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Akasha
|
Ether or
space, first of the five
elements
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Akashra
|
Changeless
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Akhanda
Anand
|
Indivisible or
absolute Bliss.
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Allah
|
God
according to
Muslims.
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Ananya
|
Non dual,
concentrated one without
second
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Aparoksh
Gyan
|
Divine
knowledge, direct
experience.
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Arjuna
|
Disciple
of Lord Krishna
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Asampra
Jnana
|
The Yoga
without any mind
content.
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Bhautic
Akash
|
Pertaining to
material objects.
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Brahma
|
Creater
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Brahmand
|
Cosmos
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Brahmrandhra
|
Space in
the middle of the head
known to a Yogi
only.
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Brahm
Sarovar
|
Lake of
Brahman consciousness
representing ananda
only.
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Buddhi
|
Intellect.
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Budha
|
Awakned
one
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Chatanya
Shakti
|
Consciousness
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Chetan
|
Consciousness.
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Darshana
|
Philosophy, To get
acquaintence
with, to see or to be
hold.
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Dattatraya
|
A Saint
having extra ordinary
spiritual powers who had
several Gurus including a
Dog.
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Dharma
|
Disposition, holding
principle, quality.
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Gandha
|
Smell
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Girja
|
Parvati
(intellect)
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Gita
|
Hindu
scripture from Mahabharata,
dialogue between Lord
Krishna and Arjuna as
told by Sanjay to
Dhritrashtra,
the king.
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Goverdhana
|
A hilltop
near the holy city
Mathura.
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Gunas
|
Qualities.
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Guru
Kripa
|
Masters
grace.
|
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Guru
|
Master
|
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Hathayoga
|
A type of
Yoga relating to
meditation.
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Head-
chakra
|
(See
Braha
randhra)
|
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Isht
Deva
|
The Deity
loved by a devotee.
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Ishwar
|
God
|
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Jala
|
Water
|
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Japa
|
Repitition
of a
Mantra.
|
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Kalpana
|
Imagination
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Karma
|
Action.
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Kauravas
|
Name of a
King
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Krishna
|
The hero
of Mahabharata war, who
acted as a charioteer of
Arjuna and
was instrumental in the
success of the later. He is
famous for the Bhagavad
Gita, whose divine
discourse was delivered at
the attleground.
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Kshara
|
Which
degenerates.
|
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Kurukshetra
|
Name of a
place in India.
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Lakshmi
|
Goddess
of wealth.
|
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Leela
|
Divine
play.
|
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Madhyam
|
A
language which is the basis
of our language being
spoken. Being very subtle,
it controls the
Vaikhri.
|
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Maharaj
|
Great
|
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Mahaveera
|
Courageous
person.
|
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Mana
|
Mind
|
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Moorchhit
Smadhi
|
Mind
without
contemplation.
|
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Mantra
|
Formula
|
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Human
birth
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Manush
janama
|
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Maya
|
Illusion.
Shankra
says Brahm is the reality
while the world is Maya. In
advaita
Maya is not a mysterious
force but a product of
ignorance (Avidya)
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Mohammad
|
Prophet
of Islam.
|
|
Pandavas
|
Name
given to the brothers of
the King Kaurava
|
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Parlo
|
Disappearance of five
elements.
|
|
Pashyanti
|
Third
state of Language which is
the foundation of
Vaikhri
&Madhyam
|
|
Patanjali
Yoga
|
Yoga
proponded
by Patanjali Rishi.
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Prakash
|
Light.
|
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Prakayama
Sidhi
|
When it
is possible for a Yogi to
sink into the earth as if
in to water.
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Pranas
|
Vital
breathing force
|
|
Pranayam
|
Control
of vital airs.
|
|
Prapti
Sidhi
|
Capability of
touching a thing from
distance.
|
|
Pra
|
The
subtlest forth state of
language.
|
|
Pritihar
|
The
abstraction of the senses
from objects.
|
|
Proksh
Gyan
|
Indirect
knowledge.
|
|
Rajas
|
An
accelerating law of
nature
|
|
Rajyog
|
Yoga of
Patanjali.
|
|
Rakshas
|
Demons
|
|
Rama
|
The
warrior king of
Ayodhya,
hero of Ramayana who
vanquished Ravana.
|
|
Ramayana
|
The
celebrated work of
Balmiki,a
rishi of
the yore, who wrote it much
earlier than the birth of
Rama. Several other writers
like Tulsidas
wrote the historical
account of
Rama.
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|
Ravana
|
The Demon
king of Lanka, who
kidnapped Sita.
|
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Rishi
|
The
seer/sage
|
|
Saivite
|
Devotee
of Shiva
|
|
Saka
Upasana
|
Worship
of God in form
|
|
Samadhi
|
State of
contemplation.
|
|
Sampra
|
Janana
|
|
Sanskaras
|
The good
and bad impressions of the
past and previous
births.
|
|
Saraswati
|
The
Goddess of
knowledge.
|
|
Satoguna
|
Law of
refined
intelligence.
|
|
Satwa
|
Law of
refined
intelligence.
|
|
Shabd
|
Word as
logos.
|
|
Shakti
|
The force
in Nature, that causes
activity in an object or a
living creature. The holy
goddess, Durga,
consort of Shiva, is also
called Shakti because of
the force and
energy.
|
|
Shankracharya
|
A Hindu
Saint who propogated
non dualism
|
|
Shastras
|
Scriptures.
|
|
Shiva
|
Basic
force for everything
|
|
Siddhis
|
The
spiritual powers which come
after undergoing rigorous
sadhnas or
blessed by spiritual
masters. They are eight in
number.
|
|
Sthool
|
Gross
|
|
Sushupti
|
The state
of sound sleep.
|
|
Swarag
loka
|
Heaven.
|
|
Tamas
|
Law of
inertia.
|
|
Tantrik
Shastra
|
A
scripture of powerful
cult
|
|
Vaikhri
|
Oral,
spoken speech
|
|
Vedanta
|
Philosophy of
oneness
|
|
Vedas
|
The holy
books of the Hindus. They
are four in number viz.
Rik,
Yajur,
Atharv,
Sam.
|
|
Vikalpa
|
Conjectures.
|
|
Virat
Roop
|
Celestial
form.
|
|
Vishnu
|
Lord of
preservation.
|
|
Yama
|
The God
of death.
|
|
Yog
Vashishta
|
The holy
book in dialogue form. The
knowledge was imparted by
Vashishta
to Rama. Vashishta
was Guru
of Lord Rama.
|
|
Yog
Shastra
|
Discipline of
Yoga.
|
|
Yog
Sidhi
|
Perfection in
Yoga.
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