My Ajna Chakra!

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#1

Hi Everybody,

I have been working on my Ajna Chakra for a long time and now I see lights and flashes and I also feel something like a cold air comes out or my Ajna Chakra sometimes.

I also think that one day at very early morning I experienced enlightenment but then I lost it. But I am not sure if something I experienced was enlightenment or it was something else.

What all of these mean to me?
Does it mean that my Ajna Chakra is getting activated?
Will I achieve enlightenment very soon?
What should I do now? Should I keep on practicing?

Please let me know. Thanks in advance :slight_smile:

#2

Wow.
You should breathe.
And talk to your teacher, or maybe an opthamologist to eliminate bad possibilities.
And don’t be worried if you don’t experience it again for a while – Enlightenment can be shy.

#3

[QUOTE=Techne;17073]Wow.
You should breathe.
And talk to your teacher, or maybe an opthamologist to eliminate bad possibilities.
And don’t be worried if you don’t experience it again for a while – Enlightenment can be shy.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for your reply.

Why ophthalmologist??? There is nothing wrong with my vision. I see the lights when my eyes are closed specially when I am in bed before I go to sleep.

If you know more please tell me. I will be thankful :slight_smile:

#4

[QUOTE=VaAjna;17071]Hi Everybody,

I have been working on my Ajna Chakra for a long time and now I see lights and flashes and I also feel something like a cold air comes out or my Ajna Chakra sometimes.

I also think that one day at very early morning I experienced enlightenment but then I lost it. But I am not sure if something I experienced was enlightenment or it was something else.

What all of these mean to me?
Does it mean that my Ajna Chakra is getting activated?
Will I achieve enlightenment very soon?
What should I do now? Should I keep on practicing?

Please let me know. Thanks in advance :)[/QUOTE]
The way I see this is that the enlightenment is not a object to obtain but path to travel. There may not be a threshold at which one can say that beyond this point is an enlightenment. It is gradual and progressive change in all aspects of one’s life towards attaining higher states of consciousness. One may even experience this in more subtle way if s/he is tuned three basic levels of one’s being; Body, mind , spirit. Since you are meditating on third eye which in biological terms supposed to be CEO of brain (Pituitary gland) you might feel that you are in control of yourself, you no longer get carried away by thoughts. Since this yourself is in silence it is breeding ground for creative thoughts. On the other note you might not get agitated by external events so frequently since you see the bigger picture an why someone is acting/saying like s/he does and so on. The matter of fact is that once you happen to activate this region you are at higher level of intelect than the person next to you. To fully activate this region, you need to work on lower five chakras or they need be in harmony. Otherwise any discordance at any lower level is a roadblock for Kundalini energy to flow to the region.

#5

[QUOTE=TransYoga;17087]The way I see this is that the enlightenment is not a object to obtain but path to travel. There may not be a threshold at which one can say that beyond this point is an enlightenment. …[/QUOTE]

Thanks for your reply. It was a big help.

I have worked on Anahata chakra too but as I heard it can be dangerous I stopped it specially when I saw I had out of body experiences.

Now I just want to keep on meditating. This is all I can do. I don’t have any teacher unfortunately.

A very important thing I want to ask is that what is that cold air that I feel comes out of my third eye (forehead) ??? and what does it mean?

Could you please explain???

Thanks a lot :slight_smile:

#6

Small correction : Meditating on thid eye is actually activating Pineal gland and not Pituitary gland. Pineal gland is scientifically proven to be storing our genetic code. You might now make sense drawing relation between spiritual terms like Enlightenment, awareness, knowing ourselves with Pineal gland n its activation or third eye. This concept is abstract.

#7

[QUOTE=TransYoga;17089]Small correction : Meditating on thid eye is actually activating Pineal gland and not Pituitary gland. Pineal gland is scientifically proven to be storing our genetic code. You might now make sense drawing relation between spiritual terms like Enlightenment, awareness, knowing ourselves with Pineal gland n its activation or third eye. This concept is abstract.[/QUOTE]

Thanks again.

