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The chakras are psychic power centres in the
subtle body revealed by the great yogis of India. Imbalances in the chakras
caused by stress, wrong thinking and trauma, lead to obstruction in flow of
psychic energy. Cleaning up of the Moolaadhaara, the root chakra at the base of
the spine, gives health, wealth, zest for life, sexual fulfillment, and
happiness. Listening with a quiet mind to raga Bilawal, as played in this album,
balances the chakra and facilitates smooth energy flow and cures many ailments.
The Moolaadhaara is the pivot of material life, represents the element earth and
roots the subtle spiritual consciousness in the world. Its health signifies a
firm anchoring in the physical world. The raga is essayed as spiritual
contemplation by Pandit Pandurang Parate, a respected sitarist of the Tanras
gharana. ** Pandit Pandurang Parate (born 1946) is a noted sitar and surbahar
player. His early training began with Swami Bapuraoji of Hyderabad. It continued
rigorously for many years under the eminent ustad Munnu Miakhan Beenkar of
Indore. Later he took guidance from Ustad Waheed Khan and Pandit Ravi Shanker.
Recipient of gold medal from the Lalit Kala Akademi, he worked in AIR, Madras as
staff artiste in the National
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