Define Personality: - It is the combination of responses to external and internal stimuli”, a result of combination of biological and psychological processes”.
“It is the set of traits, characteristics, habit patterns, conditioned responses to certain stimuli that formulate the impression an individual makes upon others”.
Identifying a personality is no easy job. Mind can be understood as that which perceives. So what is perception? It is defined as the capacity to receive, understand, store, retrieve a thing that comes towards you, or you are exposed to. It is very high in people who are interested in technical aspects.
Perception is the aspect of learning the subject of his choice and interest wherein his person matter most.
Parts of perception:
1. Aspects of learning known
2. Aspects of learning unknown
3. Aspects of learning prescribed
4. Aspects of learning innovative
Personality: The process of a man to become a specified person with specific characteristics & behaviors depend on many factors of his life like his association as follows: -
1. Mother-father-relations.
2. Brother-sister
3. Friends
4. Environment factors-> people, climatic, work, educational & influential situations.
5. Educational pursuits
6. Social-political
7. Objectives in life
8. Achievement consciousness
9. Subjective matters. E.g. health
10. Dream factors
11. Situational factors
12. Conditional factors
13. Genetic factors
14. Compulsive factors
15. Spiritual factors.
“Great leaders do not make followers, they make other leaders”.
PERSONALITY TRAITS
A man becomes a person only with certain identified factors which work upon him and attain his behavior in a certain manner. In the later stages of identity, he is acknowledged as a person possessing those specific characters.
Formation of personality: -
A man’s quest for identity starts through knowledge of his own behavioral patterns. A sense of his knowledge could bring a set of qualities.
Factors of personality: -
Habits are thoughts manifested and secured.
Habit can make a person or that of a personality. They are powerful tools to ensure a person is made. They show themselves without your effort. Hence this habit formation should be observed by a person and drive them towards developing good habits. All the cumulative tendency of habits together forms a personality.
The habits consistently felt by a person get into this trap knowingly and form an attitude. We can also restate that attitude leads towards aptitude of individuals who are readily attuned towards certain objectives basing on aptitude.
While attitude is mind related due to consistent habits, aptitude is basically practicing the issues psychologically.
Factors influencing a person: -
A person can be influenced starting from the childhood, the way he was groomed by parents, treated by friends, places he visited, the knowledge he was imparted , affections etc. make a direct impact on a person’s psychic.
1. Childhood factors.
2. Environmental factors.
3. Objective oriented
4. Educational factors.
5. Socio political factors
6. Genetic factors
7. Physical factors.
8. Mental factors.
9. Physiological factors
10. Personal factors
“To live fully, we must learn to use things and love people, not love things and use people”.
SUCCESS AND FAILURE
“Success is the satisfaction that is derived by an individual according to his performance that he realizes out of doing a job with scientific basement”.
i.e., success is not a physical entity but it is a psychological in nature.
The person who knows his strength would basically depend upon and takes optimum mileage out of his strength so that he becomes strong. Realizing that he is depending on his strength he becomes powerful, enabling to do things accordingly basing on his analysis and effectiveness hence strengths are to be realized by frequent introspective behaviors of individuals.
Establishing success is not only the goal, but how it gets processed is very important. There is a prescribed process of events that would ensure results.
Factors of success: -
1. Proper inputs
2. Knowledge
3. Analysis
4. Man power
5. Men management
6. Time management
7. Concentration of mind
8. The ability to keep up with one situation consistently
9. State of mind
10. Sense of objectivity.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
PERSUASION SKILLS
It is a basic skill many employees, organizations, business markets try to excel in. Without this one can’t dream success or gather talent pool. It is common in the MNC’s that when a manager prepares a business presentation along with the arguments, references, success stories and resources available he fails to persuade the clients with his proposal!!
People try to impress others with their ‘content’ ignoring ‘how the presentation is delivered.’ Therefore ineffective presentation leads to failure in persuasion.
