Tuesday, September 1, 2015

The Vrttis


1.04
vṛtti-sārūpyam itaratra

At other times, the seer identifies with the fluctuating consciousness. (I)
Otherwise, at other times, [the seer] is absorbed in the changing states [of the mind]. (B)
1.05
vṛttayaḥ pañcatayyaḥ kliṣṭākliṣṭāḥ

The movements of consciousness are fivefold. They may be cognizable or non-cognizable, painful or non-painful. (I)
Thee are five kinds of changing states of the mind, and they are either detrimental or nondetrimental [to the practice of yoga]. (B)
1.06
pramāṇa-viparaya-vikalpa-nidrā-smṛtayaḥ

They are caused by correct knowledge, illusion, delusion, sleep and memory. (I)
[These five vrttis are] right knowledge, error, imagination, sleep and memory. (B)
1.07
pratyakṣānumānāgamāḥ pramāṇāni

Correct knowledge is direct, inferred or proven as factual. (I)
Right knowledge consists of sense perception, logic, and verbal testimony. (B)
1.08
viparyayo mithyā-jñānam atad-rūpa-pratiṣṭham

Illusory or erroneous knowledge is based on non-fact or the non-real. (I)
Error is false knowledge stemming from the incorrect apprehension [of something]. (B)
1.09
śabda-jñānānupātī vastu-śūnyo vikalpaḥ

Verbal knowledge devoid of substance is fancy or imagination. (I)
Imagination consists of the usage of words that are devoid of an actual object. (B)
1.10
abhāva-pratyayālambanā vṛttir nidrā

Sleep is the non-deliberate absence of thought-waves or knowledge. (I)
Deep sleep is that state of mind which is based on an absence [of any content]. (B)
1.11
anubhūta-viṣayāsampramoṣaḥ smṛtiḥ

Memory is the unmodified recollection of words and experiences. (I)
Memory is the retention of [images of] sense objects that have been experienced. (B)

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