What feelings block the chakras?

The cartoon show 'Avatar: the air bender' is a kids show that teaches about the subtle energy and the true potential that we all have. In one episode, the Avatar goes to a master to open his chakras. The master describes -
1st Earth Chakra is about SURVIVAL instinct and is blocked by FEAR (100)
2nd Water Chakra is about PLEASURE and is blocked by GUILT (30).
3rd Fire Chakra is your WILLPOWER and is blocked by SHAME / DISAPPOINTMENT (20).
4th Heart Chakra is about unconditional LOVE and is blocked by GRIEF / LOSS (75)
5th Sound Chakra is about TRUTH and is blocked by LIES that we tell ourselves. We have to accept who we are.
6th Light Chakra is about INSIGHT and is blocked by ILLUSION. Get rid of the illusion that you are separate. Don't see the duality but the connectedness.
7th Thought Chakra is blocked by earthly ATTACHMENTS. Learn to let go.

Energy level and corresponding emotions/ attitudes, according to David R. Hawkings.
20 Shame
30 Guilt
50 Apathy
75 Grief
100 Fear
125 Desire
150 Anger
175 Pride
200 Courage
250 Neutrality
310 Willingness
350 Acceptance
400 Reason
500 Love
540 Joy
600 Peace
700-1000 Enlightenment


http://howtoopenchakras.com  This website helps you diagnose which blocked chakras are responsible for the different problems you may be experiencing. Please visit this site for further help. The material below is copied as is on the site -

Please take a moment and reflect on some of the challenges you’ve experienced this past year,month,week, or even this very day.

• Are you experiencing problems with your physical health?
• Do you find yourself procrastinating all the time and never seem to accomplish your goals?
• Is money issues or your home a constant trigger of stress and anxiety for you?
• Do you physically hurt yourself?
• Have you ever attempted or contemplated suicide?

If you answered “yes” to any of the questions above, your troubles may be caused by a blocked or unbalanced root chakra.

• Do you find yourself emotionally unstable?
• Do you tend to hide or control your feelings?
• Are you lacking creativity and the ability to think outside the box?
• Is it difficult for you to be open to intimacy?
• Do you have sexual issues such as impotence?
• Is it difficult for you to live in the present moment?

If you answered “yes” to any of the questions above, you may have a blocked or unbalanced sacral chakra.

• Do you seem to have a lack of focus in life and an inability to concentrate?
• Are you constantly worried about what other people think?
• Do you seem to have a lack of self-esteem and confidence in yourself?
• Is your mind often clouded and you find it hard to make decisions?
• Do you find yourself taking on more responsibility than you can reasonably handle?
• Are you often obsessed with making sure everything you do is perfect?
• Is it difficult for you to be alone?

If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, your trouble may be linked to your navel chakra.

• Do you have difficulty accepting yourself the way you are or lack self-love?
• Are you experiencing a lack of freedom in your life?
• Do you have difficulty making up your mind and find yourself indecisive?
• Are you always saying “yes” to other people’s demands and requests?
• Is it difficult for you to “put your foot down” and simply say “no” to people?
• Do you fear rejection or being abandoned by other people?
• Do you struggle with jealousy and find yourself envious of others?

If you answered “yes” to any of the above questions, you may need to open or balance your heart chakra.

• Do you have difficulty expressing yourself and your beliefs?
• Do you lack trust in others?
• Does your life lack organization?
• Do you constantly worry about financial security and constantly chase material things?
• Are you shy by nature and have trouble holding a conversation with other people?

If you answered “yes” to any of the questions above, this could be linked to a blocked or unbalanced throat chakra.

• Do you lack intuition or insight in life?
• Are you constantly hanging onto negative thoughts and find it difficult to overcome fear or anxiety?
• Do you find yourself living in a fantasy or dream world and not in reality?
• Do you struggle with depression or always feel lonely?
• Are you too hard on yourself and lack self-pride?

If you answered “yes” to any of the questions above, you may need to open or balance your third eye chakra.

• Does your life lack spirituality or a connection to God?
• Do you lack a sense of purpose in life?
• Do you lack faith in any religion or form of spirituality because you are too caught up with yourself or ego?

If you answered “yes” to any of the questions above, you may need to open or balance your crown chakra.

Hopefully you are now able to properly diagnose yourself, and identify which of your chakras are blocked or unbalanced. This is the first step in overcoming any challenges you may be experiencing.

All there is left to do now is learn how to open your chakras and properly balance them.

There are many different methods to do this including kundalini yoga,mantra chanting, and even meditation.

The website http://www.666blacksun.com/Open_Blocked_Chakras.html gives simple ways to open your chakras.

I do the chakra breathing. Know the chakra points and breath into each point at a time and feel the chakra expanding with each breath. You could visualise your breath as a poking stick touching the chakra point from the spine and going out from the front or vise-versa. The point is to activate energy in that area. 

At the beginning of your meditation, start with the base chakra and activate all chakras one by one with equal number of breaths on each point. Then focus on a specific chakra that you feel is blocked more than others. I followed Samuel Sagan's advice and focused on my 3rd eye 1st. Then I realised that Guru Nanak's advice was to open the HEART chakra, so I focused on that. For some time, I was focusing on the 3rd eye, heart and 7th chakra. Little did I know then, that the bottom chakras are equally important.


Opening the bottom two chakras without opening the 3rd eye can be very dangerous as they are related to survival and sex. Most people have these chakras open anyway. However, if you only focus on the top three chakras, without activating the bottom chakras, you can feel disoriented and not interested in the worldly affairs. This feeling can ruin your married life as you will have no interest in family matters etc. If your partner is not into meditation, he/she will not understand what you are going through. Sometimes, this feeling is called spiritual depression. It is not a desirable situation either. 


Do not forget to slightly close the chakras, at the end of your meditation; otherwise you will become extra sensitive to other people's energies and also become vulnerable to psychic attacks. I have made this mistake as well, so I know it well now.