Sahasrara chakra system:
Sahasrara chakra system:
Sahasrara Chakra system consists of Nirvana Chakra, BinduVisarga, Guru Chakra, A-Ka-Tha triangle and Sahasrāra chakra.
Sahasrara Chakra system consists of Nirvana Chakra, Guru Chakra with A-Ka-Tha triangle and Sahasrāra Chakra proper and Bindu point. The picture shows the their positions in head and all these represent different part of our brain having specific related functions. Sahasrara Chakra system is above Ajna chakra system
(Ajna chakra system consists of
Ajna chakra proper, Manas chakra and Indu chakra).
Picture shows the position of chakras in relation to brain.
1..Sahasrara chakra with 1000 petals
A canopy of one thousand petals Surrounds the cerebral cortex and Calvarium
2. Guru chakra with 12 petals
3.Bindu Visarga
4.Nirvana chakra with 100 petals
5.Indu chakra at forehead
6.Manas chakra 6petals at forehead
7.Ajna chakra with 2 petals at bhrumadhya.
8.Talu or Lalana chakra at palate
9.Vishuddhi chakra in the neck
Above the Ajna -Chakra, there are the minor Chakras called Manas chakra and Indu chakra.
The Manas Chakra:
Manas Chakra is a lotus of six petals, on the petals of which are letters.
It is the seat of the sensations of hearing, touch, sight, smell, taste, and mind centrally initiated sensations in dream and hallucination.
Soma Chakra:
Soma chakra is a lotus of sixteen petals.
Yogis witness Radiant Ishwara and 7 Causal Bodies
Parashakti, Shakti, Kamakala
Niralambapuri (the House without support)
Shiva Himself worships this 12-petalled Lotus, Adya Shakti.The twelve-petalled lotus is the "Fivefold Footstool" in the pericarp of Sahasrara Lotus.
Triangle of 3 Bindus within Guru chakra:
A-Ka-Kha triangle or Akshara Brahma Within the traingle Nada Bindu Kala
with Bindu above, Nada below, and the Guru of all Parama-Siva is the deity.Ham-Sa is the bija mantra.
Sahasrara proper :
Brahmarandra with MahaShankhini
Mahavayu
Above the Moon is Mahavayu (ಮಹಾ ವಾಯು),
In the pericarp are the Surya mandal and Chandra mandal
In the Chandra Mandala there is a triangle.
Parabindu
Parabindu is surrounded by the sixteenth and seventeenth digits of the moon circle.
Brahmarandhra
Mahashankhini
Maha-Vayu
Soma Chakra with 16 petals
Surya Mandala
Surya Mandala is in the pericarp of Sahasrara
Niralambapuri (the House without support)
*Higher levels of consciousness in Sahasraara*
Within Sahasrara within Chandra mandal or moon sphere, and within the triangle begins a series of ever higher levels of consciousness; Turya kundalini shakti reaches Ama Kala
Ama Kala:
Ama Kala is at lower point and is the experience of samprajnata or savikalpa samadhi
Lower (first ring) Visarga point :
Nirvana-kala:
Here Kundalini absorbs even the experience of samadhi, through the power of supreme control of Nirodhika-fire.
Nirvana Shakti:
Kundalini enters Nirvana Shakti sphere and becomes Nirvana Shakti.
Nirvana Shakti contains the Second ring of Visarga.
Upper (second ring) Visarga point :
*Nirvikalpa samadhi*:
In Nirvikalpa samadhi Nirvana Shakti (Kundalini) passes into the supreme void, which is the experience of Nirvikalpa (asamprajnata)samadhi , and becomes Shankhini.
Shankhini:
Shankini with 3 and a half coils.
The first coil of Shankhini wraps around Supreme Bindu (Chidbindu).
The second coil of Shankhini wraps around the Supreme Nada (Chinnada)
The third coil of Shankhini wraps around Shakti or Chitkale.
The half-coil of Shankhini enters into Sakala Shiva, beyond which is Parama Shiva.
Shankhini wraps around and absorbs the Supreme Bindu(Chidbindu), which is the void;
then the Supreme Nada(Chinnada); then Shakti( Chitkale);
and then unites with and absorbs Sakala Shiva;
before finally being absorbed into Parama Shiva.
Param Shiva:
Param Shiva is the final stage of Nirvikalpa samadhi.
Association with the body :
Sahasrara is related to the crown of the head. It is typically associated with the fontanelle and the intersection of the coronal and sagittal sutures of the skull. Various sources will relate it to the pineal gland, hypothalamus or the pituitary gland. Some consider them as locations of Ajña Chakra.
