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Chitta
The mind-stuff and consciousness
đUnderstanding Chitta
Chitta refers to the totality of the mind, including memory, thought-patterns, impressions, and the subconscious. It is the mental substance in which all experiences leave their traces and from which our reactions arise. The Yoga Sutras famously begin by defining yoga as the stilling of the fluctuations of chitta. When the mind-stuff becomes calm and clear, our true nature shines through undistorted.
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Gita 6.12
âBhagavad Gita ⢠Chapter 6
Yoga is not for gaining supernatural powers but for one purpose alone: the purification of the self.
Gita 7.5
âBhagavad Gita ⢠Chapter 7
Matter is My body, but consciousness is My soulâand it is consciousness that makes the entire universe come alive.
Gita 10.6
âBhagavad Gita ⢠Chapter 10
Every being alive traces their lineage to mind-born sages and Manus who themselves emerged from the Divine Mind - you are not orphaned but descended from Infinity.
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âTaittiriya Upanishad, Bhrigu Valli
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Parashurama and Renuka - Obedience Beyond Reason
âVishnu Purana, Book 4; Devi Bhagavata Purana
When Parashuramas mother Renuka momentarily entertains impure thoughts, her husband Jamadagni orders his sons to behead her. While elder brothers refuse, Parashurama obeys without hesitation, impressing his father who grants him a boon - he requests and receives his mothers restoration to life.
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Where Has Delusion Gone?
âJanaka & Ashtavakra
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The Vetala's Riddles - Consciousness Playing All Roles
âRama & Vasishtha
Consciousness plays all roles in the cosmic dramaâvillain and victim, seeker and sought; recognizing this transforms conflict into play and suffering into passing experience without a permanent sufferer.