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Yoga Sutras Terms Flashcards

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abhiniveśā

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self-preservation (2.3, 2.9)

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abhyāsa

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practice, action, method (1.12, 1.13, 1.18, 1.32)

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ahamkāra

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“I-maker” source of egoism; the sense that identification is occurring

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ahimsā

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not harming (2.30, 2.35)

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aṅgam

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limb, component. (1.31, 3.7, 3.8)

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anupātī

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following, relying upon

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aparigrahā

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not being acquisitive (2.30, 2.39)

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asamprajñāta

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without cognition

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āsana

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posture (2.29, 2.46)

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āśaya

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store, residuum

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asmitā

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the sense of “I”, egoism

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asteya

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not strealing

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avidyā

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lack of wisdom, ignorance of one’s true nature (2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.24)

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brāhma-vihāras

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heavenly abodes

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brahmacarya

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celibacy, impeccable conduct (2.30, 2.38)

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brahman

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universal matrix

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buddhi

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perception, intelligence (4.21, 4.22)

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cakra

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wheel, energy center (3.30)

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caturtha

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fourth (2.51)

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citta

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consciousness (1.2, 1.30, 1.33, 1.37, 2.54, 3.1, 3.9, 3.11, 3.12, 3.19, 3.35, 3.39, 4.4, 4.5, 4.15-18, 4.21, 4.23, 4.26)

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darśana

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vision, perspective, systematic view, philosophy (1.30, 2.6, 2.41, 3.33)

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dhāraṇā

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concentration (2.29, 2.53, 3.1)

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dharma

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property, visible form, constituent form (3.13, 3.14, 3.46, 4.12, 4.29)

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dhyānā

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meditative absorption (1.39, 2.11, 2.29, 3.2, 4.6)

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duḥkha

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distress, pain, suffering (1.31, 1.33, 2.5, 2.8, 2.15, 2.16, 2.34)

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dveṣa

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aversion (2.3, 2.8)

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ekāgratā

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one pointedness, focus (2.41, 3.11, 3.12)

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guṇa

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fundamental quality of nature (1.16, 2.15, 2.19, 4.13, 4.32, 4.34)

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indriya

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sensory apparatus (2.18, 2.41, 2.43, 2.54, 2.55, 3.13, 4.32, 4.34)

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īśvara

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divine ideal of pure awareness (1.23, 1.24, 2.1, 2.32, 2.45)

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jiva

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individual

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jñāna

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knowledge, insight (1.8, 1.9, 1.38, 1.42, 2.28, 3.16-19, 3.23, 3.26-29, 3.36, 3.53, 3.55, 4.31)

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kaivalya

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emancipation, isolation of pure awareness (2.25, 3.51, 3.56, 4.26, 4.34)

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karma

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action (1.24, 2.12, 3.23, 4.7, 4.30)

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35
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kleśa

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cause of suffering, corruption, hindrance, affliction, poison (1.24, 2.2, 2.3, 2.12, 2.13, 4.30)

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kriyā

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action (2.1, 2.36, 2.18)

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37
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kṣaṇa

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moment (2.9, 2.52, 4.33)

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38
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liṅgadeha

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subtle body

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39
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mahā-videha

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great vow

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40
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manas

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mind (1.35, 2.53)

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41
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megha

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cloud, rain shower (4.29)

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42
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moha

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delusion

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43
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nādī

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energy channels

44
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neti neti

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not this, not this

45
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nirbīja

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seedless (1.51, 3.8)

46
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nirodha

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stilling, cessation, restriction (1.2, 1.12, 1.51, 3.9)

47
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nirvicara

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not reflecting

48
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nirvitarkā

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beyond thought

49
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niyama

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internal discipline (2.29, 2.32)

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pariṇāma

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transformation (2.15, 3.9, 3.11-13, 3.15, 3.16, 4.2, 4.14, 4.32, 4.33)

51
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phalā

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fruit (2.14, 2.34, 2.36, 4.11)

52
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prajñā

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wisdom (1.20, 1.48, 1.49, 2.27, 3.5)

