Sutra 2.6
दृग्दर्शनशक्त्योरेकात्मतेवास्मिता॥६॥
dRugdarshanashaktyorekaatmatevaasmitaa
dRuk=power of consciousness; seer; Purusha; darshanashaktyoH=power of seeing; cognition; ekaatmata=identity; blending togetether; iv=as if; asmitaa=I-am-ness
Taimni
"Asmita is the identity of blending together, as it were, of the power of consciousness (Purusa) with the power of cognition (Buddhi). "
Asmita is the identification of consciousness with the vehicle through which the power of cognition is being expressed. Asmita literally means I-am-ness or awareness of Self-existence. When, however, it identifies with one of its vehicles, it is no more pure and is bound by the limitations of Avidya. The identification of consciousness with matter proceeds progressively from subtle to grosser elements. In that process, the veil of avidya gets thicker.
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