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30 RAJA YOGAThe word Yoga is also applicable in a secondary sense toall those factors that go to constitute Yoga that are conducive tothe fina! achievement or fulfilment of Yoga, and as such indirectlylead to final freedom or perfection. AYogi is one who hasreached the finalAsamprajnata Samadhi. One who is attemptingto get perfection in Yoga is also called a Yogi. How this Yogais attained, is given in the subsequent pages. Now we shall seethe next word 'Chitta Vritti.''Chitta'means 'mind-stuff or subconscious mind. !t takesforms or shapes. These forms constitute Vrittis. It gets transformedor modified (Parinama). These transformations or modificationsare the thought-waves, whirlpools or Vriftis. lf theChitta thinks of a mango, the Vritti of a mango is formed in thelake of the Chitta at once, then and there. This will subside andanother Vritti will be formed when it thinks of milk. Countlesssuch Vrittis are rising and subsiding in the ocean of the Chitta.These Vrittis are the cause of the restlessness of the mind.Here, 'Chitta' corresponds to Antahkarana of Vedanta. ltis a separate faculty or category in Vedanta. ln Vedanta, whenthe mind does the function of Smriti, Anusandhana andDharana (memory enquiry and concentration), it assumes thename Chitta. The functions of Chitta are Smriti or Smarana,Anusandhana and Dharana. When you repeat the Mantra duringJapa, it is the Chitta that does the Smarana. !t does a lot ofwork. Much of your subconsciousness consists of submergedexperiences, memories thrown into the background but easilyrecoverable.Sometimes, you go to sleep at 10 p.m. with the thought "!must get up al2 a.m. to catch the train." This message is takenup by the subconscious mind and it is this subconscious mindthat wakes you up unfailingly at the exact hour. Subconsciousmind is your constant companion and sincere friend. You repeatedlyfail at night to get a solution in Arithmetic or Geometry.ln the morning when you wake up, you geta clearanswer. Thiscomes like a flash from the subconscious mind. Even in sleep itworks without any rest. lt arranges, classifies, compares, sortsallfacts and works out a proper satisfactory solution.With the help of the subconscious mind you can changeyourvicious nature by cultivating healthy, virtuous qualities that