Command. The word carries both senses at once — the command you give, and the command you have of something, the way a person commands a language. In this tradition the third eye is about clarity and authority rather than about seeing things others cannot: knowing what is going on, being able to tell what matters, and not being confused about your own situation.

What note and frequency is the third eye chakra?

A at 220 Hz, called La in this tradition. It is also one of the two universal bowls, meaning it can be played for any person and any chakra, so an A bowl does two jobs at once. It is small enough to sit in the palm, which matters because this chakra is worked close to the head.

How do you chant Aum for the third eye chakra?

As three sounds running into one another on a single breath: ah opening at the back of the throat, oo rounding through the mouth, and mm closing at the lips. The notebook writes it as Aum rather than om, and the three shapes are the point.

Third Eye Chakra Singing Bowl - A 220 Hz, Aum, Agya Mudra

Lesson 2.7: Third Eye - Ajna

Course Two: The Seven Chakras · Lesson 7 of 11 · 10 min read

Third eye — Ajna

The sixth chakra sits between the eyebrows, and it is the one people arrive at this course hoping to reach.

It is worth saying early what the tradition actually claims for it, because the English-language version of this chakra has drifted a long way from the Nepali one. Sunita's notebook gives its meaning in three words: third eye means to command. Not to see visions. To command.

By the end of this lesson you will have the third eye card, know why its bowl is one of the two universal bowls, and understand what this chakra is and is not for.

The card

Sanskrit	Ajna — command, perceive
Statement	I see
Location	Between the eyebrows
Medical location	Between the brows
Body parts	Eyes, brows, base of the brain
Symbolises	Profound in its simplicity
Function	Perception, clarity, command
Element	Light
Note	A — La — 220 Hz
Mantra	Aum
Mudra	Agya mudra
Colour	Indigo — dark blue
Day	Friday
Ruling planet	Jupiter and Saturn

The notebook lists two ruling planets for this chakra, which it does not do anywhere else.

Command, not vision

Ajna means command. The word carries both senses at once — the command you give and the command you have of something, the way a person commands a language or commands a room.

So the tradition's claim here is about clarity and authority rather than about seeing things other people cannot. You know what is going on. You can tell what matters. You are not confused about your own situation.

That is a far more modest claim than the third eye usually receives online, and it is also much more useful. Most people do not need visions. Most people need to stop being uncertain about things they already know.

The symbolism Sunita records fits it exactly: profound in its simplicity. Not mysterious. Simple, and deep because it is simple.

Sound and meditation practice can occasionally produce unsettling perceptual effects — unusual visual impressions, a sense of unreality, disturbed sleep. If that happens, stop the practice and talk to a doctor or someone you trust. It is not a sign of progress and it should not be pushed through. This is the one chakra where students are most likely to chase an experience, so it is worth saying plainly.

Light, and the bowl that suits everyone

The element is light — the sixth step in the sequence from earth to thought, and the point where the tradition has almost finished describing anything material.

Its bowl is A, 220 Hz, and that makes it one of the two universal bowls you met in Lesson 1.4. A and B can be played for anyone and for any chakra, because energy is understood to enter above and flow downward through everything below.

So the A bowl is doing two jobs at once. It is the third eye's own bowl, and it is a bowl you can use on any part of any person. If you own one bowl and it happens to be an A, you own the most versatile note in the set.

It is also the note this tradition associates with the sleep and waking cycle — Course Four goes into that properly, and it is why the A bowl is the one most often reached for at the end of the day.

Working with the third eye

The bowl. A, 220 Hz. Small enough to sit in the palm — which matters here, because this chakra is worked close to the head. A large bowl held near someone's face is uncomfortable for them and awkward for you.

The mantra. Aum. Not om as a single syllable — the notebook writes it as Aum, and the tradition treats it as three sounds running into one another: ah opening at the back of the throat, oo rounding through the mouth, mm closing at the lips. One breath, three shapes.

The mudra. Agya mudra. Interlace the fingers of both hands, extend both index fingers so they meet and point upward, and cross the thumbs at the base. Bring the fingertips to rest very lightly at the brow, or hold the shape just in front of it. Chin slightly lowered, eyes closed.

Light contact only. Pressing on the brow produces a headache, not clarity.

The colour. Indigo — dark blue, closer to a night sky than to the pale blue of the throat.

The affirmation

The notebook does not record an affirmation for this chakra. Rather than borrow one, use the statement itself, spoken once:

I see.

Two words, said plainly. It is a smaller thing to say than the earlier affirmations, and on this chakra that is appropriate.

Practice: a Friday third eye session

Sit upright, eyes closed, chin very slightly lowered.
Soften the face. Forehead, brows, the small muscles around the eyes, the jaw. Most people are frowning slightly and have not noticed.
Set up Agya mudra, resting lightly at the brow or just in front of it.
Say I see once.
Play — strike the bowl and let it run right out.
Listen, then feel — attention at the point between the brows, and behind it, at the base of the brain.
Chant Aum once per strike. One breath: ah, oo, mm, closing at the lips.
Imagine indigo — a dark, quiet blue rather than a bright light. You are not trying to see anything.
Seven or eight strikes, then two minutes of silence.

Afterwards, the exercise. Think of a decision you have been putting off. Write down what you already know about it — not what you should do, not the arguments on both sides. What you already know.

Most people find they knew all along and were waiting for permission. That is what this chakra is for.

Common mistakes

Chasing visions. The tradition's word is command, not sight. Trying to see things is the fastest way to get nothing from this practice.
Pressing hard at the brow. Light contact. Pressure gives you a headache.
Frowning with concentration. The face should be soft. Check it twice during the session.
Using a large bowl near the head. Small bowls only, and struck gently.
Starting the course here. The third eye is the most popular chakra and the one that works least well in isolation.
Treating unsettling experiences as progress. Stop, and talk to someone.

How do you know you got it right?

You can recite the card — Ajna, between the brows, light, A at 220 Hz, Aum, Agya, indigo, Friday — and you can say what ajna means without reaching for the word psychic.

And you wrote down something you already knew. If the page stayed blank, sit with the question again tomorrow rather than concluding you have nothing.