Some people come to yoga because they want a quieter mind. And they are often disappointed. “I still think all the time.” “My mind won’t stop.” Yoga philosophy would gently say: That’s not the problem. The mind was never meant to be silent In yoga philosophy, the mind (citta) is a functional instrument. It perceives, remembers, imagines, plans. Patañjali never says the mind should disappear. He says yoga is about understanding its movements (vṛttis). The issue is not thinking