Source: # Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.5–1.6 *The turnings are fivefold, afflicted or unafflicted: valid knowing, error, fantasy, sleep, and memory.* वृत्तयः पञ्चतय्यः क्लिष्टाक्लिष्टाः ॥ प्रमाणविपर्ययविकल्पनिद्रास्मृतयः ॥ *vrttayah pancatayyah klista-aklistah || pramana-viparyaya-vikalpa-nidra-smrtayah ||* The turnings are fivefold, afflicted or unafflicted: valid knowing, error, fantasy, sleep, and memory. Not every thought is a problem. The mind has five basic types of activities, and they can either help you or hurt you: [All 35 chapters](https://vedant.myadvisorfriend.com/chapters/) · [183 stories from real life](https://vedant.myadvisorfriend.com/stories/) · [61 Hindu shloks for the mind](https://vedant.myadvisorfriend.com/shlokas/) · [Psychology for Everyone – A Mental Well Being Series](https://vedant.myadvisorfriend.com/) [myadvisorfriend@gmail.com](mailto:myadvisorfriend@gmail.com) · [Contact](https://vedant.myadvisorfriend.com/contact/) · [About](https://vedant.myadvisorfriend.com/about/) · [Privacy](https://vedant.myadvisorfriend.com/privacy/) · [Disclaimer](https://vedant.myadvisorfriend.com/disclaimer/) --- *Psychology for Everyone – A Mental Well Being Series* by Satish Zope · free to read · Contact: [myadvisorfriend@gmail.com](mailto:myadvisorfriend@gmail.com) · [About](https://vedant.myadvisorfriend.com/about/) · [Privacy](https://vedant.myadvisorfriend.com/privacy/) · [Disclaimer](https://vedant.myadvisorfriend.com/disclaimer/)