Chapter 1 Flashcards
anushasanam
self-discipline, inner education
yoga
yoking, union of soul with spirit
pratyaksha
eye witness, percept, sensory input
atha
now
vasthanam
state of abiding
nirodhah
stilling stormy thoughts, cessation, restriction
sarupyam
identification, conformity
smrtayah
remembering
anumana
inference, logical reasoning
itaratra
otherwise
vritti
mind fluctuations, vacillation
chitta
mind, intellect, ego
tada
then
agamah
testimony from a teacher or traditional texts
vikalpa
imagination
pramanani
correct understanding
vrittayah
vacillations, mind fluctuations
panchatayyah
fivefold
klishta
painful
aklishta
non-painful
svarupe
own essence, true Self
nidra
sleep
viparyaya
incorrect understanding
pramana
correct understanding
drastuh
seer, witness, pure awareness
mithya
false
jnanam
knowledge
atad
not that
rupa
form
pratistham
based on
shabda
sounds, thoughts, language
anupati
following, relying upon
vastu
object, substance
shunyah
empty
abhava
non-existence, non-becoming
pratyaya
perception, thought forms, contents of mind
alambana
resting on
anubhusta
experienced
vishaya
object of experience, phenomenon.
asampramoshah
not allowing to steal away
abhyasa
sustained practice, method
vairagyabhyah
dispassion, non-reaction, non-attachment
tad
these
tatra
in that
sthitau
stability, steadiness
yatnah
sustained struggle