The Hindu System of Healing

Hinduism has evolved much longer than Christianity; it resulted from an amalgam of the beliefs of the "Aryan" invaders of about 1500 B.C. with those of the Dravidian peoples who were already occupying the subcontinent of India. The Aryan beliefs, like those of other Indo-European peoples, such as the Greeks and the Romans, focused largely on a trinity of gods, those who came to be called in Greek Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades. The parallel trinity in Hindu belief is Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva, who rule or symbolize creation, preservation, and destruction and renewal, respectively. The Dravidians worshipped mainly goddesses, and many of the goddesses of modern Hindu belief are derived from those of pre-Aryan times.

Hinduism therefore has become much more diversified than Christianity and has never had a central authority that attempted to outlaw any sort of beliefs or practices as being "heretical." Hinduism functions like a confederation of independent sects, focused on specific temples, and devoted to the worship of specific deities. Nevertheless, a central philosophy about the concepts of karma and reincarnation dates back to the earliest Hindu sacred scriptures and serves as a

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oats the god Vishnu. It is associated with the element of water, the color white, the sense of hearing, the ears, the apana breath, the observance of contentment, sexual emotions, and the hand. The third chakra is in the lumbar region, level with the navel. It is a blue lotus with ten petals; in the middle is the god Maharudra, seated on a bull, with the goddess Lakini Shakti beside him. It is associated with the element of fire, the color blue, the sun, the sense of taste, the tongue, the samana breath, "gut"-level emotions, and the observance of self-perfection. The fourth chakra lies near the heart. It is a red lotus with 12 golden petals; in its center are the deities Ishvara and Kakini Shakti. It is associated with the element of air, the sense of smell, the nose, the udana breath, the observance of self-analysis, the phallus, the motor force, relationship emotions, and the blood system. The fifth chakra is in the throat, near the larynx, and near where the spine joins the brain. It is a lotus with 16 petals of smoky purple; in the center is a form of the god Shiva. It is associated with the color white, the element of ether, the sense of touch, the skin, the vyana breath, communications skills, and the observance o
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