According to Harvard business review’s persuasion skills can be improved by:-
1. Identify who the decision maker is in the group one is trying to persuade.
2. Identifying the decision making style of that person: and
3. Tailoring the arguments/presentation to the decision making style of the leader in the group.
Employees or people can be classified into 5 decision-making types:
1. Skeptics
2. Charismatic
3. Followers
4. Controllers
5. Thinkers
Skeptics:
Expressions that describe him: feel, grasp, agreeable, trust, power, demand, action, suspect, disrupt.
a. They are suspicious and have strong personalities. Their character traits include: demanding, disagreeable, rebellious and disruptive at times. They believe in take charge. They are fast decision makers.
b. They demand time, energy from their colleagues and act on feelings.
c. They ask all kind of questions during a presentation. At this time the presenter must maintain his composure.
Ways to persuade a skeptic: -
I. These people look for the credibility in the persuader. Therefore the persuader must gain the credibility before the presentation.
II. A skeptic trust people with the similar background, be it an education, hobby, job etc. hence the persuader must try to find something in common and worth highlight it to gain the trust of a skeptic. The persuader can also draw attention by getting the endorsement that skeptic believe in.
III. A persuader must never challenge the skeptic; instead he should be dealt delicately.
It may seem a daunting task to persuade a skeptic but in reality it is not so. In fact he is the one who want to race ahead with revolutionary ideas. The only fact is that the skeptics accept the ideas only if they come from their trusted source.
Charismatic: -
Expressions that describe him: clear, easy, focus, proven, action, bright, show, watch and look.
They are talkative, captivating, dominant, enthusiastic and persistent. Being fascinated by new ideas, they are able to absorb large chunks of information with ease. They are emotional yet rational.
a. Can’t take risk and not easy to get their approval. Before making any decision they look for facts that hold their emotions. It seems they rely on their past experiences to balance their enthusiasm and reality.
b. They take methodical decisions based on balanced information & look for proposals that increase the competitiveness of the firm.
c. These are never independent decision makers. They take suggestion from high profile executives before taking decision.
d. The high enthusiasm of charismatic makes one feel that they are fast decision makers, but in reality they take their own time & expect others to wait for them.
Ways to persuade a charismatic:
I. A persuader should discuss the risks involved in adopting an idea rather than describing the idea to grab charismatic attention. That is a persuader should provide an honest and upfront analysis of risks, highlight the measures to be taken to minimize those risks.
II. When persuading a charismatic one should not hide the draw backs, instead they should gain the confidence by being realistic.
III. Charismatic’s have short attention status & can’t hear long presentations. Therefore the central information must be presented in the first session.
IV. The persuader must work on presentations that make room for the bottom line or basics; else their ideas won’t take shape with charismatic person.
Followers: -
Expressions that describe him: innovate, similar to, previous, what works, bright, swift, just like before, expedite, expertise & old way.
a. They mostly rely on the past experiences. For e.g. while making a decision they look for a solution that was taken by a trusted person on a similar situation in the past.
b. They are responsible decision makers which resulted from the fear of making a wrong choice.
c. They may raise many issues and challenge the persuader, but they are ready to learn from others mistakes.
d. They consider themselves as innovative and forward thinkers & try to convince others.
Ways to persuade:
I. They are easy to persuade. Using anecdote of successful people and their decision making style as of those similar to the followers would boost their confidence. As followers believe in proven methods & successful track records, persuader must use testimonials & references.
II. Persuader must not present any out-of-the-box ideas nor expect from the followers.
Controllers: -
Expressions that describe them: facts, details, grab, handle, just do it, logic, keep them honest and make them pay, power & physical.
a. They are detail oriented, unemotional, analytical, objective and sensible. Interested in logic of arguments & pure facts. They hate uncertainty & ambiguity.
b. Controllers see everything from their perspective & think they know the best in every area.
c. They make snap judgments & are unilateral in decision making. Even though they discuss their ideas with others we hardly see them implementing.
d. They demand accurate information, but not always take rational decisions.
