Colonial Discourse and the Suffering of Indian American Children is now freely available.
Colonial Discourse and the Suffering of Indian American Children Book Cover.webp
We examine the impact of the current colonial-racist discourse around Hindu Dharma on Indians across the world and prove that this discourse causes psychological effects similar to those caused by racism: shame, inferiority, embarrassment, identity confusion, assimilation, and a detachment from our cultural heritage.

Viparyaya

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

By Swami Harshanand

Viparyāya literally means ‘contrariety’.

This is a technical term used in the Yogasutras.[1] The cittavrttis or the modifications of the mind, though they appear to be infinite, can be classified into five broad groups:

  1. Pramāṇa - means of valid knowledge
  2. Viparyāya - contrariety
  3. Vikalpa - mere concept
  4. Nidrā - sleep
  5. Smṛti - memory

Viparyaya, the second, is defined as mithyājñāna or false knowledge. It is not based on reality. When we see a snake in twilight in a rope lying on the ground, it is viparyāya, seeing one thing for another. Avidyā is an another name for it.


References[edit]

  1. ↑ Yogasutras 1.6, 8
  • The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

Contributors to this article

Deval Sancheti

Explore Other Articles

Retrieved from "https://hindupedia.com/index.php?title=Viparyaya&oldid=136228"