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waveSarupyawave

Definition: Identification; sameness.

Insights: Sarupya is the state of identification or sameness, where the seer (draṣṭṛ) becomes conflated with the vṛttis. In yoga, it is the mistaken identification of the Self with the mind's modifications, leading to ignorance and bondage.

Related Sutras

1.4

vṛtti sārūpyam itaratra

Importance: 8/10

At other times, the seer identifies with the modifications of the mind.

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