Lord Shiva, Buddha, Sri Amit Ray, Shri Gorakhnath, Purnananda Swami, Saraha, Kabir Das, Tirumular, Sir John Woodroffe, Abraham Maslow, and Curl Jung are common names associated with the inventions of the chakras. But who discovered them? — In this fascinating study of the origins of chakras, many historian reveals that there is no historical, or even theological, basis for the orthodox view that the chakras are the words from God. Rather chakras were invented for providing scientific foundation of integrating body, mind and soul.