Mind: 6 definitions

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Mind means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

(That which is) Mind is denoted by the Sanskrit term Manas (as opposed to Amanas—‘mindless’), according to the Bṛhadāraṇyikopaniṣat 3.8.6.—Accordingly, while describing the absolute nature of Brahma: “Gārgi said, ‘Yājñavalkya, that which is above the sky, below the earth, between the two and called [past, present and future], is stitched and cross-stitched in what?’ Yājñavalkya said, ‘Gārgi, the Brahmins call that very [thing] the imperishable one. [e.g., It is mindless (amanas) [...]’”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Mind (मिन्द्).—1, 1 U. (mindati, mindayati-te). See मिद् (mid) II.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mind (मिन्द्).—see mid.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Mind (मिन्द्):—or mid [class] 1. [Ātmanepada] or [class] 4. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhātupāṭha xviii, 3 and xxvi, 133]) medate or medyati (of the former only 3. sg. [imperative] medatām, [Ṛg-veda x, 93, 11]; [perfect tense] mimeda, mimide; [Aorist] amidat, amediṣṭa; [future] meditā, mediṣyati, te; [indeclinable participle] miditvā or meditvā [grammar]; [Passive voice], midyate [impersonal or used impersonally] [Pāṇini 7-3, 82 [Scholiast or Commentator]]),

—to grow fat, [Ṛg-veda; Taittirīya-saṃhitā; Brāhmaṇa];—[class] 10. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhātupāṭha xxxii, 8]) mindayati or medayati (cf. [Mahābhārata viii, 1992 and] mitra);—the latter also as [Causal] ‘to make fat’ [Ṛg-veda vi, 28, 6.]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Search found 554 books and stories containing Mind; (plurals include: Minds). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:

Sūtra 4.4 < [Book 4 - Absolute Independence (Kaivalya)]

Sūtra 4.5 < [Book 4 - Absolute Independence (Kaivalya)]

Sūtra 3.19 < [Book 3 - Attainment (Vibhūti or Siddhi)]

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I. The knowledge of knowing another’s mind (paracittajñāna) < [Part 2 - Distinguishing the movements of mind of all beings]

II. The movements of mind are cognized by an infallible liberation < [Part 2 - Distinguishing the movements of mind of all beings]

IV. The mind of sympathetic joy can be directed to the concentrations < [Part 2 - Surpassing the high concentrations of the Śrāvakas]

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Sūtra 4.4 [Nirmāṇacitta—Artificial Minds] < [Book IV - Kaivalya-pāda]

Sūtra 4.15 < [Book IV - Kaivalya-pāda]

Sūtra 4.5 < [Book IV - Kaivalya-pāda]

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