![]() Patanjali described 5 vritti to understand how mind experience a thought pattern & modify it according to the buddhi (Intellect). The practice of yoga aims to control the vrittis of the chattering mind, so we can get the reality behind it. This bound awareness always creates the disturbance in realizing the higher consciousness. Hence, Vritti (वृत्ति) is like a cycle (circle – Vritt ‘वृत्त’) of thought patterns into which our awareness keep bound to certain objects. Vrittis are the result of samskara, which produces another samskara. Samskara gives the mind a direction to express the variety of emotions & behaviour towards different situations. Samskara is the result of our past karma that left imprints on the mind. Vritti in Hinduism describes on the basis of samskara. Usually, vritti is the result of our attachments, desires & fear of the external world. ![]() Hence, Vritti is the fluctuations (of chattering mind) that affect our perception of experiencing the reality.
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