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Issue:Apr' 2018

YOGA IN DAILY LIFE

Healing power of Muladhara Chakra

Swami Maheshwarananda

R C Ganjoo

The Bija Mantra (seed Mantra) of the Muladhara Chakra is LAM, the sound of spiritual awakening. It releases tensions and removes blockages in this Chakra and activates it energy. So the process of awakening the dormant powers within us and raising them into consciousness begins. Beautiful and healing experiences, as well as happy moments, energy from the past, giving us strength and inspiration to continue on our path. But together with pleasant experiences, we can also go through painful feelings in the Muladhara Chakra. Buried hurts and disappointments that were

Disappointment is not necessarily something negative. It means a transition , a step in our development , a teaching. Every learning step in our life is accompanied by the correction of a false idea, by "disillusionment ".

Swami's yoga session

The more clarity we gain, the more conscious we become of our own weaknesses. Selfreproach and feelings of inferiority do not help us, but only rob us of our energy.

deeply etched into our consciousness come to the surface so they can finally be healed and resolved. Disappointment is not necessarily something negative. It means a transition , a step in our development , a teaching. Every learning step in our life is accompanied by the correction of a false idea, by "disillusionment ".
The Muladhara Chakra is often full to the brim with painful disillusionment. But when we work our way through these misfortunes with wisdom, they are transformed into valuable experience and opportunities for development. For as long as we live, we will be confronted with problems. The ignorant take them merely as nuisance and misfortune, but the wise regard them as valuable and beneficial experience.
When we learn from them and begin to work on ourselves, we progress in our spiritual development. If we do no do this, we remain stuck in the suffering and continue to replay painful lessons.
Here the Agya Chakra ( Eyebrow Centre , is the sixth Chakra and and seat of the "inner Master") offers invaluable assistance by helping us to clarify the true situation and assess what is required . The awakening of the Chakras does not proceed in rigid , isolated steps, but takes place on all levels of consciousness simultaneously . The Agya
Chakra transmits the response of the inner Self with regard to the internal and external experiences and situations that we meet on the spiritual path.

The "tools " that help us are : MANANA - To think about , to reflect SANKALPA - To have the right intentions , to make positive resolutions.
VIKALPA - To remove doubts and discard false ideas. ATMACHINTANA - To be conscious of the Divine Self (Atma) at all times The more clarity we gain, the more conscious we become of our own weaknesses. Self-reproach and feelings of inferiority do not help us, but only rob us of our energy.
When we learn from our mistakes and continue on our path with faith in God, we gain in strength and therefore constantly become better at being able to cope with our inner experiences .
It is important that we give up all of our well-worn "thought programmes " that have the effect of hindering and harming us, and

The Earth is our Mother. Our body is formed from her elements and she supports and nourishes us. We should always be grateful to our Mother Earth and demonstrate our respect by protecting and caring for her.

instead develop and cultivate positive and beneficial ways of thinking.
The Lotus blossom of the Mula Kamala ( Mula Kamala is another name of Muladhara Chakra) has four petals depicting the four points of compass. They represent the four fundamental psychic functions of mind, intellect, consciousness and ego - whose roots also lie in the Muladhara Chakra.
Life is consciousness, and consciousness strives for evolution. The four petals also symbolise the four stages of development of life on this planet :Vegetation; simple lifeforms such as bacteria and single -celled organisms ; egg-laying animals such as fish, reptiles and births; mammals and finally humans.
The divinity of the Muladhara Chakra is Shiva in the form of ( Lord of the animal world) Lord Shiva represents consciousness and liberation.Liberation can also mean the elimination and destruction of anything negative and harmful . Just as a doctor must remove a cancerous growth to save the life of a patient, Shiva destroys all negative tendencies. On his forehead Shiva has a third eye (which is why he is also known as the "Third-Eyed One") and , whenever he opens this eye, whatever he gazes upon is burnt to ashes immediately.
As " Lord of the Animals", Lord Shiva keeps the animal forces under control . The Muladhara Chakra forms the boundary between animal and human consciousness , and it is here that the transition from the sleeping to the awakened, creative conscioussness takes place.
Therefore , it is the first "Human Chakra" Spiritual evolution begins from the Muladhara Chakra.
At Shiva's side, there are two female divinities . Their names are ASUR SHAKTI and DEVI SHAKTI. Asura Shakti represents the destructive , divisive energy within us, and Devi Shakti the positive , constructive and uniting power.
Through a positive lifestyle, confident attitude to life, keeping spiritual company ( Satsang), good thoughts, understanding, forgiveness, helping and giving, Asura Shakti is gradually transformed into Devi Shakti.
Shiva and Shakti are the primal principles of creation . Other terms for this are : Purusha ( Self) and Prakriti (Nature), Yin and Yang masculine and feminine principles.
An important symbol in the Muladhara Chakra is the SHIVA LINGAM , an astral symbol for creativity , creative power and consciousness . In this symbol a snake winds around the Shiva

Lingam three and a half times. The three rotations of the serpent represent the first three levels of consciousness - unconscious, subconscious and conscious, and the half turn refers to the awakened super-consciousness .
As the head of the snake is pointing downwards this is an indication that the evolution process can also again go downwards. Wisdom does not develop by itself , it needs constant, conscious effort to purify the thoughts and steer the actions towards the good. The evolution of consciousness is connected with time , and the snake is also known as a KALA ( time, past or death). Therefore, the winding of the snake around the Shiva Lingam can also represent time - past, present and future .
Another symbol of the Muladhara Chakra is an inverted triangle . The tip pointing downwards indicates that we are at the beginning of our spiritual development and the sides that spread upwards and outwards show the direction of developing consciousness .
The Muladhara Chakra is affiliated with the SENSE OF SMELL. The awakening of the Muladhara Chakra can lead to a heightening of sensory perceptions, especially the refinement of the senses of smell and hearing , so that we become aware of the aromas and sounds that are not perceptible to others. Some people can see auras or feel the thoughts and moods of others.
The colour assigned to the Muladhara Chakra is RED. The colour red means energy and vitality. It indicates the existence of a strong, dense energy and is connected to the earth. Our existence has its roots in the earth and therefore the EARTH element (Tattva) is assigned to the Muladhara Chakra.

In line with the Divine Plan, we humans should be protectors of the earth, nor its destroyers . Our duty is to develop sympathy and love for nature and all living things.

The Earth is our Mother. Our body is formed from her elements and she supports and nourishes us. We should always be grateful to our Mother Earth and demonstrate our respect by protecting and caring for her.
In line with the Divine Plan, we humans should be protectors of the earth, nor its destroyers . Our duty is to develop sympathy and love for nature and all living things. Those who are unable to empathise with others or to feel the pain of other living things will remain at a lower level of consciousness within the animal spheres, far below the Muladhara Chakra.
The manifestation and development of human consciousness begins in the Muladhara Chakra and continues upwards toward the "thousand-petalled Lotus" of the Sahasrara Chakra.
The Muladhara Chakra is the mother who nourishes and raises us. It is the seat of our dormant wisdom, the stronghold of our hidden spiritual powers and abilities. By awakening this Chakra - under the care of the Spiritual Master- we can accomplish the first step on our path towards a fully developed human consciousness, and beyond to God - realisation .

His Holiness Vishwaguru Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Sri Swami Maheshwarananda Puri of Panchayati Maha Nirvani Akhara is the disciple and successor of Hindu Dharmsamrat Paramhans Sri Swami Madhavananda. Since 1970 he has been living and working in Europe. Through his long lasting activities in the West, Swamiji has become familiar with the way of life and the problems people face in the modern world. Swami Ji can be contacted at : swamiji@vienna.at