How to persuade:
I. Generally to cover the fear and insecurity, these people pay great attention towards minute details of the processes & methods. Hence the persuader must able to answer questions that ask for minute details.
II. Controllers are self absorbed; as a result persuaders must be prepared for long silences during presentations.
III. Persuaders should never challenge the controllers, as they never surrender while arguing on what they believe.
IV. When persuading a controller the persuader must put forward an argument that is structured, linear and credible.
V. Persuader should never try to sell his ideas; instead he should leave it to the discretion of controllers. In nutshell, persuader must provide all the details to the controller & leave him to make a decision.
Thinkers: -
Expressions that describe them: expert, competition, academic, intelligent, makes sense, numbers, plan, quality, proof and think.
a. They are difficult to understand, tough to persuade, academic, cerebral.
b. They are very careful when they talk. Like arguments which are quantitative & supported by data.
c. They take pride in out-maneuvering & out-thinking the competition.
d. Depend lot on comparative data; hence it is a bit tough to convince them.
e. Thinkers try to gain a holistic perspective of a given situation & averse to risk taking.
How to persuade:
I. Presenter should communicate the drawbacks of the idea at the starting of the meeting because thinkers are more effective in taking decision when they know beforehand the risks involved.
II. Their thought process is not always methodical & if they break from their usual way of decision making if they feel to save time & money.
III. Similar to controllers, thinkers should be given enough time & space to come to a conclusion.
IV. Thinkers rarely forget any bad experience. Hence, the proposal made must appear to be the best available option.
V. Thinkers often take contradictory views in meetings. Persuader must remember that thinkers do not like to express what they are thinking (this is to hide their penchant). They do not voice their opinions till they take final decision.
People try to impress others with their ‘content’ ignoring ‘how the presentation is delivered.’ Therefore ineffective presentation leads to failure in persuasion.
According to Harvard business review’s persuasion skills can be improved by:-
1. Identify who the decision maker is in the group one is trying to persuade.
2. Identifying the decision making style of that person: and
3. Tailoring the arguments/presentation to the decision making style of the leader in the group.
Employees or people can be classified into 5 decision-making types:
1. Skeptics
2. Charismatic
3. Followers
4. Controllers
5. Thinkers
Skeptics:
Expressions that describe him: feel, grasp, agreeable, trust, power, demand, action, suspect, disrupt.
a. They are suspicious and have strong personalities. Their character traits include: demanding, disagreeable, rebellious and disruptive at times. They believe in take charge. They are fast decision makers.
b. They demand time, energy from their colleagues and act on feelings.
c. They ask all kind of questions during a presentation. At this time the presenter must maintain his composure.
Ways to persuade a skeptic: -
I. These people look for the credibility in the persuader. Therefore the persuader must gain the credibility before the presentation.
II. A skeptic trust people with the similar background, be it an education, hobby, job etc. hence the persuader must try to find something in common and worth highlight it to gain the trust of a skeptic. The persuader can also draw attention by getting the endorsement that skeptic believe in.
III. A persuader must never challenge the skeptic; instead he should be dealt delicately.
It may seem a daunting task to persuade a skeptic but in reality it is not so. In fact he is the one who want to race ahead with revolutionary ideas. The only fact is that the skeptics accept the ideas only if they come from their trusted source.
Charismatic: -
Expressions that describe him: clear, easy, focus, proven, action, bright, show, watch and look.
They are talkative, captivating, dominant, enthusiastic and persistent. Being fascinated by new ideas, they are able to absorb large chunks of information with ease. They are emotional yet rational.
a. Can’t take risk and not easy to get their approval. Before making any decision they look for facts that hold their emotions. It seems they rely on their past experiences to balance their enthusiasm and reality.
b. They take methodical decisions based on balanced information & look for proposals that increase the competitiveness of the firm.
c. These are never independent decision makers. They take suggestion from high profile executives before taking decision.
d. The high enthusiasm of charismatic makes one feel that they are fast decision makers, but in reality they take their own time & expect others to wait for them.
