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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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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 ;
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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