Vasana

Vasanas are the deep impressions of past lifetimes: tendencies, fears and reactions the body-mind clings to like a blanket. They are subtle but stubborn, and they will rise again and again until they are met. Tat tvam asi: you are That, not the impression. So witness the agitation as it comes, and chop it off the moment it raises its head. Through Sadhana the deep-rooted vasana is brought to the fire and released.