Ways to persuade a charismatic:
I. A persuader should discuss the risks involved in adopting an idea rather than describing the idea to grab charismatic attention. That is a persuader should provide an honest and upfront analysis of risks, highlight the measures to be taken to minimize those risks.
II. When persuading a charismatic one should not hide the draw backs, instead they should gain the confidence by being realistic.
III. Charismatic’s have short attention status & can’t hear long presentations. Therefore the central information must be presented in the first session.
IV. The persuader must work on presentations that make room for the bottom line or basics; else their ideas won’t take shape with charismatic person.
Followers: -
Expressions that describe him: innovate, similar to, previous, what works, bright, swift, just like before, expedite, expertise & old way.
a. They mostly rely on the past experiences. For e.g. while making a decision they look for a solution that was taken by a trusted person on a similar situation in the past.
b. They are responsible decision makers which resulted from the fear of making a wrong choice.
c. They may raise many issues and challenge the persuader, but they are ready to learn from others mistakes.
d. They consider themselves as innovative and forward thinkers & try to convince others.
Ways to persuade:
I. They are easy to persuade. Using anecdote of successful people and their decision making style as of those similar to the followers would boost their confidence. As followers believe in proven methods & successful track records, persuader must use testimonials & references.
II. Persuader must not present any out-of-the-box ideas nor expect from the followers.
Controllers: -
Expressions that describe them: facts, details, grab, handle, just do it, logic, keep them honest and make them pay, power & physical.
a. They are detail oriented, unemotional, analytical, objective and sensible. Interested in logic of arguments & pure facts. They hate uncertainty & ambiguity.
b. Controllers see everything from their perspective & think they know the best in every area.
c. They make snap judgments & are unilateral in decision making. Even though they discuss their ideas with others we hardly see them implementing.
d. They demand accurate information, but not always take rational decisions.
How to persuade:
I. Generally to cover the fear and insecurity, these people pay great attention towards minute details of the processes & methods. Hence the persuader must able to answer questions that ask for minute details.
II. Controllers are self absorbed; as a result persuaders must be prepared for long silences during presentations.
III. Persuaders should never challenge the controllers, as they never surrender while arguing on what they believe.
IV. When persuading a controller the persuader must put forward an argument that is structured, linear and credible.
V. Persuader should never try to sell his ideas; instead he should leave it to the discretion of controllers. In nutshell, persuader must provide all the details to the controller & leave him to make a decision.
Thinkers: -
Expressions that describe them: expert, competition, academic, intelligent, makes sense, numbers, plan, quality, proof and think.
a. They are difficult to understand, tough to persuade, academic, cerebral.
b. They are very careful when they talk. Like arguments which are quantitative & supported by data.
c. They take pride in out-maneuvering & out-thinking the competition.
d. Depend lot on comparative data; hence it is a bit tough to convince them.
e. Thinkers try to gain a holistic perspective of a given situation & averse to risk taking.
How to persuade:
I. Presenter should communicate the drawbacks of the idea at the starting of the meeting because thinkers are more effective in taking decision when they know beforehand the risks involved.
II. Their thought process is not always methodical & if they break from their usual way of decision making if they feel to save time & money.
III. Similar to controllers, thinkers should be given enough time & space to come to a conclusion.
IV. Thinkers rarely forget any bad experience. Hence, the proposal made must appear to be the best available option.
V. Thinkers often take contradictory views in meetings. Persuader must remember that thinkers do not like to express what they are thinking (this is to hide their penchant). They do not voice their opinions till they take final decision.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Personality profile self examination
Recently I have read a book written by Florence Littauer. I came across many interesting points on the temperaments. She has included many aspects on which one can determine the various personality aspects.
There are 4 personality temperaments every individual falls under.
