Agnya Chakra
Sahaja Yoga
Session Seven
Physical counterpart: Optic Chiasma (pineal/pituitary)
Looks after: Sight, hearing, thought, memories, I-ness.
Qualities: Forgiveness, resurrection, humility.
No of Petals: Two (2)
Day: Sunday Colour: White Element: Light
Gem: Diamond Symbol: The Cross
The Agnya Chakra is situated in the centre of the area of the brain. It acts as the gateway to the Sahasrara Chakra by stopping the rise of the Kundalini if there are any impurities in the mind. When the Kundalini does pass through this Chakra, however, our thought waves elongate so that the space between any two thoughts grows wider. This space is silence, and as the petals of the Chakra open, the silence spreads outwards, pushing our thoughts to the periphery of our awareness. This is where the state of Thoughtless Awareness originates. In this state we actually feel the profound peace, the stillness, which is at the heart of creation.
Quality
The primary quality of the Agnya Chakra is forgiveness, for without this forbearance we cannot progress beyond our Ego and become the Spirit. The Ego is a creature of action. It thrives on doing - on punishing for a wrong, on effecting a change, on obtaining a desire. By practising forbearance, we slow down the fuel of the Ego, we force the Ego to wait. By so doing our Spirit then has the time to shine through in our action, and the true course becomes manifest. Once we see that anger is self-destructive, that it is we who suffer as a result of this emotion, then it becomes easy to forgive
The Agnya also sits at the crucial fulcrum of our thinking engine, the mind. The mind is divided into Ego and SuperEgo, two aspects that ultimately isolate us from our Spirit. We don’t have to destroy our ego in order to evolve – it is very useful, for without it we would not be able to act at all – but we need to bring it into a balanced relationship within the our subtle system, so that the Spirit can start to shine in our personality and the Kundalini can pass through into the Sahasrara Chakra and effect our Yoga, our union.
We can never fight our ego – fighting requires action, the action is ego, therefore ego fights ego! But we can bring it into balance by watching it, by using humour, by allowing the power of our heart to counterbalance its excesses. In similar ways our SuperEgo, the conditionings which come from our past relationships and environment, has to be brought into balance with the system otherwise we become suffocated by a judgmental and emotional turmoil within our minds. We can do this if we stop indulging in our past, and start to enjoy the joys of the present moment more.
Gross Physical Aspect
Amongst other things, the Agnya Chakra governs our sight. We should therefore respect the eyes as a gift with which the beauty of the Divine creation is revealed to us. We should not waste or abuse that gift. We should try and avoid squandering our vision and Attention on the grosser aspects of this material world and deliberately encourage ourselves to take time out to enjoy the natural beauty of things like the sky, trees or grass, or even look at a naked flame as a means of cleansing this centre.
A weak Agnya may show up as : Headaches, shoulder pain or problems with the memory.
Causes of problems with the Agnya Chakra
Left Side: Self pity, living in the past, harm to self.
Right Side: Worries, aggression, egoism, harm to others
Centre: Roving eyes, inappropriate relationships
To help clear any problems of this Chakra we can:
Use the elements
Look at a naked flame to clear the centre.
In severe cases use camphor treatment on the back of the head for back/left Agnya.
Look at Nature, smell flowers, bathe centre in sunlight.
Right side problem: Realise that you are not the doer (say ‘I am not the doer of anything’). Raise the left side energy into the right side 108 times during meditation.
Left Side problem: Raise the right side energy into the left.
Affirmations
Mother, I forgive everyone including myself.
Mother You do everything I do nothing
Mother, please forgive me for anything I may have done against my Spirit.
General Advice
For the left/back Agnya, do not dwell in the past. Stop indulging and start living for the moment.
Front Agnya: Let go of futuristic and fanatical tendencies
Stop all meditative activities specifically involving the Agnya – i.e. visualisation, hypnosis, clairvoyance.
In general forgive everyone without discrimination, from the heart and sincerely.
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Chakra information
Chakra Cause of Obstruction Clearing Technique
7. Sahasrara Atheism, Doubt in God Clear all other Chakras and
massage head, moving scalp
6. Agnya Unforgiving nature, Ego Say ‘I forgive’, look at candle flame.
Can also look at green grass or sky.
5. Vishuddhi Lack of respect, feeling guilty, Talk sweetly. Say ‘I am not guilty’.
arrogance Take care of teeth and gums.
4. Heart Excessive physical activity, Take 3 deep breaths, also try and
insecurity. meditate with right hand on heart.
3. Nabhi Family, household worries, Footsoak, meditate with ice pack on
drugs. liver
2. Swadhistan Too much thinking, over Footsoak, ice pack on liver.
creativity, false teachings.
1. Mooladhara Lack of innocence and Sitting on the earth.
over indulgence
NB These are just a sample of the possible problems and methods of clearing the Chakras, more detailed information can be obtained from your Sahaja Yoga meeting or centre.
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