Words from the Master

Let us now look into the Vishuddhi chakra which is located in the throat area.

In Sanskrit, Vishuddhi means ‘beyond purity and impurity’.

This chakra is locked by comparison and jealousy and it can be made to flower, when we exhibit our individuality without worrying about others, and express fully our capacity, uniqueness and creativity.

(Meditation Technique: Shakti Sagar Meditation - a technique from Zen Buddhism.)

We always compare ourselves with others, and more often than not we feel what others have or what they have achieved is more than what we have, and we start feeling jealous. When we are not able to bear others’ excellence, we get jealous. Comparison is the seed and jealousy is the fruit!

Comparison and jealousy are both actually non-existent! We create them ourselves and talk endlessly on how to overcome them. This concept can be clearly understood by looking into the very name of this chakra that is Vishuddhi.

Shuddhi means pure. Ashuddhi means Impure. Vishuddhi means beyond both pure and impure. The name therefore means that this chakra can never get impure and hence never needs to be cleansed. That is why, Comparison, which locks this chakra is like a shadow without an object. There is no basis for the concept of comparison. It is purely a figment of our imagination.

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This excerpt has been taken from the book: Guaranteed Solutions.