Sarvadarshanasangraha 15.50

15.50

Now, if it is accepted that yoga is the cessation of mental modifications, then in deep sleep and the like, since the cessation of the modifications of restless, stupefied, and other minds can occur, the unwanted consequence of its being yoga would follow. And this is not tenable, because in the restless and other states the abandonment of afflictions and the like is impossible, and because they are obstacles to the highest good. To explain: that which is tossed among various objects and is unsteady is called the restless mind. That which is submerged in the ocean of darkness and permeated by the modification of sleep is called the stupefied. The mind that is distinguished from the restless is called the distracted. The distinction is: