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class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> or <b>third eye chakra</b>, is the sixth primary <a href="/wiki/Chakra" title="Chakra">chakra</a> in the body according to <a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindu</a> tradition and signifies the <a href="/wiki/Unconscious_mind" title="Unconscious mind">unconscious mind</a>, the direct link to <a href="/wiki/Brahman" title="Brahman">Brahman</a> (ultimate reality).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The third eye is said to connect people to their <a href="/wiki/Intuition" title="Intuition">intuition</a>, give them the ability to <a href="/wiki/Communicate" class="mw-redirect" title="Communicate">communicate</a> with the world, or help them receive messages from the past and the future.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Location">Location</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajna&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Location"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ajna chakra is located in the center of the forehead between the eyebrows.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVishnudevananda1988[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidFlWbB_muwtUCpgPA298_298]_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVishnudevananda1988[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidFlWbB_muwtUCpgPA298_298]-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is not a part of the physical body but considered to be part of the <a href="/wiki/Prana" title="Prana">pranic</a> system. The location makes it a sacred spot where Hindus apply a <a href="/wiki/Tilaka" title="Tilaka">tilak</a> <a href="/wiki/Bindi_(decoration)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bindi (decoration)">bindi</a> to show reverence for it.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearance">Appearance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajna&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Appearance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Ajna chakra is described as "a diamond-like lotus of two petals, presided by <a href="/wiki/Soham_(Sanskrit)#Hamsa" title="Soham (Sanskrit)">Hamsa</a> Devata, and <a href="/wiki/Central_channel" class="mw-redirect" title="Central channel">Susumna</a> <a href="/wiki/Shakti" title="Shakti">Sakti</a>. It corresponds to the <a href="/wiki/Vij%C3%B1%C4%81na" title="Vijñāna">Vijnana</a> state and <a href="/wiki/V%C4%81c" title="Vāc">Anupama Vak</a>, and to the half <a href="/wiki/Matra_(music)" title="Matra (music)">matra</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pranava" class="mw-redirect" title="Pranava">Pranava</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKaviraj1923_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKaviraj1923-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is said to represent the <a href="/wiki/Nadi_(yoga)" title="Nadi (yoga)">nadis</a> (psychic channels) Ida and Pingala, which meet the central Sushumna nadi before rising to the crown chakra, <a href="/wiki/Sahasrara" title="Sahasrara">Sahasrara</a>. The letter "ham" (हं) is written in white on the left petal and represents <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a>, while the letter "ksham" (क्षं) is written in white on the right petal and represents <a href="/wiki/Shakti" title="Shakti">Shakti</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="This claim needs references to better sources. (July 2020)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Inside the <a href="/wiki/Pericarp" class="mw-redirect" title="Pericarp">pericarp</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Rosary" title="Rosary">rosary</a>, while making the gestures associated with granting boons and dispelling fears. The downward-pointing triangle above her contains a white <a href="/wiki/Lingam" title="Lingam">lingam</a>. This triangle, along with the lotus flower, can represent wisdom.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="This claim needs references to better sources. (December 2022)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Seed_syllable">Seed syllable</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajna&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Seed syllable"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The seed syllables of Ajna are <i>ksham</i><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> and the more well-known <i><a href="/wiki/Om" title="Om">Om</a></i> or <i>Aum</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTED'Angelo2012ch._9_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTED'Angelo2012ch._9-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The mantras are monosyllabic seed sounds (<i>bija</i>) which, when spoken aloud, activate the energy of the respective chakras in order to purify and balance the mind and body. The energy resonates in the chakra associated with the mantra.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVishnudevananda1988[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidFlWbB_muwtUCpgPA292_292-99]_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVishnudevananda1988[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidFlWbB_muwtUCpgPA292_292-99]-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Function">Function</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajna&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Function"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ajna translates as "authority" or "command" (or "perceive").<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> It is considered the eye of intuition and intellect. Its associated sense organ is the mind.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEVishnudevananda1988[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidFlWbB_muwtUCpgPA298_298]_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEVishnudevananda1988[httpsbooksgooglecombooksidFlWbB_muwtUCpgPA298_298]-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajna&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Body_of_light" title="Body of light">Body of light</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chidakasha" title="Chidakasha">Chidakasha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kundalini" title="Kundalini">Kundalini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pineal_gland" title="Pineal gland">Pineal gland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parietal_eye" title="Parietal eye">Parietal eye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_eye" title="Third eye">Third eye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Urna" title="Urna">Urna</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajna&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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Inner Traditions/Bear. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1594774607" title="Special:BookSources/978-1594774607"><bdi>978-1594774607</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Seed+Sounds+for+Tuning+the+Chakras%3A+Vowels%2C+Consonants%2C+and+Syllables+for+Spiritual+Transformation&rft.pub=Inner+Traditions%2FBear&rft.date=2012&rft.isbn=978-1594774607&rft.aulast=D%27Angelo&rft.aufirst=James&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAjna" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFKaviraj1923" class="citation book cs1">Kaviraj, Gopinath (1923). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://shivashakti.com/gorchak"><i>System of Chakras according to Gorakshanatha</i></a>. Princess of Wales Sarasvati Bhavan Series. Vol. II<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2022-12-14</span></span> – via Shivashakti.com.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=System+of+Chakras+according+to+Gorakshanatha&rft.series=Princess+of+Wales+Sarasvati+Bhavan+Series&rft.date=1923&rft.aulast=Kaviraj&rft.aufirst=Gopinath&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fshivashakti.com%2Fgorchak&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAjna" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFVishnudevananda1988" class="citation book cs1">Vishnudevananda, Swami (1988). <i>The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga</i>. Harmony/Rodale. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0517884317" title="Special:BookSources/978-0517884317"><bdi>978-0517884317</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Complete+Illustrated+Book+of+Yoga.&rft.pub=Harmony%2FRodale&rft.date=1988&rft.isbn=978-0517884317&rft.aulast=Vishnudevananda&rft.aufirst=Swami&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAjna" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ajna&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFGoswami1999" class="citation book cs1">Goswami, Shyam Sundar (1999). <i>Layayoga: The Definitive Guide to the Chakras and Kundalini</i>. Inner Traditions/Bear. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0892817665" title="Special:BookSources/978-0892817665"><bdi>978-0892817665</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Layayoga%3A+The+Definitive+Guide+to+the+Chakras+and+Kundalini&rft.pub=Inner+Traditions%2FBear&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=978-0892817665&rft.aulast=Goswami&rft.aufirst=Shyam+Sundar&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAjna" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMaheśvarānanda2004" class="citation book cs1">Maheśvarānanda, Swami (2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.chakras.net/"><i>The Hidden Powers in Humans: Chakras and Kundalinī</i></a>. Austria: Ibera-Verlag - Europ. University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3850521970" title="Special:BookSources/978-3850521970"><bdi>978-3850521970</bdi></a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2022-12-14</span></span> – via Chakras.net.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Hidden+Powers+in+Humans%3A+Chakras+and+Kundalin%C4%AB&rft.place=Austria&rft.pub=Ibera-Verlag+-+Europ.+University+Press&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=978-3850521970&rft.aulast=Mahe%C5%9Bvar%C4%81nanda&rft.aufirst=Swami&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.chakras.net%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAjna" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFVarenne1989" class="citation book cs1">Varenne, Jean (1989). <i>Yoga and the Hindu Tradition</i> (1st Indian ed.). 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