I've wondered this for some time. There are many similarities and overlaps in the Taoist/Chinese and Yogic/Indian models of the body's energy system and primary energy centres.
Do you consider the dantiens to be essentially the same as the chakras? Obviously, the middle and upper dantiens seem to correspond with the location of the fourth (anhata) and sixth chakras (ajna) in the yogic system.
Does this mean the lower dantien is equivalent to the second chakra (svadhisthana)? Both have approximately the same location in the body.
Or are the chakras and dantiens different in terms of what they are and what they do?
My feel is the chakras are energy regulators and the dantiens serve as kind of batteries or storehouses for energy.
Any thoughts would be appreciated
