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boit An object excites the senses. The /mild Self. into a percept. Egoisn:lE(11.4ri_, Intellect forms the concept. It coriveritit', a concept and presents it to the nit,i_s tht„ is knowledge of the object. into n , 0/1, Thy Before Before you engage in any matter, you f, consider, then you reflect, and thee detirt°b,,r,, must be done by me," and then you proceeedrThine: ascertainment: "Such act is to be done b determination of the intellect (AdhyavYarne: is intellect is an instrument Which receives t'l'aYal. images conveyed through the organs of sen'le ideas mind, constructs them into a conclusive sieri and presents this idea to the Self. The functio 'ea, is determination (Nischaya). n of the int,, The mind is both an organ of sensation a action. The senses receive simple impressionn' without. The mind cooperates with the senses, and the impressions are perceived. The mind ponder intellect determines, and egoism becomes conscious Agency belongs to egoism—the Ahankara or. I-maker—which is itself a product of Prakriti, but r. the Purusha or Self who is always a silent witness Intellect, egoism, mind and the eye see a for once, in one instant, and come immediately te conclusion, say, ✓"This is a jar." The same three, wr: tongue, at once relish •taste; with the nose sm.ell; with the ear and •the skin. The functi'm ls,e; occasionally gradual. A man going along. ,amr.onad, object at a distance. A doubt arises in hi.sA it is a post or a man. He then sees a bl.ru solf th Then the doubt is removed by the reflection  

boit An object excites the senses. The /mild Self. into a percept. Egoisn:lE(11.4ri_, Intellect forms the concept. It coriveritit', a concept and presents it to the nit,i_s tht„ is knowledge of the object. into n , 0/1, Thy Before Before you engage in any matter, you f, consider, then you reflect, and thee detirt°b,,r,, must be done by me," and then you proceeedrThine: ascertainment: "Such act is to be done b determination of the intellect (AdhyavYarne: is intellect is an instrument Which receives t'l'aYal. images conveyed through the organs of sen'le ideas mind, constructs them into a conclusive sieri and presents this idea to the Self. The functio 'ea, is determination (Nischaya). n of the int,, The mind is both an organ of sensation a action. The senses receive simple impressionn' without. The mind cooperates with the senses, and the impressions are perceived. The mind ponder intellect determines, and egoism becomes conscious Agency belongs to egoism—the Ahankara or. I-maker—which is itself a product of Prakriti, but r. the Purusha or Self who is always a silent witness Intellect, egoism, mind and the eye see a for once, in one instant, and come immediately te conclusion, say, ✓"This is a jar." The same three, wr: tongue, at once relish •taste; with the nose sm.ell; with the ear and •the skin. The functi'm ls,e; occasionally gradual. A man going along. ,amr.onad, object at a distance. A doubt arises in hi.sA it is a post or a man. He then sees a bl.ru solf th Then the doubt is removed by the reflection  

says: "It is aimed at me," and the intellect w: ego s :100 es. "I must rtin al once." deic11 intellect, 1 he mind and egoism are the eepers. The - . e live senses of Percept ion or door-kadriyas are the gates. The intellect is the joan:irnent or organ which is the medium between thelid the Self. s THE INTELLECT AND ITS FUNCTIONS Tile intellect or the Buddhi is the most important of all the products of Prakriti. The senses present their to the intellect. The intellect exhibits them to the object puru sha. The intellect discriminates the difference between purusha and Prakriti. The intellect is the instrument or organ which is the medium between the other organs and the Self. All ideas derived from sensation, reflection, or consciousness are deposited in the chief or great instrument, intellect, before they can be made known to the Self for whose use and advantage alone they have assembled. They convey impressions or ideas with the properties or effects of pleasure, pain and indifference, accordingly as they are influenced by the qualities of Sattva (purity), Rajas (passion) or Tamas (darkness). Just as the headman of a village collects the taxes from v. thevillagersa and pays them to the collector of the dtstrict, just as the local collector pays the amount to the minister) and the minister receives it for the use of the state, so also the minds the idea from the 

says: "It is aimed at me," and the intellect w: ego s :100 es. "I must rtin al once." deic11 intellect, 1 he mind and egoism are the eepers. The - . e live senses of Percept ion or door-kadriyas are the gates. The intellect is the joan:irnent or organ which is the medium between thelid the Self. s  

 

Tile intellect or the Buddhi is the most important of all the products of Prakriti. The senses present their to the intellect. The intellect exhibits them to the object puru sha. The intellect discriminates the difference between purusha and Prakriti. The intellect is the instrument or organ which is the medium between the other organs and the Self. All ideas derived from sensation, reflection, or consciousness are deposited in the chief or great instrument, intellect, before they can be made known to the Self for whose use and advantage alone they have assembled. They convey impressions or ideas with the properties or effects of pleasure, pain and indifference, accordingly as they are influenced by the qualities of Sattva (purity), Rajas (passion) or Tamas (darkness). Just as the headman of a village collects the taxes from v. thevillagersa and pays them to the collector of the dtstrict, just as the local collector pays the amount to the minister) and the minister receives it for the use of the state, so also the minds the idea from the 

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