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Sāṃkhya and Yoga distinguish witnessing consciousness, puruṣa, from changing nature, prakṛti. What reasons support positing a witness beyond the changing mind?
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Guided course · Module 3 · Lesson 10
Mind, discipline and freedom
Sāṃkhya and Yoga both distinguish consciousness from the changing mind. If liberation does not consist in improving that witnessing consciousness, what can mental discipline change?