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THIRD EYE (2)
The location of the third eye
A gentleman remarked, "The third eye is located in the middle of our eyebrows. The eye with which Shiva reduced Kamadeva to ashes, that is the third eye. In the dictionary of yoga, the third eye is the Agya chakra. So, then how can you say the third eye is that of anekanta?"
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The question is valid. In yoga the agya chakra has been referred to as the third eye. When it grows in potency, even Kama can be turned to ashes. Whether we think of this as an ancient myth or as an aspect of
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