Chakras, from the Sources
What the Sanskrit texts really say about the subtle body, and what was added in the twentieth century
Each centre described as the Ṣaṭ-cakra-nirūpaṇa of 1577 describes it, with its petals, letters, element, yantra, seed-syllable, deity and śakti, in Devanagari and IAST, with our own translations of the Upaniṣads and haṭha texts. A clear chapter separates the tradition from modern additions such as rainbow colours, glands and blocked chakras, then three gentle meditations show you how to practise in the spirit of the texts.
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Inside the book
- The word cakra
- Before the chakras: the heart, the channels and the breaths in the Upaniṣads
- How many centres? A history of changing systems
- The Ṣaṭ-cakra-nirūpaṇa and The Serpent Power
- The six centres and the thousand-petalled lotus, according to the text
- Nāḍīs, granthis and Kuṇḍalinī
- The five sheaths and the five breaths
- What the texts say, and what was added later
- Practising according to tradition
- Summary tables
- Glossary
- Sources
Who it is for
- Yoga practitioners and teachers who want to know where chakra teachings really come from
- Readers tired of vague New Age claims who want sourced, respectful information
- Meditators who want to practise on the centres and their seed-syllables in a traditional way
- Teacher-training students preparing a module on the subtle body
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This edition is in English. Yogide also publishes it in French.
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