Could you please answer my last question too:

[I]A very important thing I want to ask is that what is that cold air that I feel comes out of my third eye (forehead) ??? and what does it mean?

Could you please explain???[/I]

Thanks again :slight_smile:

#8

I understand that you are more interested in the experiences or events that occur during and after the meditation. Unfortunately, i cannot answer your question because such experiences are different for different individuals. All I can say that every one has one or more of such expericences while meditating. They are more vivid at first time and seem to fade away. Essentially, you might want to concentrate on how meditation changed your thought process, your response to outside events, if you find it easier to communicate, how is your public speaking improving, if you are still a pushover(though this is more related to first chakra-muladhara) and hence if your life is improving in all walks. I would keep on this meditation. On different note, I would also suggest Awareness meditation or mindfulness while doing daily activities.
I’m a bit practical person…sorry!

#9

[QUOTE=TransYoga;17091]I understand that you are more interested in the experiences or events that occur during and after the meditation. Unfortunately, i cannot answer your question because such experiences are different for different individuals. All I can say that every one has one or more of such expericences while meditating. They are more vivid at first time and seem to fade away. Essentially, you might want to concentrate on how meditation changed your thought process, your response to outside events, if you find it easier to communicate, how is your public speaking improving, if you are still a pushover(though this is more related to first chakra-muladhara) and hence if your life is improving in all walks. I would keep on this meditation. On different note, I would also suggest Awareness meditation or mindfulness while doing daily activities.
I’m a bit practical person…sorry![/QUOTE]

Thanks again.

Yes I understand what you mean. I also try to keep my awareness during all my daily and routine activities. I am somehow always in meditation situation.

My behavior has changed a lot. For example I was used to get furious by any small criticism but now I not only don’t get upset but I like the others to criticize me and show me my mistakes. Or I was really hard to forgive the others but now I don’t even think about those who bothered me.

I think these are big changes, aren’t?

Thanks :slight_smile:

#10

Yes, You are on the right path. Since this is the forum about yoga I suggest Hatha Yoga for you to activate all Chakras starting with Muladhara. Root chakra is our ability to let go Bad habits, bad Karma which define your future. Hormony at this chakra also mean that you are not pushover and are eeply rooted to ground. You obtain energy from mother earth and this life energy travels through all chakras including Sahasrara and escapes to Universe as cosmic energy. At this level it is said that one becomes prefect conductor of the Cosmic energy. The person becomes bright light. This state is said to be what we call Enlightenment. Ever wonder why pictures of all saints, Gods in religions are drawn with white aura behind their heads. This is 7 th chakra. On more practical note if you want to work on 7 th Chakra, there are some asanas in Hatha Yoga like shirshasana. Caution: pl take experts advice if you want to do any complex asanas like this one.

#11

[QUOTE=TransYoga;17093]Yes, You are on the right path. Since this is the forum about yoga I suggest Hatha Yoga for you to activate all Chakras starting with Muladhara. Root chakra is our ability to let go Bad habits, bad Karma which define your future. Hormony at this chakra also mean that you are not pushover and are eeply rooted to ground. You obtain energy from mother earth and this life energy travels through all chakras including Sahasrara and escapes to Universe as cosmic energy. At this level it is said that one becomes prefect conductor of the Cosmic energy. The person becomes bright light. This state is said to be what we call Enlightenment. Ever wonder why pictures of all saints, Gods in religions are drawn with white aura behind their heads. This is 7 th chakra. On more practical note if you want to work on 7 th Chakra, there are some asanas in Hatha Yoga like shirshasana. Caution: pl take experts advice if you want to do any complex asanas like this one.[/QUOTE]

Thousands of thanks. I will follow your advice.

#12

[QUOTE=TransYoga;17093]Yes, You are on the right path. …[/QUOTE]

I just wanted to say I am really good in shirshasana :slight_smile:

Thanks again.

