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3 Tapas of the Four Directions
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Abhyas Practice.
Adi Ashram The First Ashram.
Advaita Non-dual Advaita Vedanta The Philosophical portion of the Vedas which expounds the philosophy of Non-dualism.
Aham ‘I’ or ego.
Ahamkar The ego sense or the sense of ‘I’.
Ajna Chakra Yoga centre of concentration, see Chapter 9.
Anahat Chakra Yoga centre of concentration, see Chapter 9.
Ananda Bliss.
Antarmukhi Turned inward.
Arjuna One of the five Pandavas to whom Shri Krishna expounded the Bhagvad Gita.
Asana Yogic Posture.
Asanga Unattached, in this context implies being unattached in any way to the fruits of one’s action.
Ashanti Lack of peace.
Ashirwad Blessings Ashram A holy retreat.
Atman Self.
Atman Vidya Knowledge of self.
Anna Daan The gift of food; the feeding of the poor and the needy, undertaken as a charitable act.
Bahir Mukhi Turned outward.
Bala Yogi Boy Yogi.
Beedi A type of cheap cigarette popular in India.
Bhagvad Gita The discourse given by Shri Krishna to Arjuna. Bhakti Devotion and love.
Bhrikuti The point between the two eye brows.
Bramhan The Absolute.
Bramhacharya Celibacy.
Buddha Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
Chakras yoga centres of concentration.
Chanchal Agitated or unsteady.
Chidabhas The reflected consciousness of the Atman which gives rise to the ‘Jiva’.
Chit Pure or absolute consciousness.
Chit Jada Granthi The knot that binds the conscious with the unconscious, in this case refers to the knot that binds the conscious self to the unconscious body.
Deva A god or a celestial being.
Devata A female deity.
Deva Loka The region where the Devatas reside.
Devi A deity denotes both male and female.
Devi Kalottar It is one of the minor ‘Agamas’ or Shaivite Scriptures.
Dhyana Though usually translated as meditation, this is an incomplete translation. This term has been fully expounded in chapter 9.
Dhyana Siddhi Perfection or the fullest attainment in Dhyana.
Dhyana Yoga The path of spiritual realisation through the practice of Dhyana.
Diksha Initiation.
Ekagratha One pointedness.
Gunas The three fundamental qualities, tendencies or stresses which underlay all manifestations. These are Satya, Rajas and Tamas.
Guru Spiritual preceptor or spiritual teacher.
Guru Agya (Ajna) Commandment of the Guru.
Guru Kripa The Guru’s grace.
Hridayam The heart: in this context refers to the spiritual heart which is the seat of consciousness located at the right side of the chest.
Ishta Deva The chosen ideal of the Godhead.
Jagat The Universe.
Jai Jaikara Jai means victory, Jai Jaikaras are shouts of victory, analogous to the ‘Hurrahs’ used in Western countries.
Jangam Devar A sect of Sadhus in Andhra Pradesh devoted to the worship of Lord Shiva.
Japa/Japam Continuous repetition of a Mantra with concentrated mind.
Jiva The individual soul.
Jyothi Light.
Kula Guru Family Guru.
Kundalini The mystic circle of 3½ coils situated in the umbilical region, the yogic principle of coiled serpent power, the primal Maya.
Kalpa Age: used to denote the Hindu concept of the cycle of time.
Lakshya Aim.
Lassi A drink made of out of diluted curd.
Lathi A bamboo staff.
Laya Absorption leading to subsidence.
Loka Region, also denotes the seven spheres above the earth.
Mahatma A great or lofty soul, a highly spiritual person who is in tune with the Infinite.
Manipura Chakra A Yoga centre, see Chapter 9.
Mathadhipathi Math denotes a monastery; Adhipathi is the term used for the Senior or Head Monk, hence the term denotes Head Monk or Abbot of a Monastery.
Manolaya Subsidence of the mind caused by absorption of the mind and the breath in Hridayam (Spiritual Heart).
Manonash Destruction of the mind.
Manovritti Tendencies of the mind.
Mantra Seed letters used for meditation and mental repetition (Japa).
Mantra Diksha Initiation into a Mantra.
Mara The devil as conceived in Buddhism.
Marga Path. Moksha Liberation; final emancipation or release from birth and death.
Mowna Upadesa Instruction imparted through Silence.
Mudra Pose of the hand as used in worship and in dance.
Mumukshu An aspirant who yearns for liberation.
Mukti Liberation, see moksha.
Muladhara Chakra Yogic centre; see Chapter 9.
Namaskar An Indian form of salutation made by joining both the hands.
