Hinduism’s seven chakras connect individuals to the spiritual realm, with the Sahasrara, or crown chakra, being the highest and governing matters of karma, life, death, and connection to God. The chakras represent an individual’s evolution from basic instincts to selfless immortality.
In the spiritual beliefs of Hinduism, seven energy centers in the body connect individuals to the spiritual realm, known as the chakra. The seventh chakra of these is the Sahasrara, or crown chakra, which is the center of thought and consciousness. This is the highest chakra and, in the Hindu tradition, governs matters of karma, life and death, and the connection to the Hindu concept of God. Indeed, it is believed that within the seventh chakra is a gateway to God, known as brahmarandhra.
Chakras are considered to be energy vortexes, or energy wheels, that connect an individual’s physical body through their energy aura to an etheric or spiritual body. The sixth and seventh chakras both differ markedly, however, in how they represent it compared to the first five. The first five chakras mirror Buddhist tradition and serve as counterparts to the five senses by representing Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Sound, or Ether, the medium of the spiritual world itself. The sixth chakra, known as the Ajna, or Third Eye, is the connection to the higher and lower spiritual realms, a kind of intuitive bridge between the physical and the supernatural that can manifest itself in such abilities as divine sight.
According to the ancient mystics of Hinduism, the seventh chakra represents the soul body itself and governs 1,008 unique aspects of one’s soul. These aspects of the soul take the form of pure white light and shine through the golden aura of the natural body. The seventh chakra therefore represents pure spirit, unencumbered by physical limitations, and is the essence of what survives after death. It is believed that, during one’s physical life, a natural progression or opening to the chakras occurs, and an individual may only be aware of two or three chakras for most of their life, with this awareness setting a pattern for how to live. Tradition also states that at the age of 42-49, anyone who hasn’t already done so will naturally open to seventh chakra awareness.
More than just energy vortexes or connections to an otherworldly realm, chakras have profound implications in Hindu philosophy. They also represent the evolution of an individual and of humanity as a whole, from basic instincts to a state of pure and selfless immortality. Each chakra is designated with a color and symbol, and the seventh is often thought of as a multicolored or purple swirling disk representing a 1,000 petal lotus flower. This is the Hindu symbol of pure consciousness and wisdom, beyond human distinctions, such as gender and the physical limitations of time and space.
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