53
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prakṛti

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nature, phenomenal world (1.19, 4.2, 4.3)

54
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prāṇa

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breath, energy

55
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prāṇa-vāyu

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vital breath

56
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prāṇāyāma

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breath regulation (2.29, 2.49)

57
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praṇidhānā

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surrender, dedication (1.23, 2.1, 2.32, 2.45)

58
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pratyāhāra

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withdrawal of the senses (2.29, 2.54)

59
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pratyaya

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perception, thought, intention, representation (1.10, 1.18, 1.19, 2.20, 3.2, 3.12, 3.17, 3.19, 3.36, 4.27)

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pravṛtti

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arising of activity (1.35, 3.26, 4.5)

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puruṣa

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pure awareness (1.16, 1.24, 3.36, 3.50, 3.56, 4.18, 4.34)

62
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rāja

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wanting, desire, passion, attachment (1.37, 2.3, 2.7)

63
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rajas

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motion; one of three fundamental qualities of nature (guṇa)

64
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sabīja

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with seeds

65
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sādhana

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path to realization (heading of chapter 2)

66
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samādhi

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oneness, integration (1.20, 1.46, 1.51, 2.2, 2.29, 2.45, 3.3, 3.11, 3.38, 4.1, 4.29)

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samāpatti

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coalescence, unified contemplation (1.41, 1.42, 2.47, 3.43)

68
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sāmkhya

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one of six perspectives, or darśanas, of Indian thought

69
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samprajñāta

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cognitive (1.17)

70
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saṃskāra

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latent impression (1.18, 1.50, 2.15, 3.9, 3.10, 3.18, 4.9, 4.27)

71
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saṃyoga

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coupling, union, association, mingling (2.17, 2.23, 2.25)

72
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saṃyama

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constraint, perfect discipline (3.4, 3.16, 3.17, 3.21, 3.22, 3.27, 3.36, 3.42, 3.43, 3.45, 3.48, 3.53)

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santoṣa

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contentment (2.32, 2.42)

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sattva

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clarity, luminosity; one of three fundamental essences of nature or (guṇa) (2.41, 3.36, 3.50, 3.56)

75
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satya

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truthfulness, truth (2.30, 2.36)

76
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śauca

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purity (2.32, 2.40)

77
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savicāra

A

reflecting

78
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savitarkā

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with thought

79
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smṛti

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memory, remembering; depth memory, mindfulness

80
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śraddhā

81
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śramana

82
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sthira

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steady, stable

83
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sukha

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happiness, ease

84
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śunyo

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empty (1.9, 1.43, 3.3, 4.34)

85
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śūnyatā

86
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sūtra

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thread; condensed mnemonic verse

87
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svādhyaya

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self study (2.1, 2.32, 2.44)

88
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tamas

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mass, inertia; one of three fundamental qualities of nature (guṇa)

89
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tanmātra

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subtle primary experience of sound, form, odor, flavor, or feeling

90
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tapas

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heat, intensity of discipline, austerity (2.1, 2.32, 2.43, 4.1)

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tattva

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thusness, elemental quality, principle (1.32, 4.14)

92
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tṛṣṇa

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thirst, craving

93
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vairāgya

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dispassion, non-reaction, non-attachment (1.12, 1.15, 3.51)

94
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vastu

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object, substance

95
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vedanā

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feeling, tone

96
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vibhūti

A

extraordinary powers

97
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vicāra

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insight, reflection

98
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vidyā

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seeing, wisdom

99
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vikalpa

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conceptualization, imagination (1.9)

100
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vīrya

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energy, vigor

101
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viṣaya

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object (of experience)

102
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viveka

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discrimination (2.26, 2.28, 3.53, 3.55, 4.26, 4.29)

103
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vṛtti

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patternings, turnings, movements (1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.10, 1.41, 2.11, 2.15, 2.50, 3.44, 4.18)

104
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yama

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external discipline (1.13)

105
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yoga

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yoking, union (1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.28)

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