chakra
Sign in to savethumb|In meditation, chakras are often visualised in different ways, such as a lotus flower, or a disc containing a particular deity.
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In Hindu and Buddhist traditions, chakras are energy centers within the body that practitioners visualize during meditation, often picturing them as lotus flowers or discs containing spiritual figures. People who work with chakras believe these centers are important for spiritual practice and physical well-being, though chakras are not recognized by scientific medicine.
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20 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Origins
- Classical traditions
- Meditation aid
- Subtle body
- Buddhist tantra
- Hinduism
- Shaiva and Shakta tantra
- Contrast with classical yoga
- Similar concepts
- Seven chakra system
- Correspondence with yoginis
- Western esoteric seven chakra system
- New Age
- Skeptical response
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|In meditation, chakras are often visualised in different ways, such as a lotus flower, or a disc containing a particular deity.
A chakra (; ; ) is a meditation-aid in the form of a psychic or psychospiritual energy-center in the subtle body, as visualized in a variety of Hindu and Buddhist tantric yoga and meditation practices.