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NL5 Left Articulation Chakra -2 It is said that the sound of 'Om', and the vibrations of it brought this whole cosmos into existence. That is the power of the word and it's vibration 'Nad brahm' or the transcendental vibration of words, is of two types 'Shabdh bhrm' or the communication with words and 'Ashabdh bhrm', communication without words. The importance of words are... that they open up who...

AL16 Left Mercy Chakra Mercy... a beautiful word with a beautiful meaning...but is it easy to be merciful? When we experience unfairness, judgemental and extremely dominating behaviour then we pass through a myraid of thoughts and emotions. Inability to assert ourselves in such a situation, makes us defensive, resentful, angry and feel revengeful... We may even try to let go, in the name of peace....

FL22 Left Catharsis Chakra Why is it so hard to talk about pain? Why is it so hard to cry? Why is it that we need to put up a brave face every time... Is it because society has conditioned us to believe that tears are a weakness? Are they? There was an amazing line, I had read somewhere... a cardiologist tells a patient that if you would have opened up to your family, I would not have to open you...

CR1 - Right Relief Chakra We carry so much baggage with us every single day, that it is surprising that we are not bogged down by it. What are these different baggages, we are carrying? Are they the emotional distress, we went through when we were a child, a heartache, a separation, limiting self beliefs, low self confidence, back stabbing...etc. In this fast paced life of multi tasking, multi rol...

NL3 Left Relaxation Chakra There is a Zen story about a man going to a Zen master and asking him, how he can enter Zen. The master asked him if he could hear the river flowing in the distance. The man said, that he could, the master said enter from there. The man curiously asked the master that what if he had said, that he could not hear it. The master said then he would have asked him to enter fr...

PL12 Left Dignity Chakra. Sudama and Krishna were childhood friends who studied at the Sandipani ashram in Ujjain. Krishna became the King of Dwarka and Sudama a very poor brahmin who could not earn enough to feed his children. One day his wife told him why don't you ask Krishna for help.. as she found it unbearable to see the children crying with hunger. Sudama was reluctant to go, as it was bene...

SC5 Conciousness Chakra Whenever an artist makes a painting especially a portrait, he stops in between, them comes back after a while and sees it from a distance....from different angles to get an objective view of it. Then he makes changes, if there are any errors. This results in amazing piece of art. Or When we are waiting for someone on the ground floor of building, it feels like ages before w...

Out of Attachment King Janak was know for his knowledge, wisdom and detachment. There is a story about how Sukdev ji became the disciple of King Janak. When Sukdev ji was thinking about finding a Guru for himself, his father Mahrshi Vedvyas asked him to go to King Janak. When he reached the palace, he was disappointed at the vision he saw...of the King seemingly enjoying the luxuries of life. He t...

FLL16 Consistent Flexibility Chakra What is flexibility? Is it the ability to move our limbs easily into unusual ways? Physical flexibility may help us be in great shape but what about emotional flexibility.. Flexibility is all about survival. The grass that we see all around us, crushed under our feet does not die ...while a twig which has fallen off, become dry and rigid breaking without effort....

MCF8 Front Solar Chakra I read this beautiful article about ping pong by 'thebengali'. Loved what he said about the game. When he was young he use to play ping pong at the local community club. There was a small boy who use to come daily to play, concentrate on his game, lost to the seniors but was completely focused on his own game. He improved himself by practicing and later he was about to beat...

MC1 Crown Chakra. When you surrender completely after doing your best, 'He' burns for you. The light of the lamp, Through your eyes, Warms your heart ... But, When it embeds itself, Inside you... It frees your soul! Then...you are the flame, But, he burns for you !!! K'sd When you are connected... then you don't have to do anything special, except do your duty... what ever it is... with full integ...

AR18 Left Synchronicity Chakra In nature you can see the circle of life in action in everything and everywhere. Otherwise how can we explain the... circumambulation of the planets around the earth, the migratory birds flying thousands of miles to a particular place in a particular season, for giving birth... The life cycle of a butterfly.... The creation of a pearl.... and so many such amazing won...

CC10 Acceptance Chakra A quilt is a patchwork of different materials. Each scrap is important, as it is a memory of a special or not so special occasion... or... it could be any scrap which was there, at the right time when it was needed. In short every scrap which goes into making it beautiful and warm. It is generally made by a group or a community where everyone comes together to make it. I rem...

