09/11/2025
𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗮𝗽 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱 & 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆
1. Ātman (Soul / Self)
• Yoga: Pure, unchanging essence beyond thought — the witness of all experience.
• Psychology: Core self — stable awareness beneath personality and trauma.
💠 Essence beyond thought and trauma; the stable “I am.”
2. Buddhi (Intellect / Higher Mind)
• Yoga: Inner wisdom and discernment (viveka); guides right action.
• Psychology: Observing mind — clarity, insight, conscious choice.
✨ Discerns truth and makes mindful decisions.
3. Ahaṃkāra (Ego / “I-maker”)
• Yoga: Sense of individuality; identifies Self with body and roles.
• Psychology: Ego — self-image, identity, and defense mechanisms.
🌀 “I, me, mine” — builds personality stories and protects the self.
4. Manas (Mind / Sensory-Emotional Mind)
• Yoga: Reactive mind processing sensory input.
• Psychology: Subconscious — automatic thoughts, feelings, emotional responses.
💭 Reacts emotionally and gathers sensory impressions.
5. Chitta (Consciousness / Mind-field)
• Yoga: Storehouse of impressions (saṃskāras), memory, and emotion.
• Psychology: Subconscious + unconscious — deep emotional patterns and conditioning.
🪷 The subtle background shaping all thought and behavior.
✨ “Yoga is the cessation of the fluctuations of the mind.” — Yoga Sutra I.2
🕊️ When Chitta is still, Ātman shines.
