The five Vrittis: Pramana, Viparyaya, Vikalpa, Nidra, and Smriti
The five Vrittis: Pramana, Viparyaya, Vikalpa, Nidra, and Smriti
As a teacher of Ashtanga Yoga, I often read, study, and then use in my practice Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. In his analysis, Patanjali discusses the five kinds of Vrittis (वृत्ति in Sanskrit, literally meaning whirlpool), or fluctuations of consciousness, that represent the different activities our mind can be involved in while it is in the medium of consciousness. The Vrittis So, which are these…
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