Ajna — Third Eye Chakra, Command Center

Ajna (ajna = command, authority) is the sixth chakra, the dvidal-padma (two-petaled lotus) located at the bhru-madhya (space between the eyebrows), the seat of the guru within. The Sat-Cakra-Nirupana identifies it with the manas tattva (mind element) and the bija mantra OM. Here Ida, Pingala, and Sushumna nadis converge in the triveni — the triple confluence — and the distinction between drashtr (seer) and drishya (seen) dissolves. Patanjali's Yoga Sutras (3.1–3) describe the progression of dharana, dhyana, and samadhi that culminates in Ajna's activation, granting prajna (transcendent insight) and viveka-khyati (discriminative awareness) beyond ordinary sensory cognition.

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