Kundalini.Tantra.by.Satyananda.Saraswati

intertwine and it is hard to separate which is which. It is interesting to note that when
people are sexually tense and sexually dissatisfied, they start reaching for sweet things -
they get hungry, start putting on weight and all that. This indicates the close
interconnection of these two chakras.
There are also what we can call energy circuits involved in these interconnections.
These energies can be directed up or down. If the instincts or desires related to specific
areas are not actually satisfied, then there is a tendency for the energy to build up. We see
it especially in relation to the sexual impulse, which is connected mainly to swadhisthana,
and also partly to mooladhara and manipura. An unfulfilled sexual life at swadhisthana
level tends to redirect energy either into the desire for power and dominance at manipura
or the neurotic craving for possessions at mooladhara. Energy is built into this chakra
system and all of its connections with the hypothalamus and the limbic system. The
limbic system, amongst other things, generates a continuity of emotions, and emotions of
course motivate action. If there is, for example, competition, then anger is stirred up
within the solar plexus, stomach areas and related organs, including the adrenal glands.
The adrenals, of course, activate a person to fight if it is over territory or food. Also,
adrenalin increases the sugar content in the blood by breaking down glycogen in the liver,
so it keeps the animal going even though it is hungry and short of food. If necessary,
adrenalin will supply the bloodstream with sugar, so that it can win the fight and get food.
It seems to me that a lot of the physiological energy that is inherent in all these chakra
circuits is this sort of energy. I do not really believe it is energy per se, but I think it is
nerve impulses, for instance in the case of manipura chakra, stimulated by a block in
blood glucose which then activates the stomach and the hunger centers in the hypo
thalamus, which then activates these mechanisms.
Swami Shankardevananda: So you do not believe in a specific localized energy, but a
total body functioning within that circuit. And one circuit becomes dominant if it is
neglected or overactivated.
Swami Vivekananda: Yes. It can be constitutionally dominant in a person too. You
see people who are all manipura chakra - a lot of drive, ambitions and right in there. They
are not sexual people (swadhisthana motivated) and they might not even have a security
drive (mooladhara motivated). I have known many business people and lawyers who
dabble here and there and do it only for the fun of the game. They are just very
competitive people. Everyone says to their wives, 'Well, it must be great to be married to
a guy like that', and she says, 'Ugh' - he has little swadhisthana (sex) or anahata chakra
(love) working. He is a bad husband, but makes a very good provider (manipura).
Swami Shankardevananda: In a study of sociopaths and those people who are
fearless, they found that there is in fact very little difference between them. People who
are testing jetplanes and rocketships and climbing mountains without ropes etc., have
fundamentally the same character as sociopaths.