− | Chintā is one of thirty-three ''Vyabhichāri bhavas'', the transient feelings which rise irregularly and support the permanent basic sentiments, because of their fleeting nature they are also called ''sanchāri bhavas''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopaedia of Sanskrit Literature|author=Mohan Lal|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|page=4603|url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA4603&dq=chinta+vedanta&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ytNHU7r2OMaGrgeY4IDwAw&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&q=chinta%20vedanta&f=false}}</ref> ''Manas'', which is the ordinary mental equipment of the individual, is the perceiving and arranging mind. In Samkhya system it refers to the personal organ of thought, not diffused like the''ātman'' but localized in the individual. ''Manas'' has its own illumination (''chetas'') which gives man awareness or consciousness (''chetna''), faculties of perception (''[[pratyaksha]]''), thought (''chintā''), imagination (''kalpanā'') and volition (''praytana''). <ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Encyclopaedia|author=subodh Kapoor|publisher=Genesis Publications|page=5839|url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=SDh2WjvLo7gC&pg=PA5839&dq=chinta+upanishads&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wtRHU6LbFMaxrgfM94HAAg&ved=0CDAQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=chinta%20upanishads&f=false}}</ref> Chintā is the faculty whereby the current of thought dwells, thinks and contemplates upon the subject so recalled by ''Samarnam'' (memory), and previously known and determined by ''[[buddhi]]'' (intellect)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Serpent Power|author=Kalicarana|publisher=Ganesh|page=64|url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=CWgwAAAAYAAJ&q=chinta+vedanta&dq=chinta+vedanta&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ItNHU5CLG4GGrQevm4GQDw&ved=0CGAQ6AEwCTgU}}</ref> | + | Chintā is one of thirty-three ''Vyabhichāri bhavas'', the transient feelings which rise irregularly and support the permanent basic sentiments, because of their fleeting nature they are also called ''sanchāri bhavas''.<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopaedia of Sanskrit Literature|author=Mohan Lal|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|page=4603|url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA4603&dq=chinta+vedanta&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ytNHU7r2OMaGrgeY4IDwAw&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBTgU#v=onepage&q=chinta%20vedanta&f=false}}</ref> ''Manas'', which is the ordinary mental equipment of the individual, is the perceiving and arranging mind. In Samkhya system it refers to the personal organ of thought, not diffused like the''ātman'' but localized in the individual. ''Manas'' has its own illumination (''chetas'') which gives man awareness or consciousness (''chetna''), faculties of perception (''[[pratyaksha]]''), thought (''chintā''), imagination (''kalpanā'') and volition (''praytana''). <ref>{{cite book|title=Bharat's Encyclopaedia|author=subodh Kapoor|publisher=Genesis Publications|page=5839|url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=SDh2WjvLo7gC&pg=PA5839&dq=chinta+upanishads&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wtRHU6LbFMaxrgfM94HAAg&ved=0CDAQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=chinta%20upanishads&f=false}}</ref> Chintā is the faculty whereby the current of thought dwells, thinks and contemplates upon the subject so recalled by ''Samarnam'' (memory), and previously known and determined by ''[[buddhi]]'' (intellect)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Serpent Power|author=Kalicarana|publisher=Ganesh|page=64|url=http://books.google.co.in/books?id=CWgwAAAAYAAJ&q=chinta+vedanta&dq=chinta+vedanta&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ItNHU5CLG4GGrQevm4GQDw&ved=0CGAQ6AEwCTgU}}</ref> |