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Vāsanā (Sanskrit; Devanagari: वासना) is a behavioural tendency or karmic imprint which influences the present behaviour of a person. It is a technical term in Indian philosophy , particularly Yoga , as well as Buddhist philosophy and Advaita Vedanta .
Vāsanā (T. bag chags བག་ཆགས་; C. xunxi/xiqi) refers to habitual patterns of thought, speech or action that are imprinted in the mind. In the Yogacara school, these subtle habitual patterns, or "karmic seeds", are imprinted in the alaya-vijnana (storehouse consciousness).
Mar 29, 2024 · Vāsanā (वासना):—Sanskrit technical term corresponding to “mental imprints”, used in various texts on Yoga. Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch.
Vāsanā literally means ‘a strong impression that lives in the mind’. The word vāsanā is generally interpreted as saṅskāra, a strong impression in the mind , carried over from previous lives.
Shriji Mahārāj explained, “A desire within the antahkaran to enjoy vishays that have been previously seen, heard or indulged in is called ‘vāsanā’. Moreover, a desire within the antahkaran to enjoy those vishays that have not been previously indulged in is also called ‘vāsanā’.”
V asana (desire in subtle form) is a wave in the mind-lake. Its seat is the Karana Sarira. It exists there in the form of a seed and manifests in the mind-lake. Just as flowers are latent in seeds, Vasanas are latent in the Antahkarana and the Karana Sarira (seed-body). Daily new flowers blossom out.
Jun 9, 2024 · vāsanā. Quick Reference. (Skt.). Habitual tendencies or dispositions, a term, often used synonymously with bīja (‘seed’).
