अनुभूतविषयासंप्रमोषः स्मृतिः ॥ ११॥

anubhūtaviṣayāsaṃpramoṣaḥ smṛtiḥ

Memory is the mental retention of a conscious experience.

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विपर्ययो मिथ्याज्ञानमः अतद्रूपप्रतिष्ठमः ॥ ८॥

viparyayo mithyā-jñānamḥ a-tad-rūpa-pratiṣṭhamḥ

Misconception is that erroneous knowledge not based on the actual appearance of the object.

Patañjali says the most frequent activity of the mind is misconception. I like this sutra. Just when I was typing out what I had understood from the class, I got confused between inference (from the previous sutra) and misconception.  Clarity is the ultimate goal of yoga, so I refer to the dictionary for precision. Its getting better now. (more…)

vrttayah pancatayyah klistaklistah

Patanjali describes the mind by the activities of the mind. There are five activities and each one of them can be beneficial or cause problems. Whether these activities are beneficial or cause suffering cannot be immediately seen. Time alone will confirm their effects.

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