History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c94.191
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c94.191
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Yoga is defined (2nd sūtra) as the elimination of or mastery over the functions (activities) or fluctuations of the mind This is provisionally explained by Vyāsa (on I. 1.) as Samādhi. The different stages viz (*bhūmis*) of the mind are five, being restless (*kṣipta*), infatuated (*mugdha* or *mūḍha*), distracted (*vikṣipta*), one-pointed (*ekāgra*) and controlled (*niruddha*).