Patanjali Yoga Sutra – Samadhi Pada – Aim of Yoga(1.2)
Aim of Yoga
1.2. Yogas chitta vrtti nirodhah,
- Yogas-yoga
- Chitta-mind or consciousness
- Vrtti-patterns or modifications
- Nirodhah-blocking or annnihilating
To annihilate the modifications of mind is Yoga.