The concept of Yoga in Yoga Upanishads
by Philomina T.L | 2018 | 42,235 words
This page relates 鈥楾he Concept of Mind鈥� of study dealing with the evolution and significance of Yoga as reflected in the Yoga-Upanishads, a collection of authoritative texts dedicated to the concept of Yoga (spiritual discipline). The thesis traces the origins of the practice back to pre-Vedic times and and suggests that Yoga became a philosophical system following the creation of the Yogasutras.
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18.1. The Concept of Mind
[Full title: Important Concepts Discussed in the 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 (1) The Concept of Mind]
The 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 introduce, discuss and define various concepts which have directly or indirectly influenced the practices of yoga. Among these the major concepts are narrated here.
Most of all the 驰辞驳辞辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 narrate, the concept of mind and its aspects. The 罢别箩辞产颈苍诲奴辫补苍颈峁诲 defined mind as the cluster of volitions, which are stated as:
办腻尘补峁� 办谤辞诲丑补峁� 产补苍诲丑补苍补峁� 蝉补谤惫补诲耻岣丑补峁� 惫颈艣惫补峁� 诲辞峁峁� k膩lan膩n膩 svar奴pam |
y膩tki峁僣eda峁� sarvasa峁僰alpaj膩la峁� tatki峁僣eda峁� m膩nasa峁� somya viddhi || [1]
Again this 耻辫补苍颈峁诲 refer to mind as jagat mind as maharipu, mind as mahadutta etc.. This mind is classified into two such as 艣耻诲丑补 and a艣耻诲丑补 according to the 础尘峁泃补产颈苍诲奴辫补苍颈峁诲. When the mind is linked with the object of desire it leads to a the bondage and such mind is called 补艣耻诲诲丑补 (impure) and when it is not influenced by such objects, it leads to the liberation, in which case such a mind is called 艣耻诲诲丑补 (pure). According to 惭补峁囜笉补濒补产谤补丑尘补苍辞辫补苍颈峁诲 this mind exist within the jyotis which is latent in the sound produced in 补苍腻丑补迟补. It is treated as creator preservator and destroyer of three worlds. The 驰辞驳补艣颈办丑补 also mentions it. Most of the 耻辫补苍颈峁诲s, like the 驰辞驳补艣颈办丑补 and Nadabindu, express the term bindu and the deity is 痴颈峁ａ箛耻; And where the mind is absorbed is the supreme state of 惫颈峁ａ箛耻.
The 艢补峁囜笉颈濒测辞辫补苍颈峁诲 describes the ecstatic state or the fixity of the mind. It can be attained through the pure state of the 狈腻诲颈. The 鲍辫补苍颈峁诲蝉 like the 础尘峁泃补产颈苍诲耻, the Ma峁囜笉alabr膩hma峁嘺 etc. consider mind as the cause of bondage and liberation which happen according to the functioning and non-functioning of the mind. Here the movement of mind is treated as the 蝉补峁僺腻谤补 (worldly existence) and the motionless state is the liberation.The 痴补谤腻丑辞辫补苍颈峁诲 also agrees with this.
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