SANSKRIT BIJA MANTRAS [SEED MANTRAS] FOR CHARKRA WORK BIJA.MAN *********************************************************************** IT IS SAID, "THE REAL LANGUAGE OF SPIRITUAL POWER O THIS PLANET IS SANSKRIT, AND THE INTONING OF EACH SANSKRIT SOUND PRODUCES A SPECIFIC PSYCHIC VIBRATION/EFFECT INSIDE A PERSON." IT IS SAID," THAT EACH LETTER OF THE SANSKRIT ALPHABET IS A SPECIFIC ENERGY OF THE ONE CONSCIOUSNESS [GOD([DESS)]. THAT BY FOCUSING ON EVEN ONE OF THE SOUNDS, AND REPEATING IT, MEDITATING ON IT, FEELING THE ENERGY OF IT AND ALLOWING THAT SOUND TO PENETRATE YOUR BEING, WHOLE NEW STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS ARE AVAILABLE." *********************************************************************** CHARKA BIJA MANTRAS AND FULL CHARKA MANTRAS AND THEIR USE: ACCORDING TO YOGIC PHYSI0LOGY, THERE ARE ENERGY VORTICES ALONG THE TRUNK OF THE HUMAN BODY CALLED CHAKRAS, WHICH CORRESPOND TO DIFFERENT PSYCHIC ENERGIES, STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS AND LEVELS OF EXISTANCE. WHEN A CHAKRA BIJA MANTRA IS CHANTED, IT RESONATES THAT PARTICULAR CHARKA AND HELPS TO OPEN, BALANCE AND ALIGN IT. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1ST = ROOT CHARKA (MULADHRA) COLOR = RED BIJA = LAM SECONDARY SOUNDS = LAM VAM SAM SAM SAM ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2CD = SEX CHARKA (SVADHISTANA) COLOR = ORANGE BIJA = VAM SECONDARY SOUNDS = VAM BAM BHAM MAM YAM RAM LAM ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3RD = NAVEL CHARKA (MANIPURA) COLOR = YELLOW BIJA = RAM SECONDARY SOUNDS = RAM DAM DHRAM NAM TAM THAM DAM DHAM NAM PAM PHAM ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 4TH = HEART CHAARKA (ANAHATA) COLOR = GREEN [BLUE?] BIJA = YAM SECONDARY SOUNDS = YAM KAM KHAM GAM GHAM NAM CAM CHAM JAM JHAM NAM TAM THAM ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 5TH = THROAT CHARKA (VISSUDDHA) COLOR = LIGHT BLUE [EMERALD GRN?] BIJA = HAM SECONDARY SOUNDS = HAM AM AM IM IM UM UM RM RM LRM LRM EM AIM OM AUM AM AHM ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 6TH = THIRD EYE CHARKA (AJNA) COLOR = INDIGO [VIOLET-BLU/WHT?] BIJA = OM SECONDARY SOUNDS = OM KSAM HAM ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 7TH = CROWN CHARKA (SAHASRA) COLOR = VIOLET BIJA = AUM SECONDARY SOUND = AUM ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PRACTICES: START WITH THE FIRST CHAKRA AND WORK UP. A. 1. FOCUS YOUR MIND ON THE CHARKA 2. CHANT THE BIJA SEED MANTRA FOR THE CHAKRA 7 TIMES 3. MOVE UP TO THE NEXT CHAKRA.....AND DO THE SAME B. 1. FOCUS YOUR MIND ON THE CHARKA 2. CHANT THE SEED MANTRA AND SECONDARY SOUNDS ONCE [OR MORE TIMES] 3. MOVE UP TO THE NEXT CHAKRA......AND DO THE SAME ADD ON VARIATIONS: 1. HOLD YOUR HANDS OVER THE CHAKRA WHILE CHANTING THE MANTRA. 2. VISUALIZE THE CHARKA COLOR IN THE CHAKRA WHILE CHANTING THE MANTRA. 3. PLACE YOUR OPEN RIGHT HAND ON THE CHARKA AREA PALM DOWN AND YOUR OPEN LEFT HAND PALM UP TOWARD THE SKY WHILE CHANTING THE MANTRA. --ganashyam das