Channels of Energy

THE LEFT CHANNEL

The Left-hand Channel of Desire, also known as the Lunar Channel or Ida Nadi, starts from the first chakra, known as Mooladhara in Sanskrit, which is located in the pelvic plexus. The Left Channel (the Channel of the Subconcious) finishes in the right hemisphere of the brain, which is known as the Super-Ego in Psychology. This Ida Nadi also corresponds to the Yin of the Chinese Tao. Its manifestation is pure desire while its quality is divine joy. Please note that to achieve the divine joy it requires pure desire, which is innocent. That is why the Left Channel starts from the Mooladhara, itself the chakra of innocence.

In actuality, pure joy is far from being established. The Left Channel is wherein man struggles with his emotions, his past and his conditionings. It is the feminine aspect within him, receptive to feelings, questing for love. This love rooted in the heart chakra which is the motor of the Left Channel.

Thus, in this side there are the sensitive, daydreaming, sentimental and soft-hearted people; the group to which most artists belong. These temperaments, when pushed to extremes, can sink into lethargy and depression and much likely to have self-destructive tendencies. These kind of people are the energy-suckers, those who define themselves as unloved, those who are dominated and colonized by others.

Inside every human being there is a network of nerves and sensory organs that interprets the outside physical world. Through vibratory awareness we can now verify that each and every individual belongs to one of these three tendencies, namely: (1) Left-sided people, (2) Right-sided people and (3) In the center. These behaviors reflect the subtle body, which operates on three channels of energy.

THE RIGHT CHANNEL

The Right Channel of Action, or Solar Channel or Pingala Nadi, originates in the Swadisthan chakra, located in the Aortic plexus, and finishes in the left hemisphere of the brain known as the "Ego" in psychology. This "Supraconscious" channel corresponds to the "Yang" of the Chinese Tao and the "Rajo Guna" of Hinduism. Its manifestation is action, physically and mentally, and its quality is pure attention.

The Swadisthan chakra is the center of creativity. Someone with a good Swadisthan is capable both of the conceptualization and of the realization of any given task. He is also endowed with a sense of artistic creation. Art itself is the sublimated expression of action that is why this chakra rooted in the Pingala Nadi.

In this side, there are the active, dynamic builders of civilization, the ones committed to the common cause. If taken to the extreme, they hustle those around them, busying themselves with managing others' lives. They are cold, hard, dry, authoritarian and sadistic. They monopolized the crowds. This nature very often affects managers, directors, politicians, etc. They are society's gods. They belong to the race of dominators and colonizers.

THE CENTRAL CHANNEL

The Central Channel, in Sanskrit Sushumna Nadi or Sattwa Guna, is known to medical science as the parasympathetic system. It is also called the "Autonomous Nervous System" because it functions automatically, without intervention of the subject's will. Psychology, for its part, refers to this channel as the Unconscious. The terms "autonomous system" and " Unconscious" clearly denote a dimension totally unknown to man. Dreams, signs, miracles, expectations of something to come, hunches, premonitions, coincidences are all manifestations of the Unconscious which have nothing to do with the will of the individual.

The parasympathetic rises up from the sacrum bone but the principle of evolution originates in the nabhi chakra, the center of satisfaction, prosperity and just conduct. Once this conditions have been met, man can turn his attention towards his own evolution. Evolution depends on the satisfaction of the body's basic needs, for only once his hunger has been satisfied, and a roof erected over his head, can man turn to spiritual matters.

In this group, people with moderate tendencies exist. This kind of person can control his actions and emotions much better. He posseses the ability to watch with detachment humanity's ups and downs. He is peaceful, steady and a soothing influence on the people around him and is seldom influenced by events. His strength and discernment are such that he can play around with sticky situations and emerge the winner without great damage to himself. He knows how to withdraw excuses in good time. This person is balanced and, generally without his knowledge, closer to the straight path of God.

The general types of behaviour we have just described reflect the subtle body, which operates on three channels of energy. Sensitive, emotional and dreamy people are said to be "left-sided", the active and dynamic ones "right-sided". As for the more balanced subjects, they tend towards the central channel and are said to be "in the center". However, it is difficult to maintain this balance before Self-Realization because the awakening of the parasympathetic, which connects the individual to the divine Primodial Energy, has not yet taken place.

Moreover, even if our personality shows in which side we are, our attention is still constantly caught up in a pendulum movement, from right to left, left to right, again and again. Thus, we pass from an active mood to passive one. Today we are optimistic or aggressive, tomorrow pessimistic or calm. Now we dominate, now we are dominated. Only the awakening of the central channel through our Self-Realization can transcend this duality since the individual becomes the Spirit.

In actual condition, the mastery to control the sympathetics (Left and Right channels) cannot be achieved in a single day because first we need to undergo an apprenticeship. Everything will start here by taking your Self-Realization NOW!