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SS 3.1: Citta als begrenztes Selbst
SS 3.1: Citta als begrenztes Selbst

Śiva Sūtra 3.1: When Mind Appears as the Self

At the outset of āṇavopāya, the limited experiencer mistakes citta, the inner field of perception, for the true self.

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Śiva Sūtra 3.1: When Mind Appears as the Self

At the outset of āṇavopāya, the limited experiencer mistakes citta, the inner field of perception, for the true self.

Śiva Sūtra 3.1
आत्मा चित्तम् ||3.1||
ātmā cittam ||3.1|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
ātmā
nominative singular
ātman
substantive masculine
 self, Ātman
cittam
nominative singular
citta
substantive neuter
 Citta, awareness, field of mind
The self (ātmā | nom sg) [is here] Citta (cittam | nom sg).
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal
A limited person takes thinking and feeling to be the true self.
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer

Kṣemarāja explains in the Vimarśinī: The third section begins from the ordinary person.

Kṣemarāja's Śivasūtravimarśinī

The Vārttika explains: Citta here is the limited field of awareness, shaped by Vāsanās, directed towards activity, and composed of Buddhi, Ahaṃkāra, and Manas.

Bhāskara's Śivasūtravārttika

Illustrations: AI-generated.

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The "Yoga Doc" - Dr. Ronald Steiner is the founder of the AYI method. This method links traditional Ashtanga Yoga with innovative Yogatherapy and living Philosophy. This forms a practice that is personal for each and... more ›

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Katrin Goldmann
Katrin Goldmann
Eine sehr anschauliche Erklärung für citta, buddhi, ahamkara und manas. Danke!