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    Ajna
    Ajna or Agya [1](Sanskrit: आ ा, IAST: Ājñā, IPA: [aːɟɲaː]) or Brow
    [1] or third eye chakra, is the sixth primary chakra in the body

    according to Hindu tradition.[2][3][4] It is a part of the brain which


    can be made more powerful through meditation, yoga and other
    spiritual practices[5][6] just as a muscle is. In Hindu tradition, it
    signifies the subconscious mind, the direct link to the brahman.
    While a person's two eyes see the physical world, the third eye is
    believed to reveal insights about the future. The third eye chakra is
    said to connect people to their intuition, give them the ability to
    communicate with the world, or help them receive messages from
    the past and the future.[7][8][9][10][11]
    Ajna (Agya) mandala

    Contents
    Location
    Appearance
    Seed syllable
    Function
    See also
    References

    Location
    The Ajna chakra is located in the center of the forehead between the eyebrows. It is not a part of the
    physical body but considered to be the part of Pranic system. The location makes it a sacred spot where
    Hindus apply a vermilion bindi to show reverence for it. The Ajna chakra is correspondent with the
    pineal gland.

    Appearance
    Ajna is described as a transparent lotus flower with two white petals, said to represent the nadis (psychic
    channels) Ida and Pingala, which meet the central Sushumna nadi before rising to the crown chakra,
    Sahasrara. The letter "ham" (हं ) is written in white on the left petal and represents Shiva, while the letter
    "ksham" ( ं) is written in white on the right petal and represents Shakti.[12]

    Inside the pericarp of the flower is the hakini Shakti. It is depicted with a white moon, six faces, and six
    arms holding a book, a skull, a drum, and a rosary, while making the gestures associated with granting
    boons and dispelling fears. The downward-pointing triangle above her contains a white lingam. This
    triangle, along with the lotus flower, can represent wisdom.[13] In some systems the deity

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    Ardhanarishvara, a hermaphrodite form Shiva-Shakti, resides within the lingam and symbolizes the
    duality of subject and object. This sixth chakra of our energy body is also connected with the sixth layer
    of our aura, known as the celestial layer in aura science.

    Seed syllable
    The seed syllable of Ajna is Ksham and the more well known, Om, or
    "Pranava Om", which is believed to be the basic sound of the world
    and contains all other sounds. It is considered the supreme sound of
    the universe.[14] The Bīja mantras are monosyllabic seed sounds
    which, when they are spoken aloud, activate the energy of the chakras
    in order to purify and balance the mind and body. The energy
    resonates in the chakra associated with the mantra, helping the
    speaker become aware of their body's needs.[15]
    Traditional Hindu diagram of third
    Function eye chakra

    Ajna translates as "authority" or "command" (or "perceive") and is


    considered the eye of intuition and intellect. Its associated sense organ is the brain.[16][17][18]

    See also
    Kundalini
    Pineal gland
    Parietal eye
    Third eye

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