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What is buddhi yoga? The word "yoga" comes from the Sanskrit root yuj , which means "to join" or "to yoke". Buddhi, one of the wives of Lord Gane a, is the intellectual faculty. It is the power of the human mind to form and retain concepts, reason, judge, comprehend and understand. Buddhi Yoga is the joining of the buddhi to the karma, or actions. The practice of acting with awareness. This game, can best be enjoyed, if played with an intellectual awareness and curiosity to each throw of the dice. Therefore, in my humble opinion, the name buddhi yoga fits this game. e ā te bhihitā sāńkhye buddhir yoge tv imā ś u buddhyā yukto yayā pārtha karma-bandha prahāsyasi [ - srimad bhagvat geeta 2.39 ] To explain the techniques of living, Sri K a employs the term buddhi yoga (a technique of wisdom). I quote Swami Chinmayanandaji - By this buddhi yoga one can snap the vāsanā1 bondage and release oneself to be supremely free and when you act thereafter, it is but a play; a motiveless sport; a mere self-expression in sheer gay abandon. The snakes and ladders game that we commonly play today, was a game of virtues, not many years ago. It was quite simplistic, and built on common western thoughts of virtues and vices. Our eastern tradition and philosophy, however, is significantly different in its assessment of virtues and vices. The intention behind the thought that creates the action is an important modifier, and an understanding of this is what being aware of ones actions implies. This buddhi yoga , helps with just that. The player is inspired to become aware , albeit in a playful way! The word vāsanā represents our knowledge / understanding combined with our experiences. Our individual wisdom combined with our attachments . Google translates vāsanā to desire and passion , but I think that vāsanā is the very pattern of our thinking, which is affected, of course, by our attachments and desires.
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