Guest guest Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Greetings: It's been a while since I've wandered in, and even longer since I posted the chakra material we've discussed here a few times. If you are interested in reading about the seven chakras, you can find the text files in the shared files area in a folder entitled Chakra Files. The information is also on http://www.geocities.com/nrgbalance/rainbow.html The word chakra is Sanskrit in origin and means " wheel " . I often use the expression energy center instead, since many traditions have energy centers but not all study chakras. The Chinese, for instance, generally use a five center system, five being a holy number for them, and combine the root/sacral and brow/crown into single centers. The seven chakra system we are used to seeing used in most New Age energy work systems originates in India, and in Tibet. (Usui System Reiki, by the way, though it has some questionable roots in Tibet, was founded by a Japanese man, Mikao Usui). Though many of these people practice Buddhism, they do not all practice Buddhism, and even those that do are not practicing the same form of Buddhism. Westerners tend to generalize a lot when it comes to Eastern thought and philosophy; that is naive. A Zen Buddhist, a Pure Land Buddhist, a Theravada Buddhist and a Tibetan Buddhist probably have less in common than the various sects of Christianity do one to another. Just FYI for you folks. It is good to know the facts about what you are learning and doing or interested in exploring. Blessings, Crow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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