Difference between revisions of "Chakra"

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In common use, chakra is used a a term for ;
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#One of the seven [[centre]]s of [[spiritual]] [[energy]] in the [[human]] [[body]] according to [[yoga]]  
 
#One of the seven [[centre]]s of [[spiritual]] [[energy]] in the [[human]] [[body]] according to [[yoga]]  
  
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Within the BKWSU no such use is made, nor is the theory of chakras studied, defined or in any way referred to.
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Chakra is used to describe the Wheel or [[Cycle]], as the name of God or title [[Swadarshan chakradhari]], the " one who spins the cycle of self-realisation ". That is to say, the BK that accepts the teachings of the [[Cycle]] and contemplates it deeply.
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Revision as of 23:02, 22 May 2006

Sanskrit/English

Etymology

From Sanskrit चक्र (wheel, circle, point)

Noun

chakra

In common use, chakra is used as a term for ;

  1. One of the seven centres of spiritual energy in the human body according to yoga

Within the BKWSU no such use is made, nor is the theory of chakras studied, defined or in any way referred to.

Chakra is used to describe the Wheel or Cycle, as the name of God or title Swadarshan chakradhari, the " one who spins the cycle of self-realisation ". That is to say, the BK that accepts the teachings of the Cycle and contemplates it deeply.


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