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AJNA CHAKRA - THE EYE OF INNER VISION
The real opening of the third eye equals the combination of analysis and discrimination, characterizing the right hemisphere of the brain, with the opening of and direct access to the intuitive world, characterizing the left hemisphere of the brain.

This means ending both sterile intellectualization and the superstition of fantasy like "premonitions". The awakening of Ajna Chakra is the harmonious union of these two ways of knowledge into one.

On the path of spiritual evolution, the devotee who aspires to reach supreme perfection will gradually progress through various mental levels, which are identified by the great yogis as follows: the ordinary mental, the superior mental, the illuminated mental, the intuitive mental and the supra-mental.

These different levels correspond to deeper and deeper awakenings of the consciousness and allow access to increasingly elevated mental levels.

From a fragmented vision of reality, one can gradually reach a sublime overall view. On this superior level, there is a constant state of enthusiasm and happiness, accompanied by a spontaneous blossoming of one's own creative capacities.

It is also known that the awakening and harmonious activation of Ajna Chakra leads to control of the sexual energies corresponding to the second center of force, Svadhishthana Chakra.

The perception corresponding to the sixth center of force is a global, unifying and divine one. The person that reaches this high level of consciousness contemplates phenomena, things and creatures not only by their appearances, but also by their essence, understanding their very source of being and manifestation.

"Each time I try to describe the spiritual states and visions I experience when I pass through this place ( Vishuddha Chakra) and attempt to climb higher, at the very moment I think about them, my mind seems to evaporate into the infinite and makes any description of this level impossible.

However, in the case in which a certain person reaches the level of consciousness belonging to Ajna Chakra, remains focused there, then that person has the direct knowledge of the Supreme Self (Atman) . For this person, there is only a transparent veil, like silk, separating him/her from the Supreme Self.

The Supreme Self is so close then, that one might think they are one with It. Even so, the total union with God has not happened yet, but it is extremely close and will follow soon." (Ramakrishna)

For a better understanding of this center of force, we have prepared a set of terms:

Genius - gift inherited from a previous existence, exceptional creative mental capacity in a field. In ancient times, genius usually meant, as Socrates confesses before the Athenian court, that inner voice that guides the existential trajectory of special people.

Later on, genius referred to the unique vocation in performing certain works of art, works that are close to perfection, competing with the perfection of nature itself. The works of Mr. Kant include the usually include the term genius in the aforementioned way.

It usually designates the highest degree of natural endowment, with spontaneity, fantasy, intelligence and the capacity of understanding the deeper meaning of the world coupled with self-giving, sensitivity, intuition and so on.


Intelligence - a term that characterizes the insight and the characteristic function of the mind to quickly establish connections between various aspects of manifestation. This is also what the etymology of the word "intelligence" suggests: "inter-legere", uniting two senses, that of discriminating and that of connecting.


Self-control: the mechanism and the mental capacity of following one's own behavior, especially of one's impulsive reactions, to ponder, change or stop these reactions and to come back to normal. Self-control is a fundamental aspect of yoga.


Self-observation: superior trait of the consciousness through which the human being systematically follows the development of his/her own personality. It needs to be directed upon both spiritual ideas and experiences, as well as upon the complex effects derived from them.

Objectivity, self-criticism and increased exigency are necessary conditions to turn self-observation into an effective means of self-education in the yogic practice.


Introspection: view or perception oriented towards the interior, towards one's own states and inner experiences. Above all, this term defines a real, genuine phenomenon or dimension of the psyche.

In the perception of the object is also included the self-perception of the observer. In the knowledge of the world is also implied the knowledge of one's self. Self-awareness and the awareness of the world are impossible to be separated. The inner experiences reunite the inner part of one's own being with the outer part.

Introspection is an important method in yoga, because with it one becomes aware of, and can examine and describe one's own mental and inner spiritual experiences. Through superior introspection, the human being can easily reach the revelation of the Supreme Self (Atman).

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