Nirguna Upasana Worship of the attributeless supreme Brahman.
Nirvikalpa Samadhi The state of consciousness in which the Jiva of individual soul looses its sense of individuality arid merges into the Supreme Atman;
see Chapter 9.
Niyam Rules of good conduct required to be observed by Sadhakas, particularly those following the Eight Fold path of Yoga.
Omkar Dhwani/ Shabd The sound of ‘OM’; ‘OM’ is the “Pranava” or the first manifested sound, all other ‘Mantras’ and sounds are derived from it.
Padma Asana Lotus posture, one of the yogic postures prescribed for those practicing Dhyana.
Pandal An improvised shelter.
Patanjali A great saint, reputed as the author of the “Yoga Sutra”.
Prakarana Section of a book.
Pranayama Breath control.
Prasad Sacred offering.
Pravachan Discourse
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa The great sage of Dakshineshwar, Calcutta, in whose name the well known Ramakrishna Math and Mission have been organized.
Sadhaka Spiritual aspirant.
Sadhana Spiritual practice.
Sadhu A Holy man.
Sahaj Nirvikalpa The natural stage of Nirvikalpa.
Sahasrar Chakra Yogic centre. See Chapter 9.
Sakshatkar Realisation through direct perception.
Samadhi Super conscious state.
Samadarshan Equal vision.
Santosh Contentment.
Sangam Confluence.
Sat-Chit-Ananda Absolute existence - Absolute consciousness and absolute bliss.
Satsang Holy company.
Sanyas The vow of asceticism, renunciation.
Sanyasins Those who have renounced the world.
Satva (Guna) One of the three ‘Gunas’ representative of peace and purity.
Savikalpa Samadhi A state of super consciousness in which the distinction between the knower, knowledge and known is not yet lost.
Siddhi Realisation, attainment. Also denotes supernatural powers.
Siddha Asana One of the Yogic postures recommended for those practicing dhyana.
Siddha Purusha A person who has gained siddhi or realization.
Shishya Disciple.
Shiva Linga Symbolic emblem of Shiva.
Shakti The manifesting energy of a divine aspect, represented mythologically as the wife of the God.
Shankaracharya A great saint who lived in the 9th Century who re-established Advaita Vedant after it had become lost due to the upsurge of Buddhism.
Shanti Peace.
Shastra Scripture.
Shunya Void.
Shukhama Sharir Subtle body.
Stithi Firm abidance.
Sushumna Nadi The central nerve spoken of in the Yogic scriptures.
Swayambhu Lingam Self-evolved Lingam of Shiva.
Swadhisthana Chakra Yogi centre. See Chapter 9. Swami Lord, a title used as a mark of respect for holy man.
Swarupa Form. In this context, as Atman is the Swarup of the Jiva or the individual soul, the word implies constant abidance in the Atman.
Tamas (Tamo Guna) One of the three Gunas indicative of inertia and ignorance.
Tapas Religious austerity.
Tapasvin A person who practices Tapas.
Trimurti Darshan Vision of God in His manifestation as the Trinity Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara.
Upwas Abstention from food, fast undertaken as a religious discipline.
Utpatti Origin.
Upadesa The spiritual guidance or teaching given by a Guru.
Vairagya Dispassion or freedom from worldly desire.
Vasanas Predispositions, tendencies or propensities of the mind in the present life acquired as a result of experiences of former lives.
Vasishta The kula guru of Shri Rama and great saint well known for expounding the Yoga Vasishta Ramayana.
Vibhuthi Holy ashes.
Vichar Enquiry into the Truth of Atman.
Vishudhi Yogic centre. See Chapter 9.
Vivek Chudamani An Advaitic treatise by Shankaracharya meaning “the crest jewel of discrimination”.
Vritti Jnana Vritti means an idea or a thought, hence the term means knowledge in the form of an idea or thought. In this context by describing Realisation as Vritti Jnana, it is intended to convey that Realisation is not an object of knowledge, but knowledge itself; it is not knowing but becoming.
Yagna Religious sacrifice according to vedic rites.
Yama Principles of good conduct enjoined on sadhakas, particularly those following the Eightfold Yogi path.
Yoga The spiritual path which enables the va or the Individual Soul to attain union with the Atman.
Yoga Brashta A person who has fallen from the practice of Yoga.
Yoga Shastra Scriptures dealing with the practice of Yoga.
Yoga Sutras Yoga Aphorisms.
Yoga Vasishta The treatise imparted by Vasishta to Shri Rama.
Zamindar Landlord.