Centre energetice subtile in diferite traditii spirituale de ... - Mirahorian

In Taoism, this centre of the brain is variously referred to as the Square Inch [Secret of
the Golden Flower, p.25], the Heavenly Heart [Ibid], the Crystal Palace [Awaken
Healing Light, pp.222-223], the Upper Tein Tan, the Original Cavity of the Spirit (Yuan
Shen Shih) or the Ancestral Cavity (Tsu Ch'iao) [Taoist Yoga - Alchemy & Immortality,
pp.5, 9, etc]. This is said to be the place where the original Spirit principle dwells.
Sufism also locates the principle of Spirit (Ruh) in the head-centre. In the Radha Soami
teachings, which integrate Sufi, Tantric, and Vedantic ideas, the Ajna or Brow Centre is
considered the seat of the Soul (Jiva) or Spirit (Ruh) [Sar Bachan, p.35], in contrast to
the conventional Tantric location of the Self or Soul in the Heart (Anahata) Centre. The
Brahma Kumari sect likewise teaches that this centre is the seat of the Soul. They
advise practisioners to meditate exclusively on it in order to attain Liberation.
According to Mantak Chia the "Crystal Palace" is ovoid in shape (the Brahma Kumaris
teach their followers to meditate on a red ovoid; the shape is in agreement but the
colour is wrong!), and, when activated, becomes illumined like millions of shining
crystals, able to receive light and knowledge from the universe and reflect them to the
various parts of the body [Awaken Healing Light, pp.222-223].
In Kabbalah, this Center corresponds to the Sefirah Daat, located on the Middle Pillar
(= the internal Central Line or Sushumna) between Binah (= Back of Head Centre) and
Hokmah (= Forehead Centres). The occultist Kenneth Grant associates Daat with
Pluto, and sees it as the gateway to the "transplutonian" sefirot, which represent a
different dimension of existence [see e.g. Cults of Shadow ]. A correlation could be
made here with the Taoist spiritual Alchemy, which speaks of the mysterious gate
(hsuan kuan): an inner Light produced through the union of the lower ch'i and the ch'i
in the brain, and from which Spirit (shen) emerges prior to the final breakthrough
[Taoist Yoga, p.xv].
It would also seem to be this Centre rather than the Crown that in Tibetan Buddhism is
the source of the White Drop that descends to the Heart Centre, there to mix with the
ascending Red Drop in order to attain the Enlightened state of consciousness.
A one-sided emphasis on this centre can however lead to an imbalance of the yang or
spiritual principle, as indicated by the Brahma Kumari sect, who take a very cynical
view of bodily existence, and are concerned only with attaining the transcendent
heaven realm.
Summing up, the Internal Head Centre is White in colour, associated with the principle
of Spirit (Ruh, Ruah, Shen), and the positive or Yang/Heaven polarity, and is the inner
gateway to various spiritual dimensions of existence.
1.3.2. Centre energetice subtile in islamism and sufism Alam ori Latifa
Aceste Chakre sunt cunoscute sub numele Alam sau Latifa în Islam şi, respectiv, în
Sufism. Unul dintre numele lui Allah este Al-Latif, ceea ce înseamnă "cel subtil" sau
"cel care ştie toate subtilităţile". Astfel cuvântul pentru utilizat pt. chakre este Latifa
ceea ce înseamnă centru subtil.Chakrele sunt într-adevăr, centre de subtile care,
atunci când se trezesc confera unei persoane realizarea de sine.
These Chakras are known as Alam or Latifa in Islam and in Sufism respectively.
One of the names of Allah is Al-Latif, which means "the subtle one" or "the one who
knows all subtleties". Hence the word for Chakras used is Latifa which means
subtle centre.
Chakras are indeed subtle centres which when awakened give a person his selfrealisation."
Mai jos este denumirea fiecarei chakra
Muladhara or Mooladhara Chakra / Alam-e-Fa'ani / Latifa Kalabiyah
Swadhistana Chakra / Alam-e-Masout / Latifa Nafsiyah
Manipura or Nabhi Chakra / Alam-e-Lahoot / Latifa Kalhbiyah
Anahata Chakra / Alam-e-Sahoot / Latifa Sirriyah
Vishuddhi Chakra / Alam-e-Malkoot / Latifa Ruhiyah
Ajna or Agnya Chakra / Alam-e-Jabroot / Latifa Khafiyah
Sahasrara Chakra / Alam-e-Lahoot / Latifa Haqqiyah
[Source: Javed Khan, Islam Enlightened (New Delhi: Ritana Books, 1998), p63]
1.3.3. Centrele energetice subtile si simbolistica puterii /Chakra un symbole
de pouvoir