YOGIC PSYCHOLOGY
PART 7
VIKSHEPAS: VYADHI AND STYANA
In this series of articles, DAAJI explains the fundamental principles of
yogic psychology, with its foundation in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. He
explains Patanjali’s descriptions of the human mind and the various
mental imbalances, and furthermore gives us solutions to regain mental
well-being through yogic practices. In this article he starts to explore
the vikshepas, the obstacles to mental well-being that have arisen
because of the accumulation of samskaras in our system. These 9
vikshepas describe so many of the maladies of modern humanity. Here
Daaji focuses especially on the first two, vyadhi and styana.