VC1 Horizon Expansion Chakra. The moment we realise that, Nothing is Good and Nothing is Bad, our real journey starts. What is exploring??? Today we celebrate Makar Sankranti, the Kite Flying Festival in India. The kite is made out of paper and thin sticks, tied to a string, which is in the hand of the person who is flying the kite. Just like the kite, we need to be light and completely balanced,...

FL48 Left Grounding For Gratitude Chakra. What is grounding? Is it everything, that connects us to the ground.... or to our roots... or... is it just some common nouns to describe ourselves? Why is it important? Is it because it gives us some identity? Why is that important? Do we need to identify ourselves through our religion, family, profession etc. What does it do? Does it make us feel more sa...

VC2 Axis Chakra What is an axis? Is it life itself? ..or.. it is our grounding factors? If our life is the axis, then every relationships, opportunities, circumstances are spinning around it.... Somewhat... like a universe in itself. Being an axis in our universe makes us aligned to growth, change and stillness. Everything depends on... how balanced is our alignment to the momentum of our spinning...

FR44 Anger Recognition Chakra. What is anger? Is it a reflex action or a reaction to something and someone we don't like? Why do we get angry? There has to be some reason behind this emotion which not only hurts the person who is angry and also those who are the recipient of it. Is it... because of pain, injustice, unfairness or things not happening as we want them to happen?... Isn't that unreali...

TR9 Right Ground Reality Acceptance Chakra. What is ground reality? Is it our physical environment or is it our perception of it? There are so many times, that our circumstances, do not allow us to think about anything... but.. about what we are going through... maybe because unconciously we don't want to think about the real issues.... so...we manifest a tight rope walk and feel burdened by it. I...

CL19 Left Transparency Chakra. When I judged everyone through the lenses of expectation, attitude and reaction. I shattered into infinite pieces, Each an expression of someone else, Then who was I......... The moment, the masks dropped, The vision changed... I accepted and saw everyone through the eyes of Universal Truth, Unconditional Love and Infinite Compassion. Then every shattered piece merge...

S5 AL6 Left Uniqueness Chakra The Himalayan Musk Deer is also known as the Kasturi Mrig. An endangered species, it is said to have a pouch near it's navel which emits the fragrance of musk, so heavenly that they are poached for these musk glands. There is a parable related to them in the ancient scriptures.... and also in folk songs. It is said that they are so fascinated by the fragrance, that th...

FLR13 Humble Opening Up Chakra Most of us must have seen the movie, Kung Fu Panda. In this movie we can relate to Po, as he is so much like us... a combination of strengths, weaknesses, desires, dreams, fears etc. He wants to be a Kung Fu warrior, but he does not trust himself nor thinks he is worthy enough to become one. He feels completely embarrassed and guilty when he starts his training with...

FLR1 Right Independence Chakra. What is independence... is it to be free... free of what? Is it our thought process, our weaknesses, our blocks, our beliefs that are redundant, our fears, our guilts, our regrets, our judgements, our unforgiving behaviour? Is it our addictions to alcohol, cigarettes, pan masala, drugs, of mobiles or any other gadgets for that matter. Is it our comfort zone in the f...

BR7 Right Comfort Cruise Chakra How many time have we been completely stressed about deadlines? We have started training our children to become stressed....keeping them continuously busy by making them run around, trying to fit in different classes in a day...karate / music / singing / dancing / school work etc. Feeling guilty of not doing enough...ironically even judging other's of doing the same...

FLL24 Persistence in Intimacy With Surrender Chakra. What is intimacy? Is it only physical...or it has a wider context and includes spiritual, mental, emotional intimacy too? Is it good to have intimate relationships?.. Doesn't it leave us feeling hurt.... as we are transparent with anyone with whom we share an intimate bond?....but wearing different masks...walling up etc. is not the answer....it...

BL10 Left Motivation to Move Forward Chakra. The life cycle of a river is generally divided into three parts. At the beginning the river is thin and narrow and is generally full of force, energy and froth... just like us... full of idealism, righteousness and lots and lots of dreams. Carving a way for itself with the sheer force of its speed. In the second phase it slows down meandering. Its cours...