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Sutra

Yogaś citta vṛtti nirodhaḥ.


Yoga is the restraint of mind modifications

Yogaś

Yoga is

Citta

Sum total of mind

Vṛtti

Modifications

Citta vṛttis

Mind modifications

Pure mind

Citta free of vṛttis

Nirodaḥ

Restraint

Levels of Mind

Ahaṁkā


Buddhi


Manas

Ahaṁkā

Ego


I feeling

Buddhi

Intellect


Discriminative Faculty

Manas

Desiring part


Attracted to outside things through senses