Pravritti and Nivritti Marg
Scientifically, evolution is defined as the process where more refined life forms grow and develop out of the less refined, that is to say, more advanced life forms arise out of lower forms; ...
Vritti
A technical term meaning a modification of the mind. An idea or thought complex.
Vritti
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circular movement of consciousness; mental and modifications described in raja yoga ...
Vritti : Fluctuation or movement of the mind; thought.
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Witness : The transcendental Consciousness that lies at the root of the mind and from which the mind can be observed.
Vritti: livelihood, conduct, character, treatment, inclination, functioning, appearing (see e.g.: 10.85: 45 and also the Vedabase on the different use of this word, and 12.7: 13).
VRITTI - wave, rotating
- CHITTA VRITI - thought wave
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Vritti
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms
Vaishnava - Member of an dualistic sect of India.
Vairagya - Renunciation; dispassion.
Vrittis Thought waves
Yoga Union; merging of the individual with the universal soul
Yoga Symbol of Yoga Posture ...
Vrittis
fluctuations, modifications, forces which dominate the mind at one given moment
Vyoma ...
Vritti ("whirl") - in Patanjali's yoga-darshana, specifically the five types of mental activity: valid cognition (pramāna), misconception (viparyaya), imagination (vikalpa), sleep (nidrā), and memory (smriti) ...
Pravritti - nature of the mind
Samasthiti - Sama means 'upright' or 'erect', and sthiti means 'steadiness'. This is the basic standing pose in yoga classes, and the starting position for most of the standing postures.
Sat - truth, love ...
Pravritti see pravrtti
pravrtta [brought forward into the movement; engaged in action and works].
pravrtti (Pravritti) the moving out and forward; the impetus towards action and works; the soul's evolution into the action.
When a Vritti subsides it leaves a definite impression in the subconscious mind. It is known as Samskara or latent impression. The sum total of all Samskaras is known as "Karmasaya" or receptacle of works.
Chittam = Mindstuff
Vrittis - Thoughts, fluctuations
Nirodah - Restriction
Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind.
but for your kind information, I have to say that these two (Chitta and Vritties) are not two elements. They are same or two aspects of same thing(humankind).Chitta and vrities are as same as day and night, darkness and light.
They are called kalpita vritti and akalpita vritti. Kalpita vritti means imagining something as existing. Imagination also is a function of the mind.
Unlike other methods of cognizing truth -- which concern this or that and hence are involved with samvritti satya, relative truths, though truths nonetheless -- prajna has but one single object for its focus, ...
In his work called the "Yoga Sutras" he says, "Yoga is the control of the vrittis of the mind". The vrittis are waves or modifications such as thoughts, memories, and emotions.
but ultimate mental purity is to get rid of all the vrittis, to go into deep silence transcending both good as well as bad thoughts.
Within yoga we actually see a similar teaching "Yogas Chitta Vritti Nirodha" Yoga Sutras of Patanjali B.1 s.2, Yoga is restraint of thought in the field of the mind. Here is an apparent paradox and basis for the misunderstanding.
While trying to control the vrittis (thoughts, emotions, feelings), certain disturbances are created which stop or divert the growth. Patanjali has addressed them as " Antaray(Disturbances) creating chitta vikshepa". These are described as under: ...
Very much like the wind creates the motion of the leaves, prana creates the motion of the mind which gives rise to the vrittis. Air is the primary physical medium of prana and breathing is our best method to gain control over the prana.
'Yogaschitta vrittinirodhah.' This is the highest aspect of Yoga as mind is fickle. 'Oh Ram; Mind roams about in all directions. How it can be fixed in one place? So far as this mind remains fickle, restless, disturbed, Jiva will not be at ease.
They at once jump to awaken the Kundalini and raise Brahmakara Vritti. They will only break their legs. Those who attempt to awaken the Kundalini by Asanas and Pranayama, should have purity in thought, word and deed.
When we work so hard to stir up our vrittis or mind stuff, to awaken the kundalini force within, it is optimal to allow the body and mind to rest, and for the kundalini, prana and chitti or consciousness to rest and settle in our other energy fields.
duty), Yuga Dharma (duty of the age or period in history), Kula Dharma (duty of family), Manava Dharma (duty of man), Purusha Dharma (duty of male), Stri Dharma (duty of female), Raja Dharma (duty of king), Praja Dharma (duty of subjects), Pravritti ...
NITYA-SIDDHA: A liberated soul of marvellous powers who is ever present on the astral plane.
NIVRITTI: Renunciation.
NIYAMA: The second step in Raja Yoga; observance - purity, contentment, austerities, etc.
in Patanjali's eight-limbed yoga, the very basis of the process of concentration, meditation, and ecstasy; in the first instance, the restriction of the "whirls of the mind" (citta-vritti)
Nirvana
Liberation; final emancipation.
Nirbija: Seedless (without Samskaras).
Nirmana: Created.
Nirodha: Restraint; suppression.
Nirvichara: Without argumentation.
Nitya: Eternal.
Nivritti: Removal.
Niyama: Observance, the second step of Raja Yoga.
VAIRAGYA"Renunciation; dispassion.
Vajra"Adamantine; firm.
Vak"Speech.
Vasana"Impression of action that remains in the mind.
Virya"Seminal power; energy.
Vishuddha"Laryngeal plexus at the base of the throat.
Vritti"Mental function.
 See also: Yoga, Mind, Body, Spirit, Spiritual
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