Ajna chakra is the (mental) “command center.” It is the sixth energy center in the human being, located in the middle of the forehead. Ajna represents intelligence, deep insight, and connection with the cosmic mind. It also coordinates all the chakras below it. This chakra is so named because it represents the level of awareness and harmony where it is possible for direct mind-to-mind communication between two people.
Ajna chakra is known as the center of siddhis (paranormal psychic powers), which include clairvoyance and telepathy. Through yoga practice, various siddhis can arise (according to the inclinations of the individual), but we should not become attached to them. Attachment to siddhis is the great hindrance related to ajna chakra, and it creates the third knot (Rudra Granthi, the knot of Rudra). This knot can be pierced by the power of vairagya (detachment).
Ajna chakra represents an elevated level of awareness (known in Sanskrit as tapah loka), the level where the vestiges of imperfection are burned away. Here lies the “sword of discrimination” with which we can tear away all the veils of illusion and false identification. That is why it is also known as the “burning of karma center.” At this level, the mind becomes a perfect instrument for Self-revelation. It represents the level of awareness where we begin to realize the essence behind all visible things. When the mind becomes as clear as a diamond it reflects its own Source, the Self, as the Witness Consciousness. We become the unmoving witness of all events, including those of our own mind and body. Though involved, passively or intensely in lila (the play of life), we merely observe.
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The pineal and pituitary glands
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- the control and command center,
- the seat of the intellect,
- one-pointedness, the center of the “light of the Self” (consciousness expressed as pure light),
- the center of wisdom, discrimination, direct knowledge, extrasensory perception, precognition, clairvoyance, out-of-body experiences, and mystical visions.
When this chakra is awakened, the fickleness of the individual mind is dispersed and the meaning and significance of symbols flashes into perception.
The triggering point is in the center of the brain at the top of the spine (in the region of the medulla oblongata and the pineal gland). The associated reflection areas are in the middle of the forehead and between the eyebrows.
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Thought
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Brain
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Ajna chakra is the command center, which means that those who awaken it have control over thoughts, emotions, and prana. Their intentions are almost automatically translated into fruition and they are able to freely send prana to specific areas of the body via the power of the mind.
Ajna Chakra Is Known by Many Names:
* It is called the “Eye of Intuition” because of the sharpness and clarity of perception that we get once this chakra is awakened.
* It is called Guru Chakra because gurus bring insights and inspiration to their disciples through this center, uniting their minds with those of their disciples.
* In the Hindu tradition, ajna chakra is called Divya Chakshu (the “Divine Eye”) or Jnana Chakshu (the “Eye of Knowledge”), as it is the gate through which spiritual aspirants receive revelations and insights into the nature of Reality.
* It is also called the “Eye of Shiva” or in other words, the eye of consciousness.
* Its most common name is the “Third Eye”—the psychic eye that is located in the middle of the forehead. It is the eye that looks inwards.