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is said to be located near the eyebrows, but this is not entirely true. The agya chakra falls where the first half of the thumb falls when we place the central part of it between the eyebrows. The whole region where we apply tilak or the vermilion mark on the forehead is the region of the agya chakra. Within its boundaries fall both the pituitary and the pineal. Both become deeply connected. The pineal has many secrets. Initially it is the pineal which influences sex but later leaves the job to the pituitary, and moves away. The pituitary is able to cope with this responsibility.
How to conquer sex?
If a man wants to practice celibacy by simply restraining the reproductive organs, it is not possible. The area below the navel is the reproductive zone. If all the attention was paid only to this area, celibacy would be difficult to practice. For celibacy, one has to meditate on the area of the throat. The mind should focus all attention on the limits of the four glands, the pituitary, the pineal, and the thyroid, not to mention the hypothalamus. The one who wants to conquer anger, sexual passions etc.,
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