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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.
Sahasrara Yantra
The lotus of the thousand petals, lustrous and whiter than the full moon, has its head turned downwards. It charms. It sheds its rays in profusion and is moist and cool like nectar. That most excellent of men who has controlled his mind and known this place is never again born the Wandering, as there is nothing in the three worlds that binds him. - Sat Cakra Nirupana
Description of the Yantra
Number of Petals: 96 - depicted as having two, which overlap 48 on either side. The two petals
Number of Petals: A thousand
Colour: Violet
Form: Bell-shaped, can be shown on a yogi’s head. Associated with Divine Knowledge and enlightenment; often shown as an open lotus flower
Mandala: Surya (Sun) and Chandra (Moon)
Triangle: Within the Moon mandala
Nirvana-kala: Inside the triangle. Said to grant the power of Divine knowledge
Supreme bindu: Inside the nirvana-kala. Stands for the silence lead into by the sound of OM
The Bija Mantra
The sound of Sahasrara is silence, and it has no true bija mantra, although OM may be used, as the unmanifest sound of All or God.
The Lotus
The Lotus is used as a symbol of the chakras because they look rather like flower blossoms within the auric field. The lotus flowers have been a potent emblem in India for thousands of years. The plant grows up from muddy waters to the surface of a lake and blossoms in the light, symbolising human growth: we are often submerged in the muddy waters of our subconscious and may obstinately push our roots deeper into the mud, but this will eventually make us stronger. Once we break free, we grow upwards, overcoming anything disturbing in our emotions (represented by water) and push the flower bud out of the water, thus nurturing our spiritual self in our journey towards the spiritual sun
Source: The Chakra Bible by Patricia Mercier
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