Antah Karana Flashcards
1
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Antah Karana
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Internal Instruments of the Mind
Antah - internal
Karana - instruments or tools
Four primary aspects of the mind Manas Chitta Buddhu Akamkara
2
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Five states of Buddhi
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Kshipta Mudha Vikshipta Ekagra Nirodhah
3
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Kshipta
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Disturbed, anxious, restless, scattered
rajas + vata
4
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Mudha
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Heavy, intert, dull, depressed, without awareness
tamas + kapha
5
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Vikshipta
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Confused, diffused, intermittent clarity and confusion
rajas + pitta/vata
6
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Ekagra
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One pointed, focused, concentrated, with Sankulpa
svatta + pitta
7
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Nirodhah
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Complete transcendence from vrittis, awareness abires in Atman
beyond the gunas and the doshas
