Bhrantidarsanatah
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Bhrantidarsanatah is a Sanskrit term used by H. P. Blavatsky in her book The Secret Doctrine. The technical spelling is bhrānti-darśana (भ्रान्तिदर्शन). Its meaning is "erroneous perception," and was defined by Blavatsky as, "'false comprehension or apprehension'; something conceived of on false appearances as a mayavic, illusionary form."[1]
In Yogasutra I.30, Patanjali lists "bhrānti-darśana" as one of the nine obstacles for the spiritual practice.
Notes
- ↑ Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary (Krotona, CA: Theosophical Publishing House, 1973), 57.