9 – What We Want to Do and What the Mind Allows Us to Do | Patanjali Yoga Sutras | Swami Tattwamayananda

Lecture by Swami Tattwamayananda. Swami begins by reviewing the five stages of mental concentration. He then graphically describes the common problems faced by most spiritual seekers at the Viskhipta stage. The seeker swings between restless and concentrated states. The formation and characteristics of inherited Vrittis are discussed. The five types of Vrittis are reviewed. Sublimating desires for something higher is recommended. Practice, Abhyasa, and Dispassion, Vairagya are then explained in that context. Verses: I.2, I.5, I.12