Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. One of the seven centers of spiritual energy in the human body according to yoga philosophy.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A circle; a discus or mystic circle placed in the hands of pictured Hindu gods. Also chackra.
Wiktionary
Etymologies
- From Sanskrit चक्र (cakra) (Wiktionary)
- Sanskrit cakram, wheel, circle; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“This chakra is the center of communication, creativity, serenity and spiritual bonding.”
“A chakra is kind of spinning vortex of energy and you use them as a weapon.”
“The solar plexus chakra is an emotional focus and by being polarized at this level one may have trouble extricating oneself from the lower instinctive and egoistic nature.”
“The solar plexus chakra is a storehouse of potent energies that may be used for good or ill.”
“The root chakra is all about survival and support, yes?”
Repeat After Me: My Body Is Not My Enemy « Looking for Roots
“Your 2nd chakra is a place of heat, so I would fire that baby up, and draw the heat upwards.”
Looking Inward, What Are All These Snakes Doing in Here? « Looking for Roots
“It enlivens the base chakra, which is related to passion and sexuality.”
“Specifically, we move the creative energies found in the sacral chakra, which is located in the lower abdomen and related to procreation and sexuality, up into the third eye chakra, the spiritual center located between the two eyebrows.”
“They worked with baths and balms, oils and massages, extending the now-fading henna tracery on my hands up my arms, over my small upright breasts, down the manipuraka chakra over my navel.”
“It is the color of the sixth chakra, which is located in the brow area.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘chakra’.
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Sigility: avatars and representative figures. Types of symbols: academic, religious, abstract.
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Ancient Vedic language of India, Yoga, Buddhism and Hinduism
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chakras
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These words either just sound nice, official, or snappy when spoken. Some of them look pretty good, too!
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