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The Chakras are energy vortices of the energy body that comprise part of the energy system. When perfectly open and balanced, one is lead to the experience of a harmonious reality, connection to the Oneness in everything, and ultimately to union with the Divine Consciousness.
Manipura Yantra
At the root of the navel is the shining lotus of ten petals, of the colour of heavily laden rain clouds. Meditate there on the region of Fire, triangular in form and shining like the rising sun. Outside of it are three Svastika marks, and within, the seed-mantra Ra. By meditating in this manner upon the navel lotus, the power to create and destroy the world is acquired. - Sat Cakra Nirupana
Description of the Yantra
Number of petals: Four, symbolising the four directions and four qualities of bliss.
Colour: Bright yellow
Element: Fire, representing our inner fire, the Sun and Spirit
Triangle: Red downward-pointing triangle with T-shaped projections, which symbolise movement
Ram: Represents the strength and courage of who we are in the world. The ram depicts the nature of a person dominated by Manipura - strong, but charges head-first.
The Bija Mantra
Manipura’s bija mantra is RAM. The speaking of this sound assists longevity and the raising of kundalini energy.
The Three Stages of Meditation:
According to ancient teachings, there are three stages of meditation and internal yoga, given the name of samyama. They blend into each other in a successive transformation as the mind is stilled and focused by the simplicity of the yantra symbol.
Centring, or dharana, is the sixth limb on Patanjali’s yoga system and the first aspect of the internalisation of yoga. Through the concentration induced by centring, every brief fluctuation of thought or experience ceases.
This takes one into meditation proper (dhyana, the seventh limb), when deep concentration can be sustained for long periods. The mind is held steady, focused solely on the subject of meditation.
The eighth limb is called samadhi. It is the transcendental, super-conscious state of ‘no mind’, when the mind is held so steady that it becomes united with the object of concentration.
Source: The Chakra Bible by Patricia Mercier
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