Agnya Chakra
Deity: Lord Jesus Christ (Mother Mary), Shri Buddha,
Shri Mahavira.
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.
Mythology
The presiding Deity (or role model) of the left Agnya
Chakra is Shri Mahavira, of the right, Shri Buddha and
the centre is Shri Jesus. All of these great Deities
preached the fundamental truths of forgiveness, balanced
gentle thought and the ultimate goal of us attaining the
eternal Spirit over the complex illusions of the mind. The
Spirit is beyond thought, beyond Karma, beyond sin.
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.