The Chakra Series 6: AJNA CHAKRA

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32. The Lotus named Aajna is like the moon, beautifully white. On

its two petals are the letters Ha and Ksa, which are also white and

enhance its beauty. It shines with the glory of Dhyana [the state of

meditation]. Inside it is the Shakti Haakinii, whose six faces are

like so many moons. She has six arms, in one of which She holds a

book; two other hands are lifted in the gestures of dispelling fear

and granting boons; and with the rest she holds skull, a small drum

[damaru], and a rosary. Her mind is pure [shuddha-cittaa].

 

33. Within this lotus dwells the subtle mind [manas]. It is well-

know. Inside the Yoni in the pericarp is the Shiva called Itara, in

His phallic form. Here He shines like a chain of lightning flashes.

The first Biija of the Vedas [i.e. Aum], which is the abode of the

most excellent Shakti and which by its lustre makes visible the

Brahma-suutra [i.e. the nadi Citrinii], is also there. Aspirants

with steady minds should meditate upon these according to the

prescribed order.

 

34. The excellent practitioner, whose Aatmaa is nothing but a

meditation on this Lotus, is able to quickly enter another's body at

will, and becomes most excellent among Muniis, and all-knowing and

all-seeing. Such practitioners becomes the benefactor of all, and

versed in all the Shaastras. They realize their unity with the

Brahman and acquire excellent and unknown powers [siddhi]. Full of

fame and long-lived, they ever become the Creator, Destroyer and

Preserver of the three worlds.

 

35. Within the triangle in this Chakra ever dwells the combination

of letters [Om, or Aum], which form the Pranava. It is the inner

Aatma as pure mind [buddhi], and resembles a flame in its radiance.

Above it is the crescent moon, and above this, again, is Ma-kaara

[i.e. M in its Bindu form], shining in its form as Bindu. Above this

is Naada, whose whiteness equals that of Balaraama and diffuses the

rays of the Moon.

 

36. When the Yogi closes the house which hangs without support

[niraalamba-purii; i.e., when s/he forms the Yoni mudra], the

knowledge of which has been gained by the service of Parama-Guru;

and when the Cetas [i.e., the objective mind] by repeated practice

becomes dissolved in this place of uninterrupted bliss, the Yogi

then sees -- within the middle of and in the space above the

triangle -- sparks of fire distinctly shining.

 

37. The Yogi then also sees the Light [Jyotih], which is in the form

of a flaming lamp. It is lustrous like the clearly shining morning

sun, and glows between the Sky and the Earth. It is here that the

all-pervading Brahman is realized by Its action. It knows no decay,

and witnesses all, and is here as It is in the region of Fire, Moon

and Sun.

 

38. This is the incomparable and delightful abode of Vishnu.

Excellent Yogis, at the time of death, joyfully place their vital

breath [praana] here, and after death enter that Supreme, Eternal,

Birthless, Primevel Deity, the Brahman, who was before the three

worlds, and who is known by the Vedaanta.

 

-- From the "Sat-Chakra-Nirupana"

 

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"The Aajna Chakra has two petals and is white. The letters Ha and

Ksa, white are white, and on the two petals. The presiding Shakti of

the Chakra, HAKINI [Haakinii], is in the pericarp. She is white, has

six red-colored faces (each with three eyes), and six arms, and is

seated on a white lotus. With Her hands She displays vara-mudra and

abhaya-mudra, and holds a rudrasksha rosary, a human skull, a small

drum, and a book. Above Her, with a Trikona, is Itara-Linga, which

is lightning-like, and above this again, within another Trikona, is

the inner Aatmaa 9antar-aatmaa], lustrous like a flame. On its four

sides, floating in air, are sparks surrounding a lihjt which, by its

own lustre, makes visible all between Muula and the Brahma-randhra.

Above this, again, is Manas, and above Mana, in the region of the

Moon, is Hamsah, within whom is Parama-Shiva with [Parama-] Shakti."

 

-- From "The Serpent Power," by Sir John Woodroffe, 1919

 

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"There are seven spinning wheels of energy in you. If you pay

attention to the actions given below carefully and remember them,

you will experience these spinning wheels. ...

 

"6. Ajna, the wheel of time. There is a two-petal lotus between the

eyebrows. Focus here to travel across time."

 

-- From "Seeing Goddess," by Sri Amritananda Natha Saraswati, 1998