अभावप्रत्ययालम्बना तमोवृत्तिर्निद्र ॥10॥

abhāva-pratyaya-ālambanā tamaḥ vṛttiḥ nidrā ||10||

"Sleep is the mental modification which has for its objective substratum, the cause of non existence. .”

Swami Satyananda says this is one of the most important sutras because its purpose is to show us that while the other vrittis are outwardly oriented towards sense objects, it shows us that sleep is inwardly directed and is most proximal to samadhi.

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