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We incorporate the functions of both under the rubric of one word – "chitta" in Sanskrit or "sem" in Tibetan – and include as well in the scope of its meaning all sense perception, such as seeing, hearing, smelling and so on.
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We incorporate the functions of both under the rubric of one word – "chitta" in Sanskrit or "sem" in Tibetan – and include as well in the scope of its meaning all sense perception, such as seeing, hearing, smelling and so on.
The Gelug-Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra ��� 4 The Initial Level of Mahamudra Meditation 1997
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Sri Thira-chitta —Probably intended forSthira-chitta, “the firm or steady minded.”
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This aligns with the second of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras: yogas chitta vritti nirodhah -- the purpose of yoga is to calm the fluctuations of the mind.
Dr. Ali Binazir: Music in Yoga Class: Harmful or Beneficial? 2010
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This aligns with the second of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras: yogas chitta vritti nirodhah -- the purpose of yoga is to calm the fluctuations of the mind.
Dr. Ali Binazir: Music in Yoga Class: Harmful or Beneficial? 2010
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The definition that the ancient Indian yogi-sage Patanjali gave of yoga (the supreme union of absolute understanding) was this: "Yogas chitta vritti nirodha."
Swami Kriyananda: The Real Issue: Reconciling Science With Experience Swami Kriyananda 2010
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If you subscribe to yogas chitta vritti nirodhah, then loud verbal music increases the fluctuations of the mind-stuff.
Dr. Ali Binazir: Music in Yoga Class: Harmful or Beneficial? 2010
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The definition that the ancient Indian yogi-sage Patanjali gave of yoga (the supreme union of absolute understanding) was this: "Yogas chitta vritti nirodha."
Swami Kriyananda: The Real Issue: Reconciling Science With Experience 2010
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If you subscribe to yogas chitta vritti nirodhah, then loud verbal music increases the fluctuations of the mind-stuff.
Dr. Ali Binazir: Music in Yoga Class: Harmful or Beneficial? 2010
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And consider this: the essence of yoga is the stilling of the chaos that otherwise comprises the mind (or as it is written in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, a sacred text that works as a sort of "user manual" for the practicing yogi, "yogas chitta vritti nirodiha").
Lauren Cahn: Posh-Asana: Do You Have To Be Rich To Do Yoga? 2008
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