Sahasrara in temple architecture:
Sahasrara used as roof-architecture in a Temple in Tamil Nadu.
Sahasrara in Buddhism:
It is called as Crown wheel in of Buddhist Vajrayana (Anuttarayoga Tantra tradition). It is triangular, with 32 petals that point downwards, and within it resides the White Bodhichitta (white drop). Through meditation, the yogi attempts to unite this drop with the Red Bodhichitta(red drop) in the navel, and to experience the union of emptiness (Shoonya) and bliss.
Sahasrara in Tantric practice :
It is very important in the Tantric practice of Sri Chakra and in Phowa, (Consciousness transference).
Sahasrara in Phowa, Buddist tantrik practice(Consciousness transference)
At the time of death, a yogi can direct his consciousness up the central channel and out of this wheel in order to be reborn in a Pure Land, where he can carry on his tantric practices, or transfer that consciousness into another body or a corpse, in order to extend life.
Sahasrara in Kabbalah:
In the West, it has been noted ( Charles Ponce in his book Kabbalah.) that Sahasrara expresses a similar "Kether" in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life, rests at the head of the tree, and represents Pure Consciousness and union with God.
Sahasrara in the Sufi system :
of Lataif-e-sitta there is a Lataif called Akhfa, the "most arcane subtlety", which is located on the crown. It is the point of unity where beatific visions
means "Great Sound", and it is in the shape of a plough. It represents the primal sound from which emanates all of creation.
Nirvana Chakra:
This chakra is located on the crown of the head. It is white in color and possesses 100 white petals. It marks the end of the sushumna central channel. It is responsible for different levels of concentration: dharana, dhyana and savikalpa samadhi.
Visarga:
Visarga is symbolized by two small rings, one of which is inside Ama-Kala, and the other of which is below Supreme Bindu, which
Associated chakras
Bindu Visarga:
Brahmin leaves tuft of hair at Shika or the Bindu Visarga region.
The Bindu Visarga is said to be connected with Ajna chakra.
The Bindu Visarga is at the back of the head, at the point where many Brahmins keep a tuft of hair. It is symbolized by a crescent moon on a moonlit night, with a point or bindu above it. This is the white bindu, with which yogis try to unite the red bindu below. It is said to be the point through which the soul enters the body, creating the chakras as it descends and terminating in the coiled kundalini energy at the base of the spine. It is often described as the source of the divine nectar, or amrita, though this is sometimes said to come from either ajña chakra or lalita chakra. This nectar falls down into the digestive fire (samana) where it is burnt up. The preservation of this nectar is known as "urdhva retas" (literally: upward semen). The white drop is associated with the essence of semen, while the red bindu is associated with menstrual fluid.
This chakra is sometimes known as the Indu, Chandra, or Soma Chakra. In other descriptions, it is located on the forehead - white, with 16 petals - corresponding to the vrittis of mercy, gentleness, patience, non-attachment, control, excellent-qualities, joyous
mood, deep spiritual love, humility, reflection, restfulness, seriousness, effort, controlled emotion, magnanimity and concentration.
Mahanada
The name of this chakra
in some yoga traditions.
the letters Ha, La, Ksha (ಹ ಳ ಕ್ಷ). This Varna matrix that arises from their bindu is the body of the Kula-Kundalini (ಕುಲ ಕುಂಡಲಿನಿ)
A-Ka- Tha triangle, which surrounds the jewelled altar Manipitha (ಮಣಿಪೀಠ) on the isle of gems Manidveepa (ಮಣಿ ದ್ವೀಪ), set in the Ocean of Nectar, with Bindu (ಬಿಂದು) above and Nada(ನಾದ) below, and the Kamakala (ಕಳೆ) triangle and the Guru of all Parama-Siva (ಪರಮ ಶಿವ).
In the pericarp of the Sahasrara lotus
Surya mandal (ಸೂರ್ಯ ಮಂಡಲ) and
Chandra mandal (ಚಂದ್ರ ಮಂಡಲ),
Parabindu(ಪರಬಿಂದು).
Parabindu surrounded by the sixteenth and seventeenth digits of the moon circle.
In the Chandra Mandala there is a triangle.
Above the Moon is
Maha-vayu,
Brahmarandhra
Mahashankhini
The twelve-petalled lotus is the Fivefold Footstool in the pericarp of Sahasrara Lotus.The pericarp is the part of a fruit formed from the wall of the ripened ovary. It surrounds the seeds. It is tough in nature because the parent plant needs to protect the plant growing.
Sahasrara chakra proper
- ✍️ Dr Prema Pangi
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