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Chapter 10<br />

Analysis of the Chakras from a Psychophysiological<br />

Vewpoint<br />

A discussion with the swamis of BSY Munger<br />

PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY<br />

Swami Shankardevananda: What are the psycho-dynamics of the chakras?<br />

Swami Vivekananda: From a physiological viewpoint there are aspects of the chakras<br />

that deal with mood, with the mind, aspects dealing with experiences on the psychic<br />

plane and also aspects concerned with the energy turnover of the body and mind.<br />

The brain, which is divided up in terms of its emotions and cognition, can also be<br />

divided into the aspects of the different chakras. It seems to me that from the<br />

physiological and anatomical point of view, the chakras are the sum total of the input and<br />

output of the different segments of the body. The throat (vishuddhi) section deals with<br />

perception, especially the voice. Many of the psychic aspects of this chakra are actually<br />

telepathic out; that is, communication. The chest (anahata) deals mainly with the love<br />

aspect. The upper abdomen (manipura) deals with the assertiveness and drive aspect. The<br />

lower abdominal or upper pelvic area (swadhisthana) deals with the pleasure aspect. The<br />

lowest segment (mooladhara), according to Freud and many yogis who went before him,<br />

deals with security, possessions and material sorts of things.<br />

Consider manipura chakra. It deals with hunger and it is directly connected with hunger<br />

centers in the hypothalamus. It is closely related to the next chakra down, swadhisthana,<br />

which deals with pleasure. The hunger and pleasure centers are adjacent in the posterior<br />

part of the hypothalamus. They are so close to each other that some of the cells actually

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