“Pratyaksha Anumana Agamah Pramanani.” In Sutra 1.6, Patanjali introduced the five types of mental modifications, or vrittis. The first of these is Pramana—valid or right…
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Yoga Sutra 1.6 — The Five Modifications of the Mind
“Pramana Viparyaya Vikalpa Nidra Smritayah.” In Sutra 1.5, Maharshi Patanjali tells us that the movements of the mind, or vrittis, are of five kinds. In…
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