Zen Jen:

The Spiritual Auric Body – Spirit Element

Dhyana: (meditation)

SHADDHA, The Essential Ingredient

“Zen mind is one of those enigmatic phrases used by Zen teachers to make you notice yourself, to go beyond the words and wonder what your own mind and being are. This is the purpose of all Zen teaching—to make you wonder and to answer that wondering with the deepest expression of your own nature.” – from the introduction to Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki-roishi.Seventh Energy Center:  Crown

Correspondences Of The Crown (7th) Chakra

Sanskrit Name & Meaning:  Sahasrara – Thousandfold

Location:  Top Of Head

Associated Color:  Violet, Gold, White

Main Issue:  Spirituality

Glandular Connection:  Pineal

Associated Body Parts:  Upper Skull, Cerebral Cortex, Skin

Element & Ruling Planet:  Thought/Cosmic Energy – Uranus

Astrological Associations:  Aquarius

Associated Sense:  Beyond Self

Fragrances: Incense/Oils:  Lavender, Frankincense, Rosewood

Crystals:  Amethyst, Clear Quartz, Diamond

Animals & Archetypes:  (None) – Guru/Egocentric

Physical Dysfunctions:  Sensitivity To Pollutants, Chronic Exhaustion, Epilepsy, Alzheimer’s

Emotional Dysfunctions:  Depression, Obsessional Thinking, Confusion

Sacramental Association:  Extreme Unction

Foods:  (None) Fasting

Developmental Age & Life Lesson:  (N/A) – Selflessness

EXERCISING THE CROWN CHAKRA

MEDITATING THE CROWN CHAKRA