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Words on the Way - Muz Murray Mantra Yoga Master

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In regard to <strong>the</strong> foregoing, it seems a futile exercise to bo<strong>the</strong>r<br />

memorising <strong>the</strong> number of ‘petals’ that have no actual<br />

existence in any case, and are equally as subjective as <strong>the</strong><br />

‘colours’ of <strong>the</strong> chakras, which have been given different<br />

designati<strong>on</strong>s all down <strong>the</strong> centuries, according to <strong>the</strong> traditi<strong>on</strong><br />

of whichever clairvoyant yogi who had described <strong>the</strong>m.<br />

Quotes:<br />

O<strong>the</strong>r: a) Chakras are also a sect am<strong>on</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Tamil outcasts of<br />

sou<strong>the</strong>rn India.<br />

Bib: a) The Chakras, Peter Rendell. b) The Chakras, C.W. Leadbeater (Theosophical Pub.<br />

Hse. Adyar. 1968)<br />

Refs:<br />

Chakrapani (chak-rah-par<br />

par-nih)<br />

Var: Chakra-pani<br />

Syn<strong>on</strong>: Shakti<br />

Sense: ‘Primordial energy.’<br />

Chakra Puja (chak-rah poo-jah)<br />

Var: Chakra-puja, (chakra-puj)<br />

Sense: ‘A Tantric ritual in h<strong>on</strong>our of <strong>the</strong> divine Shakti,<br />

symbolically represented by <strong>the</strong> symbol of Sri Chakra.’<br />

The Sri Chakra is a kind of pyramid set <strong>on</strong> a square base, <strong>on</strong><br />

which is a layered series of superimposed triangles. These<br />

gradually decrease in size and end in a single central point at<br />

<strong>the</strong> apex. There are many different versi<strong>on</strong>s of this rite,<br />

including tamasic, rajasic and sattvic styles, utilising practices<br />

known as Panchamakara (<strong>the</strong> ( Five ‘M-makers’: namely mamsa<br />

(meat), matsya (fish), mudra (parched grain), madira (wine)<br />

and maithuna (sexual uni<strong>on</strong>). In right-hand tantra, <strong>the</strong>se are<br />

merely symbolic representati<strong>on</strong>s of Tantric yoga practices<br />

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