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The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali

4.21

Original Text

cittāntara-dṛśye buddhi-buddher atiprasaṅgaḥ smṛti-saṅkaraś ca

Translation

If the mind were perceived by another mind, then there would be an infinite regress of one intelligence being known by another intelligence. This would cause confusion of memory.

Terms

Citta (mind)
Buddhi (pure, discriminative intelligence)
Smriti (mindfulness)