Yoga Sutra of Patanjali #5-6 Yoga for Mind Control - by Pundit Radheshyam Mishra

5 kinds of Mind
Vyasa’s commentary on yoga sutra 1-1, he said, yoga is Samadhi (contemplation). Samadhi is a key characteristic of Chitta which pervades in all 5 states of mind at any given time. Vyasa called 5 kinds as 5 Bhumi of Chitta in his commentary.


Kshipta – Chaotic or most fickle state of mind
Mudha – Dull or Lazy state of mind
Vikshipta – Partially focused mind
Ekagra – One-pointed mind
Niruddha – Fully absorbed mind

वृत्तयः पञ्चतय्यः क्लिष्टाऽक्लिष्टाश्चः॥५॥

Vṛttayaḥ pañcatayyaḥ kliṣṭāakliṣṭāśca

The thought-streams are five-fold, painful / with anguish and not painful or without anguish.

प्रमाणविपर्ययविकल्पनिद्रास्मृतयः॥६॥

Pramāṇaviparyayavikalpanidrāsmṛtayaḥ

Right knowledge, wrong knowledge, Illusionary or Imaginary knowledge, sleep and memory. 

In next episode I will explain each faculty in detail. 

Namaste.


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