Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.2
योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः॥
yogaś-citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ
Meaning
Yoga is the cessation of the modifications of the mind. The definitional sutra of all Yoga — Patanjali frames yoga not as posture or breath but as the stilling of the whirlpools (vrittis) of consciousness so the seer may rest in his own true nature (1.3).
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