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[b] Muladhara[/b]

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Muladhara chakra is shown as having four petals, bearing the Sanskrit letters [i]va[/i], [i]scha[/i], [i]sha[/i], and [i]sa[/i]. The seed sound in the center is [i]lam[/i]. The tattwa of Earth is shown (here in outline) as a yellow square. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantra"]Tantric[/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakra"]chakras[/url]
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[b]Muladhara[/b]
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[b]Muladhara[/b] (Sanskrit: मूलाधार, Mūlādhāra) (Tamil: மூலாதாரம்) is one of the seven primary [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakra"]chakras[/url] according to [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism"]Hindu[/url] [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantrism"]tantrism[/url]. It may be represented by the color red, although its root square form is usually yellow.

[b] Contents[/b]
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[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#Description"]1 Description[/url]
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[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#Location"]1.1 Location[/url]
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#Appearance"]1.2 Appearance[/url]
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#Seed_mantra"]1.3 Seed mantra[/url]
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#Seat_of_Kundalini"]1.4 Seat of Kundalini[/url]
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#Petals"]1.5 Petals[/url]
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#Additional"]1.6 Additional[/url]
[/list] [*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#Function"]2 Function[/url]
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#Association_with_the_body"]3 Association with the body[/url]
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#Practices"]4 Practices[/url]
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#Comparisons_with_other_systems"]5 Comparisons with other systems[/url]
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#Alternative_names"]6 Alternative names[/url]
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#References"]7 References[/url]
[*][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#External_links"]8 External links[/url]
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[b] Description[/b]

[b] Location[/b]

Muladhara is said to be located near the basal end of the spinal column in the vicinity of the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccygeal_plexus"]coccygeal plexus[/url] beneath the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrum"]sacrumit[/url],[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#cite_note-0"][1][/url][/sup] while its [i]kshetram[/i], or superficial activation point, is located on the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perineum"]perineum[/url].[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#cite_note-1"][2][/url][/sup]
[b] Appearance[/b]

Muladhara is described as a yellow, square lotus, surrounded by eight shining spears on the sides and corners, and with four red petals. The deity of this region is [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indra"]Indra[/url], who is yellow in colour, four-armed, holding a [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vajra"]vajra[/url] and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphaea_nouchali"]blue lotus[/url] in his hands, and mounted upon the white elephant [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airavata"]Airavata[/url], who has seven trunks, denoting the seven elements vital to physical functioning. Occasionally, instead of Indra, the deity is [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesha"]Ganesha[/url], with coral orange skin, wearing a lemon yellow [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoti"]dhoti[/url] with a green silk scarf draped around his shoulders. In three of his hands he holds a ladu, a lotus flower, a hatchet, and the fourth is raised in the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudra"]mudra[/url] of dispelling fear.
[b] Seed mantra[/b]

The seed [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantra"]mantra[/url] syllable is [i]lam[/i]. Within the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bindu"]bindu[/url], or point that forms a part of the letter, just above it, is [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahma"]Brahma[/url], who is deep red, with four faces and four arms, holding a staff, a sacred vase of nectar, a [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosary"]rosary[/url], making the gesture of dispelling fear (alternatively instead of the staff and rosary he is holding a lotus flower and the sacred scriptures). He is seated on a swan. His [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakti"]shakti[/url] is a goddess called [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakini"]Dakini[/url]. She is seated on a red lotus, and is shining red or white, has a beautiful face with three eyes and four arms, holding a trident, a skulled staff, a swan, and a drinking vessel (instead of a swan and drinking vessel, she sometimes is holding a sword and a shield).
[b] Seat of Kundalini[/b]

In the centre of the square, below the seed syllable, is a deep red inverted triangle. Within this resides/sleeps the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini"]kundalini[/url] shakti, the great spiritual potential, waiting to be aroused and brought back up to the source from which it originated, [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman"]Brahman[/url]. She is represented as a snake wrapped three and a half times around a smokey grey [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lingam"]lingam[/url].
[b] Petals[/b]

The four petals are red, with the Sanskrit syllables [i]va[/i], [i]scha[/i], [i]sha[/i] and [i]sa[/i] written in gold upon them, representing the four [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vritti"]vritties[/url]: greatest joy, natural pleasure, delight in controlling passion, and blissfulness in concentration. Alternatively, they may represent [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma"]dharma[/url] (psycho-spiritual longing), [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artha"]artha[/url] (psychic longing), [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama"]kama[/url] (physical longing) and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha"]moksha[/url] (longing for spiritual liberation).[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#cite_note-2"][3][/url][/sup]
[b] Additional[/b]

Muladhara is the base from which the three main psychic channels or [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadi_%28yoga%29"]nadis[/url] emerge: the Ida, Pingala and Sushumna.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#cite_note-3"][4][/url][/sup] It is also believed that Muladhara is a subtle abode of the Hindu God, Ganapati. And in the highest revered prayer for Ganapati, the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganapati_Atharvashirsa"]Ganapati Atharvashirsha[/url], it is mentioned that 'one who worships Lord Ganapati would easily grasp the concept and realize Brahman'.
[b] Function[/b]

