Yogasūtra II.20- draṣṭā dṛṣi-mātraḥ śuddhaḥ-api pratyaya-anupaśyaḥ

What is it that perceives?

The Seer can only perceive. Even though It is pure, it perceives through the content of the mind [and the other sensory faculties].

Pataïjali now defines the Seer (draṣṭā) as having only the attribute of perception, which also includes experience. In both Sāṁkhya and Yoga philosophies, perception and experience are attributes of the Seer, not the seen. So concepts like knowledge, joy, suffering etc. are part of the Seer. Mind, which is part of the Seen, does not have knowledge, nor does it experience joy or suffering. It is merely an instrument of perception, not the experiencer of reality.

Excerpt from Truth Unclouded by TKV Desikachar & Dr Kausthub Desikachar

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