Granthis v. Bandhas

Vhal · Nov 3, 2020

I was reading about Granthis and Bandhas and I’ve quite confused about what they really are.

On the JOS website, the Granthis are described as the knots or blocked chakras that are the 2nd chakra, the throat chakra, and the ajna chakra (though maintainstream media claims the blocked chakras are the root chakra, the heart chakra, and the third eye). I also looked at Lady Astarte’s 8-Fold Path of Development and saw that it mentioend working on the Bandhas; the energy locks to stimulate the the serpent.

I tried finding other websites to further figure out what the bandhas were, and I found articles that made me think the granthis and bandhas were the same thing. The reason I concluded this was because the websites essentially say the bandhas and granthis are the same chakras listed, or the same SET of chakras.

It’s a bit confusing for me to analyze it because I know mainstream media with yoga and the chakras is incredibly warped. I was wondering if someone could clear the difference of bandhas and granthis.

I found these websites:
The Bandhas and the Granthis:
https://yogalinda.es/en/blog/the-bandhas-and-the-granthis

The Four Main Bandhas: http://www.ekhartyoga.com/articles/practice/the-four-main-bandhas

The 3 Granthis, Three Knots:
http://www.sanjeeva.net/the-3granthis.html

Gearshift · Nov 4, 2020

That's old information on the granthis or knots of the soul. Svadisthana(Sacral), Vishuddi(Throat), and Sahasrara(crown).

Granthis = Knots of the soul
Bandhas = locks which are used in various pranayama exercises for certain properties involving locking the energy down or activating specific regions to change the energy or keep the energy in a certain region.

Mulh band root or anal lock another one is Jhalandara bandha or chin-lock.

Completely different things.

Bandhas are actual physical movements you perform to affect yourself during pranayama.

Darkmyth · Nov 4, 2020

Vhal said:
I was reading about Granthis and Bandhas and I’ve quite confused about what they really are.

On the JOS website, the Granthis are described as the knots or blocked chakras that are the 2nd chakra, the throat chakra, and the ajna chakra (though maintainstream media claims the blocked chakras are the root chakra, the heart chakra, and the third eye). I also looked at Lady Astarte’s 8-Fold Path of Development and saw that it mentioend working on the Bandhas; the energy locks to stimulate the the serpent.

I tried finding other websites to further figure out what the bandhas were, and I found articles that made me think the granthis and bandhas were the same thing. The reason I concluded this was because the websites essentially say the bandhas and granthis are the same chakras listed, or the same SET of chakras.

It’s a bit confusing for me to analyze it because I know mainstream media with yoga and the chakras is incredibly warped. I was wondering if someone could clear the difference of bandhas and granthis.

I found these websites:
The Bandhas and the Granthis:
https://yogalinda.es/en/blog/the-bandhas-and-the-granthis

The Four Main Bandhas: http://www.ekhartyoga.com/articles/practice/the-four-main-bandhas

The 3 Granthis, Three Knots:
http://www.sanjeeva.net/the-3granthis.html

bandhas are used for directing or amplify energy. An example is the moola bandha which is when you contract the anus. Its function is to direct the energy upwards. There are many more bandhas usually just practiced with breathing exercises, chakra work or even yoga. Granthis on the other hands are knots in the soul that are needed to be specically unlocked for the safe awakening and ascension of the kundalini from the best of my understanding. 1st granthi being the sacral chakra 2nd being the throat chakra and 3rd being the crown chakra. Its often said the last granthi (crown chakra) is often harder to open, but honestly its easier to open once the third eye is completely open.

i hope this helped.

Username · Nov 4, 2020

Third eye is not a chakra.

Mainstream media is jewish/enemy media.

Who do you think is more credible?
The Jos site which is filled with precious meditation knowledge which gets attacked often or any other sites.
Do not underestimate the value of the knowledge you gain here just because you can easily access it like any other sites.

That said its a good quality to cultivate a habit of not believing in anything blindly. Here, I only advise you to be careful of knowledge outside of jos. Also, stressing the importance of knowledge shared here.

Aquarius · Nov 4, 2020

Bandhas are positions in which you put yourself to direct energy in a specific way.

For example the mula bhanda is the contraction of your perineum and abdominals so that energy will be directed up your spine.

The Granthis are chakras that are more difficult to open and need to be fully opened before raising the serpent.

Vhal · Nov 5, 2020

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Thank you all for helping!

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I know that mainstream is warped and jwsh, I was just using it to further prove that I was confused about the differences. I know that the JoS website has trusting info, it just didn't elaborate very well on what the bandhas were. Thank you anyway!

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