Agnya Chakra

The left Agnya, referred to as our ‘Superego’, is where all of our past conditionings are stored. That is, all of our personality traits which do not reflect our true selves, but rather our friends, family, nationality, or upbringing. Thoughts, emotions and actions which derive from our conditionings can cause us to stagnate, if they are merely an automatic response based on our past experiences. 

When this center is blocked we may become overly self-critical, seeing ourselves as a failure in view of our conditionings and prior mistakes. By clearing this center we are brought into the present moment whereby we can be guided by our Spirit and experience the truth of the situation we are in, without any attachments to the past.

The main qualities of the central Agnya chakra are forgiveness and humility. In meditation the aim is to be in the present moment, without thought. We can only be relieved of our thoughts when we truly forgive ourselves and all others, which is achieved through humility. 

Recognising that we are all human beings, and are therefore bound to make mistakes, allows us to let go of the past and avoid fretting about the future. Thus a mild temperament, which is sometimes viewed as a weak characteristic, is actually a great power which allows us to achieve a higher state.

The right Agnya, referred to as our ‘Ego’, generates all of the ideas we create about ourselves. The widespread self-centered culture of ‘I’ causes us to constantly think about our identity, our achievements, our future, our preferences and our opinions. 

All of these thoughts create an illusion about who we truly are, and bring us away from the understanding that we are in fact the pure spirit, as is everyone else, and therefore we are all equal and part of one whole. When this center is blocked we develop feelings of superiority and feel that we are doing a lot. When we nourish this chakra, we experience a state of feeling surrendered and humble.