Talk 2_I.5 - I.11
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Talk #2 Chapter 1, Sutras 5 -11
The grouping of Sutras (5 thru 11) details the five categories of Vrtti that consist of:
1) Pramana (evaluation, judgment)
2) Viparyaya (Misperception)
3) Vikalpa (Conceptualization, Imagination)
4) Nidra (Sleep)
5) Smrti (Memory).
In this talk I discuss how using common sense combined with thinking in terms of these five categories can help you enter into a deeper, more informed relationship with the thoughts that are going on in your mind on a continuous basis. Then you become better prepared to work with the more abstract and difficult subject of Nirodha—Stopping or ceasing to identify with your thoughts.
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