Cognitive biases — complete reference

Cognitive biases are systematic patterns of deviation in the mind's judgments — the predictable ways citta distorts perception in service of efficiency, self-protection, and coherence-seeking. The Sutras name five categories of vṛtti including error (viparyaya) and conceptual construction (vikalpa) that map cleanly onto what modern cognitive science calls bias. Cataloguing these patterns is not humiliation but the cartography necessary for clearer seeing.

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Abhyasa - Repetitive Bias Reinforcement Abhyasa and Vairagya: Effort and Detachment Abhyasa: Repeated Practice Against Bias Abhyasa: Repeated Practice Against Bias Patterns Abhyasa: Repeated Practice Against Habitual Bias Abhyasa: Repetition and Bias Entrenchment Abhyasa: Repetitive Practice to Rewire Biased Patterns Abhyasa: Sustained Practice Against Habitual Bias Abhyasa: Sustained Practice Discipline Abhyasa: Systematic Practice Against Bias Asmita - Ego Identity Distortion Asmita: The Ego-Bias Foundation Asmita: The Ego-Identity Bias Asmita: The Ego-Self Bias Foundation Avidya: Fundamental Ignorance and Bias Avidya: Fundamental Ignorance Generating Bias Avidya: Fundamental Ignorance of Reality Avidya: Ignorance as Bias Root Avidya: Ignorance as Root Cause Chitta Vritti Nirodha: Stilling Mental Modifications to End Bias Chitta Vritti Nirodhah: Stilling the Biased Mind Stream Dharana: Focused Attention Against Bias Distraction Drishti - Point of Focus Determining Perception Drishti: The Witness Consciousness Position Ekagrata: Single-Pointed Focus Bias Antidote Ishvara Pranidhana: Commitment to Objective Truth Ishvara Pranidhana: Surrender Beyond Ego Bias Ishvara Pranidhana: Surrender of Ego Bias Klesa: The Five Affective Roots of Bias Klesa: The Five Afflictions Root Bias Klesas: Five Afflictions Generating Biased Reasoning Kleshas - Five Root Afflictions Generating Bias Kleshas: Five Mental Afflictions Generating Bias Kleshas: Five Root Afflictions Behind All Biases Kleshas: Five Root Biases of Human Suffering Kleshas: The Five Root Biases Klisha Vritti: Afflicted Mental States Prarabdha Karma - Inherited Bias Templates Prarabdha Karma: The Bias Inheritance Pattern Pratipaksha Bhavana: Bias Antidote Practice Pratipaksha Bhavana: Cultivating Opposite Perspectives Pratyahara: Sense Withdrawal to Observe Bias Mechanisms Pratyahara: Sensory Bias Awareness Protocol Pratyahara: Sensory Withdrawal from Bias Pratyahara: Sensory Withdrawal from Bias Triggers Pratyahara: Withdrawing Biased Sensory Interpretation Pratyahara: Withdrawing from Sensory Bias Pratyaksha: Direct Perception vs Inference Samadhi - Unbiased Witnessing Consciousness Samadhi and Unbiased Observation Samadhi and Unbiased Perception Samadhi: Unbiased Observation and Clear Seeing Samadhi: Unbiased Witness Consciousness Samadhi: Unified Perception Beyond Bias Samadhi: Unified Perception Beyond Biased Duality Samadhi: Unified Perception Free from Bias Samskara: How Biases Become Unconscious Habits Samskara: Mental Impressions and Patterns Samskaras - Bias Grooves and Mental Impressions Samskaras: Deep Impression Grooves Creating Bias Patterns Santosha: Acceptance and Cognitive Humility Santosha: Contentment Against Comparison Bias Santosha: Contentment Beyond Comparison Bias Sattva Buddhi: Clear Cognitive Discernment Satya - Truth-Seeing Beyond Bias Distortion Satya Anushasana: Truth-Aligned Discipline Satya: Truth-Alignment as Bias Antidote Satya: Truth-Seeking Against Biased Narratives Satya: Truth-Speaking as Bias Exposure Practice Smarana: Remembering Bias Patterns Mindfully Svadhyaya: Self-Study of Biased Patterns Svadhyaya: Self-Study of Personal Bias Patterns Tamas: Inertia and Confirmation Bias Cycles Tapas: Heat of Discipline Burning Through Bias Tapas: The Heat of Bias Transformation Vairagya: Detachment from Biased Preferences Vairagya: Non-Attachment to Biased Beliefs Vairagyam - Non-Attachment to Bias Narratives Vichara: Discriminative Analysis Vichara: Discriminative Reasoning Against False Equivalence Vitarka: Deliberate Cognitive Examination Viveka: Discriminative Awareness Between Real and Apparent Viveka: Discriminative Discernment of True from False Viveka: Discriminative Wisdom Practice Vritti - Mental Modification Patterns Vritti: Mental Modifications and Bias Vritti: The Five Mental Modifications Vritti: The Mental Modification Pattern Vritti: The Mental Modification Trap