Tilaka is the mark or the embellishment we carry on the face, and dharana is the application of it. The human body is full of passages of flows of energy. These intersect, meet, cross-over at different junctions. Important among these are known as Shat-chakras. The ultimate is the Sahasrara chakra (akin to a thousand peeled lotus), which is beyond the journey through these six chakras. The importance of each of these six chakras is widely known. The Muladhara, or the bottom one, accounts for the basal requirements and needs. Swadhistana and Manipura are the next levels. Anahata controls emotions, and Vishuddha takes care of communication. The sixth chakra that comes after these in progression is the Ajna chakra and deals with mental stability. To stimulate the Ajna chakra, often the seeker

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