What is a Chakra?

“If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.”  ~Lao Tzu~

A chakra is a swirling pool of energy that is blocked by the emotional and physical muck of our lives. We have seven chakras that start at the base of our spine and continue through the crown of the head. Each of these swirling pools of energy flows into the next one. The energy flows in both directions. Each chakra pool can only be as clean and clear as the pool below it. 

The root chakra is our sense of security and is blocked by fears - LAM

The sacral chakra is our center of creativity and is blocked by guilt - VAM

The solar plexus chakra is our sense of self and is blocked by shame - RAM

The heart chakra is where our Love originates and is blocked by grief - YAM

The throat chakra is our ability to communicate with ourselves & others and is blocked by lies - HAM

The third eye chakra is our sense of connection to self, others and the universe and is blocked by the illusion that we are separate from each other - SHAM

The crown chakra is our gateway to the cosmic universe and it is blocked when we have forgotten that we are God - OM

"Maya told Braham that they will play a wonderful game, but Brahma has to do what she says, and Brahma agreed. Maya first told Braham to create the whole universe, the stars, moons, and the planets. Brahma created earth with animals, plants, oceans, air, and everything. Maya then said 'How beautiful is this world of illusion you created, now I want you to create a kind of animal that is so intelligent and aware that is can appreciate your creation' so Brahma created humans.

Brahma was getting excited and wanted to know when the game would start. Maya said right now…Maya cut Brahma up into tiny little pieces. She put a little piece of Brahma into every human and said, 'Now the game begins! I am going to make you forget what you are, and you are going to try to find yourself!' 

So this is why the universe exists. It is out of playfulness, because Brahma wanted to have fun. So the game of life is Brahma trying to remember who he is. Brahma is inside of each one of us. Each one of us is part of the divine." ~Sita LivDeep~