7 Chakras of life and their significance in Yogic culture
Chakras Chakras are various focal points used in numerous ancient meditation practices. The concept was found in the early traditions of Hinduism. There is a difference in belief in the number of Chakras as Chakras were mentioned in various Buddhist writings as well. According to Hinduism, there are 6 or 7 Chakras but various Buddhist writings mentioned 5 Chakras. Early Sanskrit texts speak of them both as meditative visualizations combining flowers and mantras and as physical entities in the body. Some modern interpreters speak of them as complexes of electromagnetic variety, the precise degree, and variety of which directly arise from a synthetic average of all positive and negative so-called "fields", thus eventuating the complex Nadi . Within K undalini Yoga , the techniques of B reath exercises , V isualizations , M udras , B andhas , K riyas , and Mantras are focused on manipulating the flow of subtle energy through Chakras. No...