1 ) Father of Yoga . Sage Patanjali 2) Yoga Chitt Vritti Nirodha is Quoted in Patanjali Yoga Sutra Chitta-vritti- nirodha refers to calming the mind through the meditative techniques of Patanjali yoga. By calming these mental fluctuations, the yogi opens him/herself to experience union with the Divine, the Higher Self or the Absolute Reality. Among these fluctuations of the mind are desires and attachments, which can be to worldly objects, ideas or even relationships. The term comes from the Sanskrit, chitta , meaning “consciousness” or “mind-stuff”; vritti , meaning “fluctuations”; and nirodha , meaning “suppression” or “restraint.” In the Yoga Sutras , Patanjali refers to yoga as chitta-vritti-nirodha. In other words, when the fluctuations of the mind have been quieted, you reach an ultimate state called kaivalya , or "aloneness." In this state, you are able to perceive the divine within. Various yoga practices help...