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Kriya Yoga & Seven Energy Centers |
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There are seven chakras, or energy centers, in the human body situated at different positions on the spine as if strung upon an invisible thread. The chakras have been likened to lotus flowers because of their shape, being characterized by varying colors and numbers of petals.
Coiled up at the root chakra (muladhara) is a power called the kundalini. The aim of every type of yoga and meditation practice is to awaken this latent power. After much kriya pranayama the layers of the mind unfold as it makes its passage through the hollow Sushumna canal striking each nerve center as it goes. Upon reaching the brain, highest consciousness or the perception of the self is experienced in a blaze. The soul finds freedom at last.
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Although
the rousing of the kundalini may partially occur through
some other kind of worship as Vivekanada suggests, in
kriya yoga the vibrations in the chakras are sequentially
steadied through a scientific method. In order to give
a more realistic idea of what is involved in awakening
the kundalini, Lahiri Mahasaya
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calculated that it takes
approximately 2,00,000 kriya pranayama to stabilize
one chakra. And only when the first six have been brought
under control, can the kundalini awaken.
The churches
refer to the seven energy centers in the spine, which
seal these states of consciousness, and must be opened
through practice in the quest for eternal realization.
The otherwise incomprehensible super-sensory experiences
understood by the advanced yogic practitioner. |
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