| Afflictions | Afflictions coninued | Mind and Matter |
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Rajas
The Kshipta (restless) state of mind is dominated by this Guna
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The identification of the seer with the instrumental power of seeing
The definition of asmita (egoism) in yoga
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Manas
Sanskrit word for "mind"
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Niroddha
The state of mind in which the gunas dissolve
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Kama, Artha, Dharma & Moksha
These 4 aims make human life purposeful
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Buddhi
Sanskrit word for intellect
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raga
This affliction has the same sound as the word for melody/mode in classical indian music
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Avidya (ignorance)
This is the source of all afflictions according to the yoga sutras
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Chitta
Name of the "mind-field" in which fluctuations arise
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Vkshipta
The state of mind where most yoga practitioners begin
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dormant, weak, alternating, active
The four states of afflictions
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Four
The number of chapters in the Yoga Sutras
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Mistaking the transient for the permanent
Mistaking the impure for the pure Mistaking what causes pain for pleasure Mistaking that which is not-self for the Self
The 4 causes of ignorance (avidya)
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Avidya (ignorance), Asmita (egoism), Raga (attraction), Dvesha (aversion), Abhinivesha (fear of death)
The five afflictions (kleshas) of the mind
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Dormant, weak, interrupted, active
The 4 states of afflictions that determine their influence in our life
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