Aspect Of Consciousness Flashcards

1
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Said to be passive and a experiential witness with no definable qualities
Beyond the realm of the fives senses and mind

A

Jīvātman

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2
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Mind conjugates with Jīvātman to form
Self Awareness and Awareness of being Self-Aware

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Citta
Consciousness
Individual expression of Mahat(Cosmic Consciousness)

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3
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Jīvātman discerns through its active faculty

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Buddhi
Individualized intelligence

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4
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Manifestation of Prakrti

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Mahat
Cosmic Consciousness
Inborn intelligence in every cell

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5
Q

General ground of consciousness
Represents our conditioned consciousness with an imprint of all experiences and perceptions(Samskāras) that was have picked up through current and past lives(Vāsanās)

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Citta

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6
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Decides whether a sensory impulse should go deeper into the Ātma

A

Manas

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7
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Perceives Senses
Full of desire and tries to constantly fulfill those desires.
Sensation Being
Rajasic In Nature

A

Manas

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8
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Manas travels through

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Rasa
Constituent fluid or juice of the body-plasma

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9
Q

Strongest points of which the soul believes itself to possess

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Ahamkāra
Ego

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10
Q

Operates through emotion to acquire sensations in the outer world
Rajasic in nature

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Ahamkara

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11
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Controlling, dominating, and defensive when out of balance

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Ahamkara

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12
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Helps us to see oneness in many forms

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Ahamkara

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13
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Helps us to become free of desires and disappointments and become one with absolute consciousness and bliss(sat cit ānanda)

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Buddhi

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14
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Three aspects of Buddhi

A

Dhī
Dhrti
Smrti

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15
Q

Dhī
Aspect of Buddhi

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Intelligence to make the right decision

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16
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Dhrti
Aspect of Buddhi

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Strength of the mind to stay with a decision

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17
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Smrti
Aspect of Buddhi

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Power of Recall and Memory

18
Q

Imprints on the Dhrti

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Samskāras

19
Q

Illuminating, pure, and good. Leads to clarity and mental serenity

A

Sattva

20
Q

Mobility, or activity. Makes a person active and energetic. Tense and willful

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Rajas

21
Q

Dark and restraining which obstructs and counteracts the tendency of Rajas to work and Sattva to heal

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Tamas

22
Q

Quality of intelligence, harmony, balance, and stability
Directing Inward and Upward
Awakening of Soul
Creates Peace, everlasting happiness, and contentment

A

Sattva

23
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Quality of change, activity, stimulus, and turbulence
Motivation for action, ultimately to achieve power, control, and dominance
Directed Outward. Causes egoistic actions
Makes a person fulfill his desires which in the end causes pain and suffering

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Rajas

24
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Quality of darkness, inertia, obstruction, heaviness, ignorance, lack of awareness, excessive sleep.
Retards objects
Directs downwards and causes decay, death, and disintergration

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Tamas

25
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fearful, depressed, dull, miserable, and delusional

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Tamasic Mind

26
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Egotistic, self-centered, greedy, angry, lustful, violent, anxious

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Rajasic Mind

27
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Kind, Compassionate, loving, forgiving, truthful, intelligent, strong

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Sattvic Mind

28
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Harmony, balance, clarity, purity so doesn’t cause disease

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Sattvic Qualities

29
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Movement, action, turbulence
Causes racing, restless, agitated mind, anxiety, stress, tension

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Rajasic Mind

30
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Inertia, darkness, dullness, heaviness
Causes depression, fear, nervousness

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Tamasic Mind

31
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Inspired, enthusiastic, genuine, divine love and arts

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Sattvic Vata

32
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Angry, resentful, jealous, controlling, and judgemental

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Rajasic Pitta

33
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Self-isolating, lethargic, stubborn, and possessive

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Tamasic Kapha

34
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Faith being the antidote to fear

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Vata Living Sattvically

35
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Nurturing, and unconditionally loving

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Sattvic Kapha

36
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Perceptive, clear view, leadership. Guides and spiritual teachers

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Sattvic Pitta

37
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Nervous, Fearful, anxious, worrisome

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Rajasic Vata

38
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Hateful, Violent, vindictive

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Tamasic Pitta

39
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Intensively attached to pleasure, addictive, attached to things or objects

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Rajasic Kapha

40
Q

Depressive, addictive, psychotic, and suicidal

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Tamasic Vāta

41
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Compassion and abstaining from judgment

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Pitta Living Sattvically

42
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Non materialisms and non attachement

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Kapha Living Sattvically