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 ".
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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