Agnya Chakra - Sahaja Yoga Beginner's Guide

The Agnya chakra is the gateway to your Sahasrara chakra (Kingdom of God), which symbolizes the purest spiritual realm. Sahaja Yoga meditation is the simplest way to purify your mind and intentions. It allows your Kundalini energy to pass through the Agnya chakra and into the Sahasrara. The experience is quite miraculous, relieving and joyous as you find yourself connected to the higher power that created the universe.

1. The Agnya chakra is the gateway to your Sahasrara chakra, which symbolizes the purest spiritual realm. Sahaja Yoga meditation is the simplest way to purify your mind and intentions. It allows your Kundalini energy to pass through the Agnya chakra and into the Sahasrara . The experience is quite miraculous, relieving and joyous as you find yourself connected to the higher power that created the universe.  Agnya Chakra/ 3 rd Eye Chakra Beginner’s Guide

2. The Agnya chakra is located in your brain. It is situated within the junction of your optic nerve fibers in the center of your forehead. The vibrations of the Agnya chakra can be felt in your ring fingers.  Qualities :  The color silver represents the Agnya chakra. This chakra is aligned with the essential element of air.  Agnya chakra qualities include: • Forgiveness • Compassion • Humility • Thoughtless awareness • Ego and superego

3. Left Agnya : Qualities:  superego Gross expression:  right temple Place on hand:  left ring finger Manifestations:  conditioning, memories Causes of catch:  harm to self, habits Right Agnya : Qualities:  ego Gross expression:  left temple Place on hand:  right ring finger Manifestations:  ‘I- ness ’ Causes of catch:  wrong ideas about God, worries, harm to others Centre Agnya : Qualities:  forgiveness, resurrection Gross expression:  crossing of optic thalamus (pineal & pituitary glands) Place on hand:  ring fingers Manifestations:  sight, hearing, thought Causes of catch:  roving eyes, bad company Number of petals:  two Element:  light

4. Qualities of Agnya Chakra The primary quality of Agnya is forgiveness . It is through this chakra that you learn to forgive yourself and others for human shortcomings. The Agnya chakra is also referred to as “the third eye.” When energized, this chakra allows you to achieve the thoughtless awareness, or mental silence, that is so essential to rejuvenating meditation . The Agnya chakra is the gateway to your Sahasrara chakra, which symbolizes the purest spiritual realm. Sahaja Yoga meditation is the simplest way to purify your mind and intentions. It allows your Kundalini energy to pass through the Agnya chakra and into the Sahasrara . The experience is quite miraculous, relieving and joyous as you find yourself connected to the higher power that created the universe. 

5. Knowing the Agnya Chakra Your Agnya chakra controls your sight, hearing and thoughts . It also controls your pituitary gland. This essential gland, also known as “the master gland,” regulates all the other endocrine glands and influences your growth, physiological maturation, metabolism and sleep . Many of us spend long hours on the computer as part of our jobs. We also spend a great deal of time in front of the television. Too much visual stimulation can weaken the Agnya chakra. Thankfully, the regular practice of meditation in Sahaja Yoga can alleviate this problem . Your left Agnya is connected to the superego portion of your brain, which retains your memories, experiences, habits and emotions . Your right Agnya is connected to the ego portion of your brain, which focuses on the future through thinking, planning and action. Your ego and superego intersect within the Agnya chakra.

6. Locations where you feel this chakra during meditation

7. Center Agnya Deity :  Lord Jesus Christ (Mother Mary ) Gross (physical) Level:  Crossing of Optic Thalamus (pineal & pituitary glands ) Manifestation (controls):  Sight, hearing, thought Qualities:  Forgiveness, Resurrection, Humility, Compassion No. of Petals:  Two (2) Associated Day:  Sunday Associated Colour:  White Associated Planet:  Sun Associated Element:  Light Associated Gem:  Diamond Associated Symbol:  The Cross Place on hand:  Ring fingers Causes of Catch / Obstruction Roving eyes, lack of foregiveness , bad company.

8. Left Agnya Deity :   Shri Mahavira Manifestation:  Conditionings and memories Qualities :   SuperEgo Gross Level:  Right temple Place on hand:  Left ring finger Causes of Catch Harm to self, self-pity, inability to forgive oneself, living in the past. Shri Mahavira

9. Right Agnya Deity :  Shri Buddha Manifestation:  " I - ness “ Qualities :   Ego Gross Level:  Left temple Place on hand:  Right ring finger Causes of Catch Wrong ideas about God, harm to others, worries , aggression , egoism, futurism. Shri Buddha

10. Shri Mahavira The presiding deity (or role model) of the Left Agnya center is Shri Mahavira , who was the incarnated expression of the SuperEgo of the Virata . His seat is in the SuperEgo in the right temple. He preached non violence to the self and others . His message was very subtle – that one should not harbour violent thoughts, and that through gentleness of mind the SuperEgo was sublimated. He showed man how to rise above the gross mind.

11. Shri Gautam Buddha Shri Buddha is the deity of the Right Agnya , and He expresses the Ego of the Virata , and has His seat in the Ego on the left temple. He spread the message of compassion and non violence . He preached the eightfold path, and taught self balance called the middle path . He revealed the art of piercing the Ego for the ascent of Kundalini .

12. Lord Jesus & Mother Mary En route to the Sahasrara Chakra, the Sushumna Channel passes through the center Agnya Chakra. This is the place of Lord Jesus and Mary. Jesus said the He was the Light of the Path, and it is His Path that leads us to the kingdom of Heaven in the Sahasrara . Through His power of forgiveness He brought redemption to mankind. He came to help man realise his own Ego by allowing Himself to be crucified; great repentance was aroused in man, who could then see the monstrosity of his own Ego and thus realise humility. Jesus then showed true forgiveness . If one sincerely asks for forgiveness it will be given. Not only do we leave the past behind with forgiveness, but we leave our Karmas and Sins behind as well. The Spirit cannot accumulate sin or Karmas (the fruit of past actions) any more then it can accumulate guilt. Once we are beyond the Ego, in the Spirit, we are beyond all of our past actions. The coming of Christ was a major breakthrough in the human Spiritual ascent ; He dissolved all the guilt; sublimated the Ego, taught forgiveness and proclaimed the immortality of the Spirit through His Resurrection. He was born again into the Spirit, and we also are born again into our Spirit, when our Kundalini gives us our second birth.

13. Self-Assessment  If your Agnya chakra is blocked, you may experience an inability to forgive yourself or others. You may also find yourself dwelling on the past or consumed with self-pity. Egoism and aggressiveness are other signs of an Agnya imbalance, as well as an obsession with pornography or distracting sexual fantasies. Worrying , excessive thinking and excessive planning may also indicate a blockage of the Agnya chakra.

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