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* बुद्धिः । Buddhi, the Pure-Reason component is predominantly satvik and therefore the knowledge base of the person.
* बुद्धिः । Buddhi, the Pure-Reason component is predominantly satvik and therefore the knowledge base of the person.
== Features about Chitta ==
== Trigunas and Chitta ==
As seen earlier, Maharshi Vyasa in his Yogasutra bhashya mentions that Chitta is of the nature of Trigunas, sattva, rajas and tamas.
चित्तं हि प्रख्याप्रवृत्तिस्थितिशीलत्वात् त्रिगुणम्। (Vyas. Bhas. on Yoga. Sutr. 1.2)
== Chitta Vrttis ==
Again it is the same chitta, being an instrument prevents man from realizing the self; it is a hinderance that can be overcome. It is also recognized that it is the only instrument through which self-realization is possible.<ref name=":12" />
Again it is the same chitta, being an instrument prevents man from realizing the self; it is a hinderance that can be overcome. It is also recognized that it is the only instrument through which self-realization is possible.<ref name=":12" />
क्षिप्तं मूढं विक्षिप्तम् एकाग्रं निरुद्धम् इति चित्तभूमयः।
क्षिप्तं मूढं विक्षिप्तम् एकाग्रं निरुद्धम् इति चित्तभूमयः।
# kshipta, a mental force which is scattered, in a state of disarray and neglect
# '''kshipta''', a mental force which is scattered, in a state of disarray and neglect
# mũdha, a foolish, confused and dull state
# '''mũdha''', a foolish, confused and dull state
# vikshipta, puzzled, agitated and distracted
# '''vikshipta''', puzzled, agitated and distracted
# ekāgra, a state of one-pointed attention, concentrated
# '''ekāgra''', a state of one-pointed attention, concentrated
# niruddha, where everything is restrained, controlled
# '''niruddha''', where everything is restrained, controlled
These states of mind partake of many physical and psychological characteristics and they are determined by the trigunas - satva, rajas, and tamas. The mind is possessed of the three qualities, showing as it does the nature of illumination, activity and inertia.<ref>Prasada, Rama. tran. ''Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, with the commentary of Vyasa and the gloss of Vachaspati Misra''. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 1998. p 5-6</ref><blockquote>चित्तं हि प्रख्याप्रवृत्तिस्थितिशीलत्वात् त्रिगुणम्। (Vyas. Bhas. on Yoga. Sutr. 1.2)</blockquote>The relation between them is as follows:
These states of mind partake of many physical and psychological characteristics and they are determined by the trigunas - satva, rajas, and tamas. The mind is possessed of the three qualities, showing as it does the nature of illumination, activity and inertia.<ref>Prasada, Rama. tran. ''Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, with the commentary of Vyasa and the gloss of Vachaspati Misra''. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 1998. p 5-6</ref><blockquote>चित्तं हि प्रख्याप्रवृत्तिस्थितिशीलत्वात् त्रिगुणम्। (Vyas. Bhas. on Yoga. Sutr. 1.2)</blockquote>The relation between them is as follows: