Hinduism: Details about 'Third Eye'
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The third eye is a metaphorical concept referring in part to the ajna (brow) chakra in certain Hindu spiritual traditions. In New Age spirituality, the third eye may alternately symbolize a state of enlightenment or the evocation of mental images having deeply-personal spiritual or psychological significance. SymbolismMany Religious Deities, mainly Buddhist and Hindu, have a tilak in the middle of the forehead. This symbol is known as the "Third Eye" or "The Eye of Wisdom", and references are made to the Third Eye in almost all the major religions. Many Hindus also wear tilak between the eyebrows to represent this third eye. Both Buddha in Buddhism and the Lord Shiva in Hinduism are attributed to have had The Third Eye. In Islam Clarence 13X proposed that the mind was a third eye In theory, the third eye, also called mind's eye, is situated right between the 2 eyes, and expands up to the middle of the forehead when opened. It is one of the main chakras (the third eye is in fact a part of the main meridian, the line separating the left and right hemispheres of the body). This chakra point can easily be stimulated by approaching something to it, whether by a finger or an object, or just by pressing the tongue on the upper palette of the mouth just over the 2 middle teeth, with the eyes well opened. Using proper breathing technique, whether from yoga, zen or any other kind of meditation, to make the ki (c'hi) flow through it is the most efficient way to feel it. The third eye allows to feel the vibrations (or just to feel the presence) of anything that is alive around the person. Some talk about very experienced people use it for different purpose, but they then have to go to higher levels of energy than ki (c'hi). The third eye is used in many arts, such as in yoga, in Chinese martial arts like Kung Fu (with Ch'an training, the religion of Shaolin), and in Japanese martial arts like Karate and Aikido (both use Zen Buddhism as a philosophy). Reference material and books
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