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Definition:
According to Tantric texts, the human body has a number of points from which our
psychic forces flow. These are called "chakra points" Different schools of thought postulate
different actual points and different numbers, although seven is the most common. The
term chakra comes from the Sanskrit cakram, which means "wheel" or "circle."
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