Human Development
Third chakra: theatre of karma
Description:
The player is dominated by recognition of the ego, by the search for immortality of the body. This is the level of power and worldly achievement, negative if the will of the ego is imposed on others but positive if organizational skill is developed through altruism. Mastery of the chakra brings healing power, and knowledge of disease and sorrow and of different worlds.Context:
The third row of the board of Lila, the game of knowledge, this is represented by the celestial, karma and dharma planes, and also groups the squares representing the states of charity, atonement, bad company, good company, sorrow and selfless service. Located at the root of the navel, connected with the source of sleep and thirst, this chakra is related to the element fire, to the sense of sight and to the colour red. It is compared to the octave comprising the ages 14 to 21 of temporal life. Charity, selfless service and the plane of dharma are the arrows at this stage, and bad company the snake.< Broader:
Lila Narrower:
SorrowCharityAtonementBad companyGood companyPlane of karmaPlane of dharmaCelestial planeSelfless service Related:
ManipuraLevel of the astral body