Raja-Yoga

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YOGA APHORISMS. 113
11. Memory is when the (Vrittis of) perceived sub
jects do not slip away (and through impressions
come back to consciousness).
Memory can be caused by the previous
hear a word. That word is like a stone
three. For
instance, you
thrown into the lake of the Chitta ; it causes a ripple,
and that ripple rouses a series of ripples; this is
memory. So in sleep. When the peculiar kind of
ripple called sleep throws the Chitta into a ripple of
memory
it is called a dream. Dream is another form
of the ripple which in the waking state is called
memory.
12. Their control is by practice
ment.
and non-attach
The mind, to have this non-attachment, must be
clear, good and rational. Why should we practise ?
Because each action is like the pulsations quivering
over the surface of the lake. The vibration dies out,
and what is left ? The Samskdras, the impressions.
When a large number of these impressions is left on
the mind they coalesce, and become a habit. It is
said habit is second nature;
it is first nature also,
and the whole nature of man ; everything that we are
is the result of habit. That gives us consolation, be
cause, if it is only habit, we can make and unmake it
at any time. This Samskdra is left by these vibrations
passing out of our mind, each one of them leaving its
result Our character is the sum-total of these marks,
and according as some particular wave prevails one