#13

Dear VaAjna,
From my limited experience I would agree with TransYoga advice to work on the base chakras first, especially on Muladhara to keep your foundation solid. From what I have learned there are different kinds of samadhi, and it is easy to get lost in them. When one gets enlightened I think one knows about it because it continues on. :slight_smile: I feel very fortunate to find a teacher, my ajna chakra became hot after I read a book about him, so now I am practicing yoga for a year and a half and I think I am still just beginning to comprehend what is it all about. Keep on the good practice!
Blessings.

#14

Hi there,
I have just come across a reference to this while researching Kundalini yoga.

Apparently awakened Kundalini can be felt as a cool breeze on the fingertips and the fontanelle bone area (is that the 3rd eye area?)

Hope that helps…

#15

Namaste VaAjna:

Here's some reference material regarding the Ajna Chakra for your consideration:

http://www.tantra-kundalini.com/ajna.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jzj0aJqiqg

The activation of this chakra is primarily related to spiritual 'inner vision', and should thus be approached with a priority of looking within to quiet the constant fluctuations and modifications of mental activity, rather than looking outside yourself for additional mental 'baggage' in the form of further intellectual understanding and interpretation of that which is experienced as this chakra opens.

Simply observe these phenomenon, striving to be totally present in the moment of the experience, without attaching any value judgments to them based on your personal discrimination. In this way, all will be clear in due time!

Hari OM!

Adityananda

#16

[QUOTE=VaAjna;17071]Hi Everybody,
I have been working on my Ajna Chakra for a long time and now I see lights and flashes and I also feel something like a cold air comes out or my Ajna Chakra sometimes.
...
What all of these mean to me?
Does it mean that my Ajna Chakra is getting activated? Please let me know. Thanks in advance :)[/QUOTE]Lights and flashes show that Ajna chakra is blocked. Please find more info HERE.

#17

Ajna chakra PPT:

#18

[QUOTE=barefoot_mama;28891]Hi there,
I have just come across a reference to this while researching Kundalini yoga.

Apparently awakened Kundalini can be felt as a cool breeze on the fingertips and the fontanelle bone area (is that the 3rd eye area?)

Hope that helps…[/QUOTE]

I think when folks refer to the fontanelle, they usually mean the anterior, or frontal fontanelle. This is located at the Crown chakra: it’s the “soft spot” on a baby’s head before the bones ossify.

#19

[QUOTE=adityananda;28913]
Simply observe these phenomenon, striving to be totally present in the moment of the experience, without attaching any value judgments to them based on your personal discrimination. In this way, all will be clear in due time!

[/QUOTE]

I am a somewhat regular meditator and less disciplined yoga practioner who has had sensations of varying degrees in the ajna chakra area for years and the above sounds like great advice to me. At first when this started a few years ago i thought that it really meant something special and wasted some time and energy feeling special and trying to find out what it meant and if there was something i should do about it. I still feel sensations in that area from time to time but not as intensely as i used to. I think the best thing is to relax, let go, be present and breathe :slight_smile:

EDIT: About the visual phenomena, some people see visual artifacts when experiencing alpha brain wave states. Alpha waves are perfectly normal when one is focused internally or entering sleep or meditating. The visual manifestations can be quite entertaining tho cant they :slight_smile: If you are seeing lights before sleep they could also be hypnagogic flashes (check google) alot of people get them before sleep overtakes.

Also i wanted to note that the above opinion is from the perspective of a buddhist meditator and not a yoga practioner. Sorry if it does not apply, forgive me, im a noob at yoga spirituality.

#20

Hi! I only ever had one experience with my Ajna chakra, when I was 19. At that stage I didn’t know anything about Yoga or chakras. I was in New Guinea on an island. The island had lots of planes and ships on the bottom of the ocean all around, and a violent history, apparently the Japs beheaded their prisoners on that island.
I had ‘visitations’ by spirits, it only ever lasted a few seconds, and they ALWAYS came in through the third eye. I kind of saw them on ‘the inside’ in the region of the ajna chakra. Extremely scary and I never, ever want to have that happen again. Seeing spirits is highly over-rated.:slight_smile:
So, be careful opening your ‘inner guru’, your ajna chakra! You might ‘see’ things that you won’t be able to handle on an emotional and mental level. Elisabeth