- Popular sanguine
- Perfect melancholy
- Powerful choleric
- Peaceful phlegmatic
To know which category you fall under, first you should do self check. I am presenting here the list of strengths.
List of strengths
Tick only one word in the row of 4 words that appeals the most. If you are not sure of what applies to you, then ask your close relative or associate what they had felt in those traits.
1) __Adventurous __Adaptable __Animated __Analytical
2) __bouncy __bold __behaved __balanced
3) __considerate __controlled __competitive __convincing
4) __Cheerful __consistent __cultured __confident
5) __Contented __chief __chart maker __cute
6) __daring __delightful __diplomatic __detailed
7) __demonstrative __decisive __dry humor __deep
8) __friendly __faithful __funny __forceful
9) __idealistic __independent __inoffensive __inspiring
10) __listener __loyal __leader __lively
11) __mediator __musical __mover __mixes easily
12) __orderly __obliging __outspoken __optimistic
13) __planner __patient __positive __promoter
14) __persistent __playful __persuasive __peaceful
15) __perfectionist __pleasant __productive __popular
16) __Refreshing __respectful __reserved __resourceful
17) __submissive __self-sacrificing __sociable __strong willed
18) __satisfied __sensitive __self-reliant __spirited
19) __sure __Spontaneous __scheduled __shy
20) __thoughtful __tenacious __talker __tolerant
After you have checked all the 20 words from the rows it will present a new you & your basic or acquired personality type.
So now what to do with this chart? How one may interpret which temperament he/ she belong to?
Advantages in understanding temperaments
a) It gives a look at our individual assets.
b) In overcoming our personal weaknesses.
c) Lays a path to improve relations with others.
d) Serves as a source of strength to achieve our potential.
e) Identify the right employee for specific job or thought
In short personality profile produces positive people.
For detail information on the said types, do post your comments. After reviewing your views, I will post the continuation as part-2.
Happy reading!!!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Non verbal gestures
The importance of verbal communication is known to everyone. So is the role of body gestures in determining whether a person is on his nerves, defending his point, acting smart or flirt his/her colleagues.
No one can deny the fact that who is the master of his speech is the master of his emotions and gestures. The ancient people and sages used this technique of reading gestures to identify the credibility of the stranger’s character or to understand the overall personality. This has served as a supporting tool in training the potential prospect for official purposes.
Due to commercialization that resulted through cutting throat competition, the subject of body language has gained momentum and departments are established to train on the gestures of convincing, acting smart and hold the meetings by hiding the flaws. Millions of currency is being routed to this department only to analyze and tap the potential resource. Hence it’s no wonder one has laid trust on this area of subject.
I hope this hub will serve as a source in identifying the personality or reading him/ her gestures to assess. There are many books and blogs already doing wonders on this topic. This is only a minor attempt to provide few details that I knew. Request you to kindly comment on this.
For starting any production, one would make a note of ingredients and raw materials required for the output, so is this blog. To read a person for specific gestures, first we should know what areas to be observed and for what?
1. Facial expressions: It is the first impression on any person. In fact, few consider face as the index of a person. This would convey if she is “available for you”, “he gives a fish look” or “ready to grab” etc meanings. So a careful observation will give subtle inferences. One can observe astonishment, confidence, fear, tension, love, panic, assurance, acceptance etc.
2. Shaking hands: People consider themselves as experts in analyzing stranger’s attitude by simply shaking hands. Such is the importance of this gesture. No wonder one can infer if you are nervous, defensive, friendly, confident, exaggerated, warm, cold etc.
3. Walking gesture: Everyone have their unique style basing on their social status, emotions, body structure etc. we can infer your energy levels, pride, dejection, goal oriented, response to dangers, liability etc.
Individual and combination of these raw materials will aide before plunging into reading others gestures.
Energy centres in body
Body Chakras
In today’s complex and stressful life very few know how to maintain vitality and vigor. This vitality is more prominent then money, hormones, vitamins or for that matter more than anything else.
