{"id":7816,"date":"2026-08-08T09:59:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/?p=7816"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:59:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:59:49","slug":"ajna-chakra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogamatsya.com\/en\/ajna-chakra\/","title":{"rendered":"Ajna Chakra"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u0100J\u00d1\u0100 Chakra<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The lotus called \u0100j\u00f1\u0101 is like the beautiful white moon. On its two petals are the syllables Ha and K\u1e63a, which are also white and enhance its beauty. <\/em><\/p>\n

It radiates with the radiance of meditation (Dhy\u0101na).<\/em><\/p>\n

\u1e62a\u1e6d-Cakra-Nir\u016bpa\u1e47a<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u0100j\u00f1\u0101<\/em> means \u201cthe command\u201d and is the place where the will of reality becomes visible; from there, the world commands its own existence.<\/p>\n

It is a place of unity where one\u2019s own will and the will of the world become one. When one\u2019s own will becomes one with that of the world, the path to right living and action becomes clear. The insight into how one should live and act is the ideal\u2014and thus divine\u2014path, and in a certain sense, the divine commandment. <\/p>\n

However, this commandment is not one that God demands or pronounces. It is simply the way things are. The world dictates this \u201cway of being.\u201d<\/strong> It is more compelling than any will or desire; what is, is always as it is.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Reality speaks for itself through its very existence; it needs no words.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u0100j\u00f1\u0101<\/em> is a state of meditative trance in which one penetrates into absolute emptiness as the source of all existence. This emptiness is ecstatic<\/strong>; it is not only pure emptiness (\u015b\u016bnyat\u0101)<\/em> but also total fullness (p\u016br\u1e47atva).<\/em> By fully embracing that which is nothing at all, what everything truly is becomes visible. For all being is completely contained within non-being.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Only when you are completely still can you truly hear what the world has to say; when you are ready to die, you are ready to truly live.<\/em><\/p>\n

The deeper one goes into emptiness, the greater the attraction to the highest fullness becomes. These two are connected, for the highest emptiness of the \u0101j\u00f1\u0101 chakra<\/em> is underpinned by an almost unbearable intensity of ecstasy<\/em>. The joy of everything that will ever be, all desires that will ever be felt, all love that seeks to and will give birth to more love\u2014all of this slumbers within the matrix of this supreme emptiness. <\/p>\n

This dance\u2014at once empty and full, ecstatic\u2014is the \u0101j\u00f1\u0101 chakra.<\/em><\/p>\n

The world is shaped by the interplay of two currents\u2014one that flows downward and one that strives upward. One is i\u1e0d\u0101,<\/em> the nourishing moon that flows down into manifestation, and the other is pi\u1e45gal\u0101,<\/em> the power of the sun that strives upward into the subtle realm. \u0100j\u00f1\u0101<\/em> is the gateway to these two forces, creation and dissolution. \u0100j\u00f1\u0101 is the explosion of all being from a single, dimensionless point (bindu). This explosion\u2014the emergence of all things into being\u2014is the ecstasy of \u0101j\u00f1\u0101,<\/em> an orgasmic joy experienced during meditation on \u0101j\u00f1\u0101<\/em>. <\/p>\n

\u0100j\u00f1\u0101<\/em> is described as V\u0101r\u0101\u1e47as\u012b<\/em>, or Benares, the city situated between India\u2019s two sacred rivers. These rivers represent the waters of light and darkness that flow down from the sacred mountains. This metaphor stands for i\u1e0d\u0101<\/em> and pi\u1e45gal\u0101,<\/em> the two rivers that flow down from the one su\u1e63umn\u0101\u2014<\/em> the sacred mountain and central channel of consciousness.
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\u0100j\u00f1\u0101<\/em> lies between these two rivers and is thus the space free from the influences of i\u1e0d\u0101<\/em> (the inner mind) and pi\u1e45gal\u0101<\/em> (outer objectivity). These two forces represent the sensory world, life and death, and all the elements contained within them. \u0100j\u00f1\u0101 is thus the place where duality ends\u2014<\/strong> the end of death and also of birth.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

When the entire world dissolves into meditation, the Self becomes absorbed in the world. Then the Self dances joyfully away. This meditative absorption in the Ultimate is unity; it is dhy\u0101na.<\/em> It is the death of what one desires, in order to truly live as what one is. <\/p>\n

To be empty of oneself, yet filled with true being.<\/em><\/p>\n

At the point where the nadis converge at \u0101j\u00f1\u0101<\/em> lies rudragranthi,<\/em> which is transcended by the power of icch\u0101\u015bakti<\/em> \u2014the supreme will. Rudragranthi is the place of attachment to the Self. This attachment can only be overcome if its dissolution is an act of joy. How could one ever let go if one did not know that one is held by the hand of God? <\/p>\n

Deep down, we know that joy is our true nature. Dissolving into joy and letting go, therefore, means entering into a greater state of being. It is not the destruction of the self; it is its expansion into a greater form. Joy is its home. <\/p>\n

Therefore, in the presence of this gift, the limited self dissolves without resistance. This eternal joy is like the cosmic water from which all things spring, and symbolizes the orgasmic source of the world.<\/strong> It is personified by Mah\u0101 Lak\u1e63m\u012b, the one and eternal great abundance.<\/strong> <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Active:<\/strong> Joy, knowing the unknown, recognizing the mystery, clairvoyance, ecstasy, indifference to everything. Spontaneous meditation. <\/p>\n

Meaning:<\/strong> The command<\/p>\n

Mantra:<\/strong> O\u1e43, O\u1e43 Mah\u0101lak\u1e63m\u012b nama\u1e25<\/em><\/p>\n

Element B\u012bja:<\/strong> Energy (Ha\u1e43\/K\u1e63a\u1e43<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Aspect of icch\u0101\u015bakti:<\/em><\/strong> Eternal Water\u2014 Mah\u0101 Lak\u1e63m\u012b<\/em><\/p>\n

Age:<\/strong> 35\u201342 years<\/p>\n

Anatomy:<\/strong> Behind the eyebrows, in the center of the skull\/pituitary gland. Also called bhr\u016bmadhya<\/em>. <\/p>\n

Symbolism:<\/strong> A white lotus with two petals, a silver disc, and a black li\u1e45ga.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Exercise for the Heart Chakra<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Here in our download section<\/a>, you'll find the \"Anahata Kriya<\/strong>\" exercise. This exercise is a way to honor and awaken the energy of the heart chakra. <\/p>\n

All the exercises are hand-illustrated and lovingly designed. They will enrich and deepen your yoga practice. Come join us and practice with us! All the best! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Learn more about the chakras here<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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A journey through the chakras is a journey to yourself.<\/p>\n

In this book<\/a>, we also explore the roots of Kundalini Yoga and yogic anatomy, and we discover the secrets of the koshas, prana, and the Trinity of the Goddess.<\/p>\n

These profound practices, visions and insights into yogic anatomy and chakras will inspire and enrich any yoga practice.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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