Agya chakra – More details on the Third Eye
Agya Chakra is the point of confluence where the three main nadis or forces- ida, pingala and sushumna merge into one stream of consciousness and flow up to sahasrara, the crown center. In mythology, these three nadis are represettted by three great rivers- Ganga (ida), Jamuna (pingala) and Saraswati (a subterranean current which represents Sushumna).
These three great rivers converge at a place called Prayag or Triveni which is near present day Allahabad. Hindus believe that every twelve years, when the sun is in Aquarius, if one takes a dip at the point of confluence, he or she will be purified. This place of confluence corresponds symbolically to ajna chakra.
When the mind is concentrated at this conjunction, transformation of individual consciousness is brought about by the merging of the three great forces. Individual consciousness is mainly comprised of ego, and it is on account of ego that we are aware of dualities. As long as there is duality there cannot be samadhi; as long as you remember yourself you cannot get out of yourself.
Although there are experiences of trance in the other chakras, there is no merger of the individual ego with the cosmic ego. All throughout you find you are trying to assert yourself behind all the experiences you are having, but when ida and pingala unite with sushumna in ajna chakra, you lose yourself completely. I do not mean that you become unconscious.
Your awareness expands and becomes homogeneous. The individual awareness falls flat and you completely transcend the realm of duality. Thus ajna chakra is a very important center, which you must experience in order to bring about purification of the mind. Once the mind is purified the experience and awakening of the other chakras can pro
ceed.
There is a certain problem with the awakening of the other chakras. Each one contains a store of karmas or samskaras, both good and bad, positive and negative, painful and pleasant. The awakening of any chakra will bring to the surface an explosion or expression of these karmas, and not everybody is prepared or ready to face them. Only those who have reason and understanding can cope. Therefore it is said that before you start awakening and manifesting the great force it is bestt to purify the mind at the point of Confluence. Then, with a purified mind, you can awaken all the other chakras
So it is very important to awaken the Ajna chakra as part of your Yogic Sadhna