Patanjala Yoga philosophy is called as Ashtanga Yoga, which calls the method of representing Vedic philosophy.
Yoga philosophy is directly connected with Vedantic and Sankhya Philosophy. Vedic Philosophy is the useful appearance of vedantic and sankhya philosophies. This convenient method is used for understanding the nature.
However, Sankhya Philosophy is assigned functions such as intelligence, false knowledge and mind to the mental body.
But Vedanta has added fourth functions Chitta to it. Earlier teachers of yoga give way the group of the mental body with brain and are assigned false ego and intelligence.
Yoga like chitta and mana performing near a pond gives calm and peace to the mind. As per philosophy, there are two methods of upsetting such as engendering and serenity pattern of opinion by smriti and pramana.
Other resources of mental activities can lead for false information. The essential principle of Yoga philosophy is not anything survives over the consciousness and mind.
The main aim of yoga philosophy is to displace misunderstanding about the survival of exterior certainty from the brains of men. It may be possible for reaching the stage of self-consciousness by performing regular yoga posture.
Five Stages of Mind
Yoga philosophy is classified into the following stages of mind:
Stupefied or Mudha
Concentrated or Ekagra
Disturbed or Kshipta
Distracted or Vikshipta
Properly balanced stage of brain or Niruddha
When the brain is in the initial step of disturbance, it is commonly hyperactive to ignore exterior stimuli and lacks judgment. The subsequently stage of the mudha of brain is illustrious by lethargy, vice, sleep, sluggishness, inertia and ignorance. The vikshipta stats is the latest step of the kshipta brain, when it is not able to reflect or quieten down and lacks consistency.
Niruddha and Ekagra are the mental stages in which brain ceases to be exaggerated by miseries and pains of human survival. They are the most peaceful and calmest steps of brain. Ekagra is highly conducive to meditation and concentration.
Niruddha is the rare and last stage where the brain is completely purified and undisturbed through stream of optimistic power. Different yoga practices such as dhyana, samadhi, yogasanas, pranayama and dharana are created for getting the niruddha stage of brain.
Modifications of the Mind
The system of yoga is classified into the following segments:
Pramana or Comprehension
Vikalpa or Conceptualization
Smriti or Memory
Viparyaya or misapprehension
Nidra or Deep sleep
All psychological stages, thoughts and emotions fall in these segments of yoga system. These segments are divided into sub-segments such as Aklista and Klista.
Comprehension or Pramana is the awareness of an individual’s real stage of survival. The resources of knowledge of it are:
Inference or Anumana
Direct Perception or Pratyaksha
Verbal Testimony or Shabda pramana
Misapprehension or Viparyaa is same as avidya or ignorance in yoga philosophy. Misapprehension provides the following obstructions to consideration:
Egoism or Asmita
Hatred or Dvesa
The sense of self-preservation or Abhinivesa
Ignorance or Avidya
Attachment or Raga
Conceptualization or Vikalpa is means of ignorance of avidya as it is the conception of an objective, which is depended on expressions or words.
Nidra or Deep Sleep is the thought of unhelpful variation of the brain. No activities are here and the brain is overcome with heaviness during the mental stage. It is necessary to note the conscious state and the dream state as while sleeping, the brains are taken with vikalpa.
Memory or smriti is supposed with the mental retention of conscious experiences or the trace of stored imitations. All categories of it are present in the vikshipta, kshipta and mudha stages of brain.
The above amendments are developed by the following impediments:
Incompetence
Delusion
Sickness
Doubt
Overindulgence
Lack of perseverance
Fatigue
Confusion
Regression
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