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## The Eight Yogic Visions: A General Overview (57)
**Aghdristi:** This refers to the common vision, the ordinary perception. Agh means flow. Aghdristi is the vision of one who is caught in the flow of the endless cycle of existence (samsara) and finds contentment within it. This is the vision of the common beings, the ordinary souls, who are caught in the flow of the world. The common perception of worldly objects, as seen by those who follow the flow of the world, is called Aghdristi (Vision of a layman). This Aghdristi can be of different types, depending on the degree of obscuration of knowledge (jnana avaraniya), the ten types of obscurations (dasa avaraniya), and the different levels of destruction and cessation (kshaya-apashma). For example, a single scene can be perceived differently:
1. It may appear very faint in a heavily clouded night.
2. It may appear slightly clearer in a night with less cloud cover.
3. It may appear even clearer on a cloudy day.
4. It may appear very clear on a cloudless day.
5. The perception of the viewer can be affected by external influences like ghosts (bhoot) or mental disturbances (chitta vibhrama).
6. Even without such influences, the perception of the viewer can vary.
7. The perception of a child will be different from that of an adult.
8. The perception of an adult will also vary depending on their level of understanding.
9. The perception of a viewer whose vision is obscured by something like a glass (kaach) or dust will be different.
10. The perception of a viewer whose vision is not obscured will be different.
Thus, even a single scene can be perceived differently due to various external factors. These different perceptions are the different types of Aghdristi.
**Chaugdristi:** Just as there are different types of Aghdristi due to different external factors in the perception of a single worldly scene, there are also different types of Chaugdristi, different perceptions, and different understandings, due to the different levels of destruction and cessation (kshaya-apashma) in the knowledge of the other world (paraloka), the knowledge of the self (atma tattva), and other such subjects. Just as the aperture (diaphragm) of a camera can be adjusted to increase or decrease the field of vision, similarly, the level of destruction and cessation (kshaya-apashma) can increase or decrease the field of vision of the yogi (samyakdristi purusha). The more the obscurations are removed, the more the veil is lifted, the more the aperture is opened, the more the yogi (samyakdristi purusha) can perceive. Chaugdristi is the vision related to the yogi, the vision of the yogi (samyakdristi purusha) who follows the path of yoga. This is the clear distinction between Aghdristi and Chaugdristi.| SR No. | 034350 |
| Book Title | Yogdrushti Samucchaya New Edition Part 01 and 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | Haribhadrasuri |
| Author | Bhagvandas Mehta |
| Publisher | Mahavir Jain Vidyalay |
| Publication Year | 2018 |
| Total Pages | 844 |
| Language | Gujarati |
| Classification | Book_Gujarati |
| File Size | 160 MB |