manas
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Origin of manas
< Sanskrit: mind
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The words which denote soul in the @Rg-Veda are manas, âtman and asu.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Surendranath Dasgupta
Mok@sa means complete cessation of pleasure and pain, arising through the association of the self with the manas, the sense, and sense-objects.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Surendranath Dasgupta
If the manas is settled steadily in the self, it is the state of yoga when there is neither pleasure nor pain.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Surendranath Dasgupta
All changes are due to changes in the body, the senses, the manas and the objects.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Surendranath Dasgupta
It is only when these are connected with bodies that they possess knowledge through the activity of manas.
From A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1 by Surendranath Dasgupta
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