MULADHARA🔗

DO YOU FIND YOURSELF FANTASIZING ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE TO DRIVE A NEW CAR, HAVE A LARGE BANK ACCOUNT, OR FIND A NEW GIRLFRIEND? 'WHAT IS THE DANGER OF A LITTLE FANTASY?' YOU TELL YOURSELF. IT IS A SMALL ESCAPE, LIKE A FEW MINUTES OF TELEVISION.

..................................... Muladhara Chakra Overview

The muladhara chakra is located at the base of the spine and is locked by fantasy and imagination. It opens when one drops fantasy and welcomes reality.

It is common for us to try to escape from reality into a fantasy world where we are happy and satisfied. Because we are not content with ourselves and our circumstances, we are always trying to 'chisel' our partner, our family, our friends; to change them in ways which we think will make us happier. The husband is trying to chisel his wife into 'The Perfect Woman' because he believes that will bring him happiness. His wife, of course, at the same time, is trying to chisel her husband into becoming her idea of 'The Perfect Man'. These images are built up through interactions with our parents, our experiences as we are growing up and from the media. We are interacting with our ideals and not with our mates.

At the same time, we are dreaming of a better car and a larger bank account. We are all the time chasing material things in the vain hope that acquiring more and more things will make us happy. We also constantly look around to see what our neighbors have and 'borrow' their desires. The truth is that happiness flowers from within, and has nothing to do with material things or outer conditions. In fact, the more successful we become, the more depressed we are likely to be, because we can no longer sustain the illusion that happiness is just around the corner. When we accept conditions just as they are, we can begin to appreciate what we have. We can relate with our actual mate, drop the chisel, and accept reality as it is.

The key is in becoming aware of our fantasies and how we chase them looking for fulfillment. Through increased awareness and meditation, we can begin to accept ourselves as we are, accept and love our bodies and our mates. Only then do we have access to the energy that is locked up in this chakra. When we acquire the intelligence to see things as they really are, we will shift our identity to our true nature, and know ourselves as we truly are - a manifestation of God.