The spiritual cultures or ages have thought us about energizing body, mind and soul. ‘One who is master of himself is the master of the nature.’ This is true in case of those energized souls who radiate cosmic aura.
Renowned yogis say that there are 7 energy centers situated at etheric levels of our body along the spinal column. Whether we realize or not, every person will feel the flow of energy through these centers.
Each energy center is called as a “chakra” meaning ‘wheel or disc.’ Chakras are depicted as a lotus with different petals. The more petals the chakra posses, the higher would be its frequency or vibration.
The super conscious or life force known as ‘kundalini’ is responsible for activating the chakras and the potential release of energy. As each chakra rotates, it emanates its own vibration, color and the entangled nature or character.
Effects of blocking the chakra:
When a chakra or energy center is blocked one observes fatigue, mood swings, and lethargy. That’s why elders say do not sleep or take bath after having food.
Why chakras are blocked? What will be the result?
Over stimulating a chakra (by continuous stress), under stimulating it (by ignoring) or depleting its natural life (by expanding its energy without proper knowledge) can all create blockages in our chakras.
Each chakra externalizes the energy it receives through a gland, as a result these blockages effect our health, unbalancing the emotions and leading towards stress, depression or lethargy.
It is these chakras that result in the aura spectrum for great saints and yogis. The more we practice energization techniques the better the aura’s visualization and vitality.
Clare Prophet says that “one can think of the energy centers as receiving and sending stations for the energy that flows through you. Each center is like a step-down transformer that translates the powerful energy from spirit to a different level of our being, nourishing body, mind and soul.” How apt it is to understand the centers.
Now let’s proceed with the 7 chakras starting from the base of the spinal cord.
1] Base chakra, located at the base of the spinal column.
Sanskrit name: Muladhara
Part of the body: Adrenals
Assigned color: white
Petals: 4
Positive vibrations: hope, purity, joy, self-discipline, integration, perfection, nurturing, symmetry etc.
Negative vibrations: hopeless, impurity, chaos, discouragement etc.
Musical instrument: drum, table
This chakra imparts the foundation for the inner and outer development. At this chakra the kundalini enlivens us both physically and spiritually. This chakra connects us with physical world and nature. Therefore balancing this chakra is the fundamental step for our practicality and effectiveness.
One reason why we consider this base chakra as the foundational is that its vitality and health affect all other chakras. How we use the energy at the base center will determine whether the remaining chakras remain dormant or awakened.
The initiation at this level asks us to have care for beings and perform our duties.
Self check about this chakra: - question yourself….
a) Is my spirituality physical?
b) Do I deny myself the things I need? Or do I indulge in things I don’t need?
c) How can I remind myself to look beyond outer trappings to the inner essence?
2] Soul chakra located between the navel and base of the spine.
Sanskrit name: Svadhishthana (=abode of the self).
Part of the body: organs and systems of elimination and reproduction.
Assigned color: Violet
Petals: 6
Positive vibrations: mercy, freedom, forgiveness, justice, diplomacy, revelation, intuition, prophecy, transmutation etc.
Negative vibrations: lack of forgiveness, intolerance, lack of tact, disregard to others, cruelty.
Musical instrument: woodwinds.
With this chakra we make contact with the soul and receive her impressions and guidance. To understand better consider this: - When you have a gut feeling on someone, you will receive soul impression giving you a warning, “it’s not safe to do this now or go for.”
Often these impressions and intuitions are accurate. According to Patricia R. Spadaro human beings challenge is to free their soul to recognize and then fully claim their spiritual inheritance and pattern.
Self check about this chakra: - question yourself….
a) What is the unique mission I am called to fulfill in this life?
b) What parts of my personality do I feel reflect the real me?
c) What habit patterns have I developed that do not support my spiritual growth?
d) Is there someone I need to forgive- for my own liberation and their liberation?
3] Solar plexus located at the navel.
Sanskrit name: Manipura.