Muladhara is considered the 'root' or 'foundation' chakra, and is the transcendental basis of physical nature. It is also the seat of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini"]kundalini[/url] awakening, which begins its ascent here. Alternatively it is called the seat of the 'red bindu', or subtle drop, which is caused to rise up to the 'white bindu' in the head in order to unite the female and masculine energies of Shakti and Shiva.
It is associated with the element of earth, and the sense of smell, and the action of excretion.
"By meditating thus on Her who shines within the Muladhara Chakra, with the luster of ten million Suns, a man becomes Lord of speech and King among men, and an Adept in all kinds of learning. He becomes ever free from all diseases, and his inmost Spirit becomes full of great gladness. Pure of disposition by his deep and musical words, he serves the foremost of the Devas." [sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#cite_note-4"][5][/url][/sup]
[b] Association with the body[/b]

The location of Muladhara is at the base of the spine, and it is associated as well with the perineum, close to the anus. Being associated with the sense of smell, it is associated with the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_nose"]nose[/url], and being associated with excretion, it is associated with the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anus"]anus[/url].
[b] Practices[/b]

In [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini_yoga"]kundalini yoga[/url], there are various yogic practices held to incite the energy in Muladhara including: [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asanas"]asanas[/url] (such as [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garudasana"]Garudasana[/url], [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shashankasana&action=edit&redlink=1"]Shashankasana[/url] and [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siddhasana"]Siddhasana[/url]); nosetip gazing, or Nasikagra Drishti; specific [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pranayamas&action=edit&redlink=1"]pranayamas[/url]; and most importantly the practice of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mula_Bandha"]mula bandha[/url] the contraction of the perineum, which awakens kundalini, and is also important for the retention of semen.
[b] Comparisons with other systems[/b]

When compared to the other important Tantric system of Vajrayana in Tibet, the Muladhara chakra finds no parallel in the same place, unlike the other 6 chakras. Instead, the Tibetan system positions 2 chakras on the sexual organ, the jewel wheel in the middle, near the tip, and the tip of the sexual organ itself. These chakras are extremely important for the generation of great bliss, and play an important role in Highest tantra sexual practices. In the Tibetan system, the red drop, called the red bodhicitta, is not located here, but instead at the navel wheel.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#cite_note-5"][6][/url][/sup]
In the Sufi system of Lataif, there are 2 'lower' Lataif. One is the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nafs"]nafs[/url], which is just below the navel. The nafs incorporates all the elements of man's 'lower self'. The other similar lataif is called the qalab, or mould, which appears in 7 lataif systems, and corresponds to the physical body, but this is sometimes located at the top of the head [sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#cite_note-6"][7][/url][/sup] Qalab is usually further divided into the 4 elements.
In the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabbalah"]Kabbalah[/url], the lowest [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sephiroth"]Sephiroth[/url] is known as [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malkuth"]Malkuth[/url], and performs the same transcendental role as the basis of physical nature. It is associated with the sexual organ, in close contact with Yesod.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#cite_note-7"][8][/url][/sup]
[b] Alternative names[/b]
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[*][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tantra"]Tantra[/url]:[/b] Adhara, Brahma Padma, Bhumi Chakra, Chaturdala, Chatuhpatra, Muladhara, Mooladhara, Mula Chakra, Mula Padma
[*][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedas"]Vedas[/url] (late [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upanishads"]Upanishads[/url]):[/b] Adhara, Brahma, Muladhara, Mulakanda
[*][b]Puranic:[/b] Adhara, Muladhara
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[b] References[/b]

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[*][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#cite_ref-0"]^[/url][/b] Judith (1996: p.52)
[*][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#cite_ref-1"]^[/url][/b] Swami Satyananda Sraswati, Kundalini Tantra
[*][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#cite_ref-2"]^[/url][/b] [url="http://www.anandamarga.org/spiritual-philosophy/biopsychology.htm"][1][/url]
[*][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#cite_ref-3"]^[/url][/b] Swami Sivananda, [i]Kundalini Yoga[/i]
[*][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#cite_ref-4"]^[/url][/b] Purnananda Sawmi (c. 1577). [url="http://tribes.tribe.net/bac54dd7-c43a-45c5-a716-6d241843a31f/thread/6cad2854-29d9-4b9a-a63e-f99deda47725?newpostingid=609a28dd-eec1-46e3-ac42-3f6efe952e74#609a28dd-eec1-46e3-ac42-3f6efe952e74"][i]Sat-Chakra-Nirupana[/i][/url].
[*][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#cite_ref-5"]^[/url][/b] Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Tantric Grounds and Paths
[*][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#cite_ref-6"]^[/url][/b] Arthur F. Buehler. Sufi heirs to the Prophet
[*][b][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muladhara#cite_ref-7"]^[/url][/b] Leonara Leet. The Universal Kabbalah
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[*]Judith, Anodea (1996). [i]Eastern Body Western Mind: Psychology and the Chakra System as a Path to the Self[/i]. Berkeley, CA, USA: Celestial Arts. [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0890878153"]ISBN 0-89087-815-3[/url]
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