According to ancient teachings, the human body contains centers of spiritual energy known as chakras, with the Kundalini energy resting at the base of the spine in the Muladhara chakra. This energy is said to rise up to the Sahasrara chakra, located at the crown of the head, where it unites with the Shiva principle. The use of specific tantric mantras is employed to awaken and purify the chakras and enable one to have a direct experience of the nature of Shiva and Shakti according to one’s own level of understanding, as well as enable others to experience it too. The body created from the five elements also becomes well-structured and gains spiritual clarity with the understanding of the chakras.