Part of the body: digestive system, liver and pancreas.
Assigned color: purple and gold with ruby flecks
Petals: 10
Positive vibrations: peace, brotherhood, selfless service, right desire, balance, harmlessness.
Negative vibrations: agitation, anger, fanaticism, aggression, egoism, fear, anxiety, overindulgence etc.
Musical instrument: organ.
At this stage soul learns to cultivate inner peace and brotherhood. She does this by ‘mastering the emotions’ and desires while dealing with the tests and trials of her karma. Can we identify or feel this chakra’s presence…? Yes. Sometimes most of us feel butterflies in our belly or a wallop of energy from someone who was upset with us, as though we were being punched in the stomach. We were feeling that emotions through this chakra’s energy center.
Feelings like fear, agitation, peace or devotion are filtered through this center. Mastering the emotions doesn’t mean we shouldn’t have any emotion. Emotion (e-motion) is simply the energy in motion. One can use this energy in motion to reflect and amplify the feelings of our soul like staying calm at times of chaos, to inspire or to provoke.
God wants us to master lesson to observe, practice and put the learning to tap life force powers. Remember god will not give us more energy than we can hold in the chalice of our chakras.
Have you ever thought why should we have reserve energy? It’s because when the necessity arises we can send this energy through aura to others or for self. My parents say it’s like taking a loan. If we use this energy for good purpose, god feels his investment is safe and our past karma (bad) is reduced. If we misuse energy through agitations, by misleading others or by evil deeds, then we are mounting up bad karma. Hence god will cut off the supply.
Self check about this chakra: - question yourself….
a) Do I allow myself to indulge in off-balanced emotions?
b) What are my desires giving birth to, and am I happy with what I have created?
c) How can I give back to life the talents and gifts that life has given me?
4] Heart chakra located at the center of the chest.
Sanskrit name: anahata (=unbroken)
Part of the body: heart, thymus, circulatory system.
Color: pink, rose
Petals: 12
Positive vibrations: love, compassion, beauty, selflessness, sensitivity, appreciation, comfort, creativity, charity, generosity etc
Negative vibrations: dislike, hatred, selfish, self pity, negligence etc.
Music instrument: harp
This is the most important energy center in the body. It is the hub of life, physically and spiritually. The energy we receive from the god passes through our heart center before it moves on to nourish the other chakras and systems of our body. Hence as the energy passes from this heart chakra, so do its vibrations. Therefore he/ she should develop love, kindness and compassion to others. On the contrary, if one possesses tainted qualities, then the energy passing through this chakra will supply the vibrations of hatred, dislike to the rest of the chakras. So it is mandatory to start practicing meditation and clearing the imbalances in our behavior and balancing the heart. By doing so, not only will you gain the peace of mind but also abundant strength, vitality and mostly sound health.
Self check about this chakra: - question yourself….
a) Am I able to let go when I need to and let others take their own steps forward?
b) What are the challenging situations in my life, and what am I supposed to learn from them?
c) The next time I find myself in a charged situation, how can I use softness to turn it around?
5] Throat center.
Sanskrit name: vishuddha (pure)
Part of the body: thyroid, lungs and respiratory system.
Color: blue
Petals: 16
Positive vibrations: power, will, faith, protection, direction, courage, obedience etc.
Negative vibrations: control, condemnation, chatter, gossip, human willfulness, impotence, cowardice, doubt etc.
Musical instrument: brass
This is center through which we speak that is in our mind and heart. Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba says that the mastery of the throat chakra is central to our spiritual growth. This also includes not only what we say but how we say it- and what we choose not to say.
Question yourself: Are you practicing the right speech?
Self check about this chakra: - question yourself….
a) Do I allow myself to remain silent if I have nothing valuable to say at the moment?
b) Do I make assumptions and speak before I know the facts?
c) What are the negative beliefs I have about myself that undermine my success?
