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His works continue to inspire and educate, offering readers a window into traditional Indian wisdom and practices that enrich the mind and soul.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"chakras-by-harish-johari-9780892817603","title":"Chakras","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRevised and expanded edition of the classic work on chakras by the renowned Indian scholar and tantra practitioner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIncludes full-colour illustrations of the chakras to be used with the meditation exercises in the book and provides the tools necessary to activate these centres of transformative energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the ancient science of tantra, the human body is viewed as the most perfect instrument for the expression of consciousness, a perfection realised through the development of psychic centres known as chakras. 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