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Antahkarana - Fourfold internal organs, viz., Manas, Chitta, Buddhi and Ahankara.
Anubhava - Experience.
Asana - Seat; posture.

Antahkarana
The psychological apparatus (the \"inner organ\") of the individual.
Apana ...

Antahkarana: The mind.
Antaratma: The inner self, residing in the heart.
Ardha Chandrasana: In Hatha Yoga, the Half-Moon posture.
Ardha Padmasana: in Hatha Yoga, the Half-Lotus posture.

(1) Antahkarana Laya Chintana, (2) Pancha Bhuta Laya Chintana and (3) Omkara Laya Chintana. In Antahkarana Laya, you must think that the mind is merged in Buddhi; Buddhi in Avyaktam; and Avyaktam in Brahman.

Though the Antahkarana is one, yet it assumes four forms, viz., (i) Manas, (ii) Buddhi, (iii) Chitta and (iv) Ahamkara according to the different functions it performs. Likewise, though Prana is one, it assumes five forms viz.

Feelings are experienced by the antahkarana (the manifest mind), not by the self. In the Yoga Sutras (2:24) it is said that avidya, i.e. false knowledge, is the cause of the self's experience of pleasure and pain.

- Earth, ĀPAS - Water, TEJAS - Fire, VĀYU - Air, ĀKĀSHA - Space) and 3 Gunas (RAJAS - activity, movement, restlessness, passion; TAMAS - rigidity, laziness, darkness, ignorance; SATTVA - harmony, light, purity, knowledge), the Antahkaranas (MANAS ...

Matter in respect of living beings includes the self and the inner organ (antahkarana) (brain functioning) which has chitta (consciousness), buddhi (intellect), ahamkara (ego) and manas (mind).

ANTAHKARANA: Internal instrument such as mind, intellect, ego and the subconscious mind.
ANANTAM: Infinity.
ANTARATMAN: Inner Self.
ANTARYAMIN: Inner witness.
ANUBHAVA: Experience.
APTA: Realized.
ARHATA: A perfected Soul.

antahkarana: inner instrument or organ; the fourfold mind: mind, intellect, ego and subconscious mind
arati: waving of light before the Lord
artha: an object of desire, wealth
asana: posture, seat
ashram: hermitage ...

See also: Karana, Antah, Mind, Yoga, Spirit