{"id":96067,"date":"2023-03-22T05:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=96067"},"modified":"2023-03-27T11:46:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T15:46:25","slug":"yogic-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/yogic-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"The 4 Parts of the Yogic Mind\u2014Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What are the four parts of the mind in yoga philosophy? How does the human mind become imbalanced?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In yogic philosophy, there are four aspects of the mind: intellect, memory, identity, and awareness. According to yogi Sadhguru, most problems humans experience are the result of a disbalance between these four aspects whereby memory, identity, and intellect override awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to learn about the concept of the yogic mind, according to Sadhguru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Mind<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In yogic philosophy, the mind is categorized into four parts: intellect, memory, identity, and awareness. A major problem we face is the imbalance of these four aspects of the mind because we tend to filter everything through our intellect, memory, and identities while neglecting our awareness.<\/strong> The four aspects of the yogic mind work are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Intellect: <\/strong>This is the thinking mind that\u2019s concerned with survival and tends to divide and categorize things in order to understand the world. The intellect judges everything based on sensory input and what it has stored.<\/li>
  2. Memory: <\/strong>This is the part of the mind that stores the judgments you\u2019ve accumulated over time. It can keep us trapped in the past as well as distort new information based on the impressions that are stored there.<\/li>
  3. Identity: <\/strong>This part of our mind includes the impressions of ourselves<\/em> that we accumulate over time. Identity distinguishes us from others, and therefore divides and limits us.<\/li>
  4. Awareness:<\/strong> This is the pure consciousness aspect of your mind that is engaged when we practice mindfulness<\/a>. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Sadhguru explains that awareness (called chitta<\/em> in yogic terminology) is a way of knowing<\/em> that is not influenced by our memories and identities. It allows us to discriminate what\u2019s actually true from what our mind is saying based on its distorted perceptions<\/a> and social conditioning. Our task in yoga is to develop our awareness, in order to move beyond our boundaries and enhance our experience of life.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sadhguru also argues that awareness exists on a continuum. When we\u2019re asleep we\u2019re in our most limited state of awareness. When we\u2019re awake, we\u2019re in a mid-range state of awareness. When we\u2019re enlightened, we\u2019re in a state of full awareness. So, he says, our everyday consciousness is a reduced state of awareness\u2014and we\u2019re not even cognizant of it.<\/strong> Just like when we\u2019re sleeping, we\u2019re not cognizant of the fact that we\u2019re asleep; we only realize it by comparison when we wake up. The same happens with enlightenment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Purusha and Prakriti<\/strong>

    The Bhagavad Gita<\/em><\/a>, one of the most important texts in Hindu literature, reveals spiritual truths through the story of the Hindu god Krishna. In this text, Krishna emphasizes the importance of recognizing what\u2019s real and what\u2019s not<\/a>. And he says that anything that\u2019s temporary is not real, including those aspects of yourself that are formed by your experiences in the material world.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0

    In this philosophy, pure awareness or the     true self<\/a> is called purusha\u2014<\/em>the unchanging, eternal essence of an individual that\u2019s distinct from the changing, impermanent aspects of the mind and body. Purusha<\/em> is often contrasted with prakriti<\/em>, which refers to the material world of nature and the physical body. The intellect, memory, and identity layers of the mind<\/a> are therefore prakriti<\/em>, because they\u2019re all shaped and maintained by our experiences with the outside world, as filtered through our five senses.

    The goal of spiritual practice is to recognize the true nature of the self as purusha<\/em>, which is the only aspect of yourself that is, essentially, the real you. Everything else that you think of as you is just a collection of impressions you\u2019ve gathered from your external environment over the course of your life.\u00a0\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Sadhguru says in yogic terminology, a well-developed human mind is called a kalpavriksha<\/em>, which translates to \u201cwishing tree.\u201d This means that when our minds are in their optimal state\u2014an enlightened state\u2014whatever we wish for becomes reality because we create our own reality. <\/strong>You don\u2019t need to have faith<\/em> to manifest this, he says. You just need to have commitment to the process, which involves the following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Figure out what you really want, with as much clarity as possible.<\/li>
    2. Commit to creating it.<\/li>
    3. Establish a steady stream of thought in that direction.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      The trick, Sadhguru says, is getting that first step right. We may think that\u2019s the easiest step, but it\u2019s actually the most difficult. That\u2019s because, he says, when your mind is in its limited state, you don\u2019t have clarity about what you want. <\/strong>You desire things that don\u2019t really end up making you happy and fulfilled. Many people think<\/em> they know what they want, but this is muddied by social expectations, judgments about what we\u2019re supposed to want and do, and limiting ideas about what\u2019s possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      For example, we may spend our lives pursuing wealth, because that\u2019s what we\u2019re conditioned to believe is equated with success. Or we may not pursue our dreams because we believe they\u2019re unrealistic. Sadhguru says the work of inner engineering<\/em> needs to be undertaken to get your mind to the point where it has a clear vision, unsullied by our conditioned beliefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Who Do You Want to Be?<\/strong>

      In Think Like a Monk<\/em><\/a>, Jay Shetty argues that we\u2019ve been socially conditioned to pursue what we think others<\/em> expect from us, and we believe those are the things we<\/em> want. We may not even realize they are someone else\u2019s goals, and that\u2019s why they may not actually make us any happier. For example, if your parents always encouraged you to play sports, their positive reinforcement around sports in your childhood may make you think that pursuing athletic goals will lead to happiness, although it might not actually be what you<\/em> want deep down.

      Like Sadhguru, Shetty points out that it can be difficult to determine what you want apart from your social conditioning. He argues that clearly defining your       core values<\/a> may be more conducive to happiness than defining any specific goals. Instead of figuring out what you want<\/em>, he advises you to figure out who you want to be<\/a><\/em> and let that guide you.\u00a0<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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