Parinama
Definition: Transformation; the process of change or evolution, especially within the mind.
Insights: Parinama describes the ongoing transformation that unfolds as mental fluctuations are calmed, gradually leading to greater inner stillness and clarity.
Related Sutras
3.9
vyutthānanirodhasaṁskārayorabhibhavaprādurbhāvau nirodhakṣaṇacittānvayo nirodhapariṇāmaḥ
Nirodha pariṇāma is the transformation of the mind in which moments of cessation predominate, as outgoing saṁskāras are overcome and those of nirodha arise.
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3.10
tasya praśāntavāhitā saṁskārāt
Its flow becomes tranquil through repeated practice and habit.
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3.11
sarvārthataikāgratayoḥ kṣayodayau cittasya samādhipariṇāmaḥ
Samādhi pariṇāma is the transformation where the mind's all-pointedness subsides and one-pointedness arises.
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3.13
etena bhūtendriyeṣu dharmalakṣaṇāvasthāpariṇāmā vyākhyātāḥ
By this, the transformations of property, characteristic, and condition in the elements and sense organs are explained.
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