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  2. Ashtanga (eight limbs of yoga) - Wikipedia

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    The root of the word is dhṛ (धृ), meaning "to hold, maintain, keep". [46] Dharana, as the sixth limb of yoga, is holding one's mind onto a particular inner state, subject or topic of one's mind. [47] The mind is fixed on a mantra, or one's breath/navel/tip of tongue/any place, or an object one wants to observe, or a concept/idea in one's ...

  3. Vritti - Wikipedia

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    The seat of the vritti of love, or prema in Sanskrit, is the heart; the seat of the vritti of fear (bhaya) is the stomach. The sensation of feeling one's heart swoon, or "getting butterflies" corresponds to the physical expression of these psychic propensities. Each vritti may have a negative or positive expression.

  4. Yoga - Wikipedia

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    yogas chitta vritti nirodhah – "Yoga is the calming down the fluctuations/patterns of mind" 1.3. Then the Seer is established in his own essential and fundamental nature. 1.4. In other states there is assimilation (of the Seer) with the modifications (of the mind). [43] Yogācārabhūmi-Śāstra (Sravakabhumi), a Mahayana Buddhist Yogacara work

  5. Talk:Yoga - Wikipedia

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    1.2. yogas chitta vritti nirodhah – "Yoga is the calming down the fluctuations/patterns of mind" 1.3. Then the Seer is established in his own essential and fundamental nature. 1.4. In other states there is assimilation (of the Seer) with the modifications (of the mind. Joshua Jonathan - Let's talk! 09:36, 21 September 2024 (UTC)

  6. Chitta (Buddhism) - Wikipedia

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    Citta (Pali and Sanskrit: 𑀘𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢, pronounced chitta) is one of three overlapping terms used in the Nikaya to refer to the mind, the others being manas and viññāṇa. Each is sometimes used in the generic and non-technical sense of "mind" in general, and the three are sometimes used in sequence to refer to one's mental processes ...

  7. Moksha - Wikipedia

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    It seeks to end ordinary reflexive awareness (cittavrtti nirodhah) with deeper, purer and holistic awareness (asamprājñāta samādhi). [77] [79] Yoga, during the pursuit of moksha, encourages practice (abhyāsa) with detachment (vairāgya), which over time leads to deep concentration (samādhi). Detachment means withdrawal from outer world ...

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  9. Sama vritti - Wikipedia

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    Sama vritti (Sanskrit: समावृत्ति, romanized: samavritti) is a pranayama technique. [1] It involves equating the durations of inhalation ( puraka ), retention ( antara kumbhaka ), exhalation ( rechaka ) and second retention ( bahya kumbhaka ) before inhaling again.