Yoga Sutra 4.19 the mind is not self-illumining
Sūtra IV.19 It (mind) is not self-illumining, because it is itself something perceived The other senses, and sound and so on, are not self-illumining. Just so the mind too is to be taken. It is not self-illumining, because it is itself something perceived. The other senses like the ear, and their objects sound and so…