Inner Tendencies

Inner Tendencies

What are inner tendencies?

The inner tendencies are Mind (मनस्), Intellect (बुद्धि), Ahaṅkāra (अहङ्कार) and Chitta (चित्त).

What is Mind (मनस्)?

Mind (मनस्)  is a part of consciousness that is used to process the information gathered, acquired and archived by the senses and each cell of the body with the help of the intellect. 

What is Intellect (बुद्धि)?

Intellect (बुद्धि) is a tool which is also a part of the consciousness and is used to arrive at a decision based upon the processed information of the mind. 

Intellect can work at different levels of consciousness. In the conscious realm it works based upon the sensory perceptions and helps in cognizance of the those sensory perceptions.

In the subconscious realm it works based upon the strong impressions that are created by the sensory perceptions and the impact that they have created.

In the unconscious realm it lets the individual to know that there was a period of time or space where no sensory perception could be processed.

In the superconscious realm it makes the mind to recollect its Divine memory that it is a soul and the soul exists as a part of the consciousness, and there is an awareness which is aware of everything and the eternal Nothingness; and that awareness and the consciousness are all a part of the eternal Nothingness. 

What is Ahaṅkāra (अहङ्कार)?

Ahaṅkāra (अहङ्कार) is that portion of the consciousness which self identifies with the various processes of mind and creates an affiliation towards the phenomena of processing and the intellect.

What is Chitta (चित्त)?

Chitta (चित्त) is a part of the consciousness that is conscious of the impressions, that the mind creates and has created over a period of time, based upon the affiliation that the individual has created or developed, through that portion of the consciousness called as Ahaṅkāra (अहङ्कार). 

Why to understand the inner tendencies?

The "tendencies - karaṇa करण" lead to "cause - kāraṇa कारण", which in turn lead to consequences in the form of "actions - karma कर्म" and the "fruits of actions - karma phala कर्म फल" or the effect, which further leads to the "karmic cycle - karma chakra कर्म चक्र" as the affiliation towards "fruits of actions - karma phala कर्म फल" increases. And, as more and more we get entangled with the affiliation of our "fruits of actions", more and more we get entangled into the karmic cycle. Hence, the best thing to do is, to let go all the affiliations/attachments and go beyond the 4 inner tendencies to enter into the starting point of the realm of Trigunas and travel beyond them and step into the unmanifest or the avyakta by surrendering to the Maha Prakruti or Mahat Tattwa.