Vaj wrote: > Either that or find a Patanjali master who'd be willing > to explain it to you ! ;-) > You are supposed to read the book BEFORE you make your comments. Maharishi Patanjali says: "When thought ceases, the Transcendental Absolute stands by itself, refers to Itself, as a witness to the world" - 'tada drastuh svarupe vasthanam'. Y.S. I.1.3
Chit is thought, citta is conciousness - citta vriti means the turning of thought in the mind. Nirodha is cessation - the turnings have stopped, striving ceased, come to a halt, stilled, blown out, made peaceful, Nirvana. Maharishi Patanjali : http://tinyurl.com/26j355