Our subconscious mind is like a recording machine. It records all the events we learned across the life time, good and bad from the past lives. Surprisingly it plays back all the past like a tape recorder. Hence it is mandatory for one to fill their mind with positive affirmations and vibrations.
6] Third eye located eyebrows.
Sanskrit name: Ajna chakra (to command)
Part of the body: pituitary, portions of the brain.
Color: Emerald green
Petals: 96
Positive vibrations: vision, truth, healing, wholeness, abundance, clarity, constancy, focus, music, science etc.
Negative vibrations: false hood, lack of vision and clarity, mental criticism, inconsistency, spiritual impoverishment etc.
Musical instrument: piano
Through this chakra we can access the power of inner vision to perceive the reality of a situation. Our insights and intuitions are the interior revelations that come to us through this third eye.
When we access the pure power this third eye, we have a clear perception and a clear perspective on life. To master the power of the third eye we must analyze and judge the flashes of genius that come through vision.
It is our duty to lay importance on both sides of our brain to have their say- creative and logic. If someone says about a brilliant idea or thought you feel so excited and refreshing that you can’t resist sharing that feeling to everyone. In that situation instead of just listening and sharing “have you ever given a thought how this happened or given a due consideration.” Why should we take strain to consider this question- because this is the guide for the next step?
Trust yourself and in your intuition. Write down all the ideas and vision that you had in the imagination without analyzing in the first hand.
Attention is the human beings key. “Where one’s attention goes, there goes their energy.” Dr. Wayne Dyte says that what we really, really want, we will get. And what we really, really don’t want, we will get too.
If we want to develop mastery in a certain skill or virtue, we must put our attention on it and we must with draw our attention, our vision, from what does not contribute to our success.
It is a good idea to actively use the power of your inner vision in your spiritual practices. Whenever you meditate or pray, you will get greater results if you visualize the outcome of what you are praying for. See it taking place before your eyes. See the details of those goals as if you were already at the finish line- A new job or home, a loving relationship, the healing of a loved one etc.
Self check about this chakra: - question yourself….
a) What mind sets or stereotypes am I holding onto about myself? About others?
b) Do I try to see others as god sees them?
c) Do I jump into conclusion when dealing with certain people or situations?
7] Crown chakra.
Sanskrit name: Sahasrara (thousand fold)
Part of the body: pituitary or pineal, cerebral cortex, nervous system.
Color: yellow, gold
Petals: 972
Positive vibrations: illumination, wisdom, self-knowledge, understanding, humility, cosmic consciousness, open-mind.
Negative vibrations: intellectual and spiritual pride, vanity, ego-centered, narrow-mind, ignorance.
Musical instrument: strings.
Through this chakra we receive wisdom and enlightenment. The wisdom of the crown, inextricably linked with compassion, impels us to share what we have received with those who need it most.
It is understood that when you wake up in the middle of the night looking for a solution, then remember that you have unlimited access to the knowledge and creativity you need (but only if you are prepared to receive it).
One way we can balance our crown chakra and receive the impulses of the divine intelligence is to slow down and keep the outer mind still. Another way to balance our mind is to invest time in meditation, communicating with god, reading the scriptures and visualizing our imagination.
Self check about this chakra: - question yourself….
a) Do I spend enough time in solitude?
b) Do I honor diversity and try to learn from it?
c) Do I seek to find the common bond that can bring me and others together, or do I dwell on our differences?
Conclusion:
- The more our soul is in touch with her true, spiritual nature, the more positive and accurate the intuitive readings will be.
- The road to self mastery is a continual process of self-examination. We must have the courage to explore how much of our identity is invested in our true, divine nature and how much is invested in our lower nature, our human ego.
- As some 14th century mystic said, “man knows many things; he does not know himself.” Let’s wipe out this statement for ever and dive deep into the love of god.
- Consider all the self check questions. If you sincerely put the effort to get the genuine response from self, then observe the flow of energy in that particular chakra. You will be astonished to sense that you are able to tap the vibrations.
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