Vyasa’s commentary on yoga sutra 1-1, he said, yoga is Samadhi (contemplation). Samadhi is a key characteristic of Chitta which pervades in all 5 states of mind at any given time. Vyasa called 5 kinds as 5 Bhumi of Chitta in his commentary.
वृत्तयः पञ्चतय्यः क्लिष्टाऽक्लिष्टाश्चः॥५॥
Vṛttayaḥ pañcatayyaḥ kliṣṭāakliṣṭāśca
The thought-streams are five-fold, painful / with anguish and not painful or without anguish.
प्रमाणविपर्ययविकल्पनिद्रास्मृतयः॥६॥
Pramāṇaviparyayavikalpanidrāsmṛtayaḥ
Right knowledge, wrong knowledge, Illusionary or Imaginary knowledge, sleep and memory.
In next episode I will explain each faculty in detail.
Namaste.
Maharshi Patanjali continues...
योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः॥२॥
Yogaścittavṛttinirodhaḥ
Yoga is restraining the thought-streams natural to the mind.
तदा द्रष्टुः स्वरूपेऽवस्थानम्॥३॥
Tadā draṣṭuḥ svarūpe’vasthānam
Then the seer dwells in his own nature.
वृत्तिसारूप्यमितरत्र॥४॥
Vṛttisārūpyamitaratra
Otherwise he is of the same form as the thought-streams
Please listen to the audio where I have explained it for you to understand and connect to your life. Your comments are welcome.
Yoga is the Science of Man and Man is what the mind is. Here we are starting the journey of Mind control by following the Yoga Sutra of Patanjali.
'Now the discipline of Yoga begins.' This is the translation of the first Sutra. Discipline word comes from disciple. Discipline is the characteristic of the disciples. So, if you really like to understand Yoga Sutra, listen to it with the characteristic of a disciple.
Hari Om