In yoga philosophy, we always look at our “instruments”. The body is an instrument for our use in this life. The mind is an instrument. The instrument of mind is known as antah-karaṇa. There are four components: 1) ahaṃkāra (ego), 2) manas (thinking mind), 3) buddhi (reason), 4) citta (heart-mind). ahaṃkāra The ego is what gives us the feeling of …
