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I'm sure all of you have heard the word chakras.
Some of you may believe in their existence,
while some might think it's all trash.
There might be some of you for whom, they
are an experiential reality, while some may
be lost in hallucinations.
In this video, let's look at the scientific
basis for the existence of chakras, and how
their existence makes logical sense, even
if they are not physically visibile, like
other body organs.
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In this video, let's move from what we know,
towards what we do not know.
jnAtAt ajnAtam prati as it's called in sanskrit.

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We know, that in a human body, warmth, represents
life.
If life moves out, the body get's cold.
So, what is the source of this warmth, the
source of life ? Is it the food we eat, the
water we consume ?
It is actually the air we breathe.
This air, known by the name prANa vAyu, is
literally what sustains life, or prANa in
the body.
Now, let's pay closer attention to this air
we breathe.
The single most important process that keeps
us alive.
Hold your nose for 2 minutes, and poof light's
out !
Such a crucial function, happening almost
unnoticed, even fainter than a heart beat.
The air we breathe goes in, through two channels
in our nose, the right and the left nostrils.
This right left division, is not just at the
level of the nose, it is also at the level
of the lungs, the right half and the left
half, at the level of our brain, at the level

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of our limbs, infact the entire body seems
to be a combination of two halves.
Have you ever wondered why this particular
left, right symmetry, why are our bodies,
not just an asymmetric blob, like an amoeba
perhaps ?
This right left, is not just a physical demarkation,
this duality, is infact much more profound.
Each one of us, is differently capable of
employing our right and left halves.
Some of us are right handed, some are left.
Some are more intuitive and artistic, while
some are more logical.
Despite all this differentiation between the
right and the left, what you consider, as
your self, is independant of this duality.
If god forbid, you lose your right or left
limb, your sense of I, calle ahamkara is still
going to remain the same.
So there are two halves of the physical existence,
and there is a non-physical sense of existence
within you.
Let's get back to the concept of prANa.
We also know, that not every part of the body
is at the same level of sensitivity.

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Not all of them, are at the same level of
warmth.
Not all of them recieve the same amount of
prANa.
For example, pit of the throat, under the
armpits, palms of your hand, are significantly
warmer than, let's say, your earlobes, or
your knees and elbows.
So, the prANa that goes in, is going in as
two halves, and is concentrated more at a
few parts of the body, than others.
Neither do we see the air that we breathe,
nor do we see the warmth that it causes, but
their presence is felt.
Even if the air that we breathe physically
stops at the lungs, it's essence, is carried
throughout the body.
This is the invisible power circuit, that
powers up all the body organs.
While the flesh, blood and bone structure
is physically manifest, and can be seen growing
and reducing in the body, the life force,
is at a subtler level of existence and can
only be felt.
However we can increase and decrease the intensity
of both the breath, and correspondingly the

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warmth, of the body, either by physical activity,
or other yogic means.
The breath is not completely involuntary,
if we wish to, we can bring it under our control.
These spots where warmth can be felt strongest,
where prana, or the life force gathers, and
redistributes across the body, are called
chakras.
cha, represents chalan, or movement, and kr
represents karOti, or doing.
Chakra, is something that enables movement.
It is also the name given to a wheel, for
the exact same reason!
There are 7 major chakras, 100 plus minor
chakras, and many many more smaller ones throughout
the body.
Let's make sure that we are on the same page
so far, because here is where it get's interesting.
I've spoken about the importance of spine,
and kundalini in a different video.
Make sure you watch it, if what i'm going
to say doesn't make sense to you.
If we look at the cross section of the spine,
we clearly see two parallel tubes running
on each side.

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Modern day scientists understand these channels
as a housing for nerve bundles that carry
information across from the brain to various
body organs.
The yogic science sees these pipes, as the
channels or nAdis that carry the life force
across the body.
The left channel, is called as Ida, and the
right channel, is pingala.
What the Yogic science also recognizes, is
a third channel.
The one different from the dualities of left
and right.
This middle channel is spiritually significant,
to cross the dualities of physical existence.
This nAdi, is called as sushumna.
The name itself suggests that this is in a
state of sushupti, or dormancy.
The objective of yoga, is to energize sushumna,
using the prAna brought into the body through
ida and pingala.
It is when we start to energize sushumna,
that the 7 major chakras along the spine,
start getting activated.
There are many many ways of doing this, But
the most efficient, and direct method of activation,

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is through kriya yoga, which employs almost
forceful breathing techniques, to channel
prANa in the desired direction.
As these 7 chakras start getting activated,
various capabilites, which seem almost super
human, start becoming a reality.
These have been clearly listen down in ancient
sanskrit works on tantra.
I must tell you that there are also cautionary
warnings that if not handled properly, activating
these chakras, might lead to an imbalance
in the prANa, which is really hard to rectify.
So, I'd suggest you use these videos only
as a source of information, and inspiration.
These are not intended to serve as tutorials
on how to activate your chakras.
In our next video, we look at the exact names,
locations, and abilities, associated with
each chakra.
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See you in the next video, namaskaram
