophy, the world arises from the void, which creates all forms through m\u0101y\u0101 (illusion or \u015aakti). This energy (\u015aakti) lies dormant in m\u016bl\u0101dh\u0101ra, in the material realm, and, once awakened, returns to its source in the formless. <\/p>\n

Sahasr\u0101ra, which lies beyond time and space (and is thus both empty and full at the same time), is the state of consciousness that is the source of being. As such, \u015aakti finds her resting place in sahasr\u0101ra, the site of the ultimate union between energy and its greatest expansion, consciousness. <\/p>\n

Sahasr\u0101ra can also be understood as the complementary or transformed energy of m\u016bl\u0101dh\u0101ra<\/strong>. M\u016bl\u0101dh\u0101ra expresses the nature of human beings as matter. One of the most distinct characteristics of matter is its limitation in the dimensions of space and time. <\/p>\n

Through this matrix of the material world, m\u016bl\u0101dh\u0101ra is the gateway to life and thus to birth and form.
Sahasr\u0101ra, as the form of its transformed energy, is its eternal counterpart and therefore that which is timeless and spaceless,<\/strong> that which is without limitations and without form<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Therefore, sahasr\u0101ra is death and the unborn state of being, the state of transcendence.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Active<\/strong>: Silence<\/p>\n

Meaning<\/strong>: A thousandfold<\/p>\n

Mantra<\/strong>: O\u1e43 \u015br\u012b ma, O\u1e43 Mah\u0101sarasvat\u012b nama\u1e25<\/em><\/p>\n

B\u012bja Element<\/strong>: \u015ar\u012b, O\u1e43\u2014Consciousness\/Emptiness<\/p>\n

Aspect of icch\u0101 \u015aakti<\/strong>: Eternal Earth\u2014Mah\u0101 Sarasvat\u012b<\/p>\n

Age<\/strong>: 42\u201348 years<\/p>\n

Anatomy<\/strong>: Above the crown of the head.<\/p>\n

Symbolism<\/strong>: A lotus with 1,000 petals, a radiant white li\u1e45ga.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Here in our download section<\/a>, you'll find exercises for all the chakras.<\/p>\n

All of the exercises are hand-illustrated and lovingly designed. They will enrich and deepen your yoga practice. Stop by and practice with us! All the best! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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A journey through the chakras is a journey to yourself.<\/p>\n

In this book<\/a>, we also explore the roots of Kundalini Yoga and yogic anatomy, and we discover the secrets of the koshas, prana, and the Trinity of the Goddess.<\/p>\n

These profound practices, visions and insights into yogic anatomy and chakras will inspire and enrich any yoga practice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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