1 Now, the teachings of yoga.

2 Yoga is the stilling of the fluctuations of the mind.

3 When that happens, the seer abides in its own true nature

4 At all other times, the seer is absorbed in the fluctuations of the mind.

5 There are 5 mind states or vrittis that can be beneficial or detrimental to the practice of yoga.

6 The 5 vrittis are right knowledge, error, imagination, sleep, and memory.

7 Right knowledge consists of sense perception, logic, and verbal testimony.

8 Error is false knowledge that comes from misunderstanding.

9 Imagination is the usage of words that are not connected to an object in reality.

10 Sleep is a mind state in the absence of conscious thought.

11 Memory is the retention of the senses during previous experiences.

12 The vrittis are stilled by practice and non-attachment.