'''Chidākāsha''' means 'mental space' in which all gross and subtle activities of the consciousness take place; it is the sky of consciousness, everything dies and evaporates in this space of consciousness, everything is reduced to its essence in this space.<ref>{{cite book|title=Iyngar:The Yoga Master|publisher=Shambala Publications|page=199|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=92c7BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA199&dq=chidakasha&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0DyhVMTtNcSiugTIkoDYCQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=chidakasha&f=false }}</ref> Even the mind (conditioned consciousness), along with intellect and ego, merges in this space of unconditioned Pure Consciousness through the paths of devotion, knowledge and action.<ref>{{cite book|title=Self Unfoldment|author=Swami Chinmayananda|publisher=Chinmaya Mission|page=142|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=-ia18fu2rEAC&pg=PA142&dq=chidakasha&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bj6hVJDXDI7luQTF5oLgCQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=chidakasha&f=false }}</ref> It is also associated with the [[Ajna|ajna chakra]], the guru chakra, positioned in the stomata behind the centre of the forehead. | '''Chidākāsha''' means 'mental space' in which all gross and subtle activities of the consciousness take place; it is the sky of consciousness, everything dies and evaporates in this space of consciousness, everything is reduced to its essence in this space.<ref>{{cite book|title=Iyngar:The Yoga Master|publisher=Shambala Publications|page=199|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=92c7BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA199&dq=chidakasha&hl=en&sa=X&ei=0DyhVMTtNcSiugTIkoDYCQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=chidakasha&f=false }}</ref> Even the mind (conditioned consciousness), along with intellect and ego, merges in this space of unconditioned Pure Consciousness through the paths of devotion, knowledge and action.<ref>{{cite book|title=Self Unfoldment|author=Swami Chinmayananda|publisher=Chinmaya Mission|page=142|url= https://books.google.co.in/books?id=-ia18fu2rEAC&pg=PA142&dq=chidakasha&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bj6hVJDXDI7luQTF5oLgCQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=chidakasha&f=false }}</ref> It is also associated with the [[Ajna|ajna chakra]], the guru chakra, positioned in the stomata behind the centre of the forehead. |