The Navel Center

 

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The Navel Center

Universal consciousness is flowing continuously from all directions, but for those whose nabhi chakra (navel center) is blocked – they are unable to absorb this ever-flowing life-energy. They will not even know about it. They will not even realise that this energy was there and could have affected them, that there was something hidden within them which could have been opened. This flowering of the navel, which has been called a lotus since ancient days, is called a lotus because it has the possibility of opening - some life-energy may open it. For this our center should be available to the open sky and we should give our attention to it. Then life-energy which is available to us can reach the navel center and give it life.

How do we activate this center? Breathing can help in its activation – the deeper it is the more we are capable of developing it. Obstacles to deep breathing are our thoughts – the more agitated we become or if we fall ill, the more our breathing goes awry, loses its rhythm. For the person who wants to develop and influence his life center, the first thing is rhythmic breathing. While sitting, standing or moving, his breath should be so harmonious, so peaceful, so deep that he should be able to experience a different music, a different harmony of the breath day and night. If you are walking on the road, not doing any work, it will be very blissful if you breathe deeply, silently, slowly and harmoniously.

With harmonious breathing your thoughts reduce, if your breathing is completely uniform you will observe that you have become completely thoughtless. The thoughts in the mind are deeply affected by the way in which you breathe. Deep and rhythmic breathing does not cost you anything, it is free, you just need to practice it in a way that it becomes second nature for you. Then, whether you are walking, traveling by bus or train or just sitting at home - if the process of breathing deeply and peacefully continues then within a few days this process will become spontaneous. You will not even be aware of it. The breath will move deeply and slowly by itself. The deeper and slower the flow of breath, the more your navel center will develop.

Fear is the other aspect which affects the navel center – the more fearless you are the clearer is your navel center. For developing the navel center, it is best to practice slow, rhythmic breathing and become totally fearless. Once this happens your navel center will come alive. Within a few days you will start that some energy is flowing from your navel and you will also feel some energy entering. You will find that a very dynamic center is starting to develop near your navel.