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sabija. with seed; with attributes; producing
samskaras or subtle karmas
sabija samadhi. savikalpa samadhi wherein the seeds
of samskaras or karmas are not destroyed, and which produces
the highest and subtlest of samskaras or karmas
sadachara. morality; right behavior
sadashiva. eternally auspicious; eternally happy;
eternally prosperous; a title of Shiva, the eternally
auspicious One
sadguru [satguru]. a fully enlightened Guru
who is established in Truth, the underlying Existence or
Reality; the great Master; true Guru, or the Guru who
reveals the Real
sadhaka. an aspirant; one who practices a spiritual
discipline, particularly meditation
sadhana. spiritual discipline; spiritual practice
performed for the purpose of preparing oneself for
Self-realisation; the means by which liberation is
attained
sadhana chatushtaya. the four-fold aids to
spiritual practice [1. the ability to discriminate
between the transient and the Eternal | 2. the absence of
desire for securing pleasure or pain either here or
elsewhere | 3. the attainment of calmness, temperance,
spirit of renunciation, fortitude, power of concentration of
mind, and faith | 4. an intense desire for
liberation]
sadhu. a noble person, or one who has realised the
Self; an ascetic or one who has renounced the world in quest
of liberation; seeker of Truth; one who is practicing
spiritual disciplines; one who has dedicated his life to
spiritual endeavour
sadhvi. a female sadhu
sagar[a]. sea; ocean
saguna. possessing attributes or qualities
saguna brahman. the Absolute conceived as the
Creator, Preserver, and Destroyer of the universe
sakshat[kara]. direct perception
sahaja. natural; used by Ramana Maharshi to designate
the permanent and highest level of experiencing the Self
sahaja jnani. a person who abides in his natural
state, having attained Self-knowledge
sahaja nirvikalpa samadhi. the permanent and natural
state of absorption in one's Self without concepts
sahaja nishta. one who is established in the natural
state of the Self
sahaja samadhi. functioning naturally from the
Self
sahaja sthiti. the natural state
sahasrara. the lotus of the thousand petals in the
crown of the head
sahasrara chakra. the topmost yogic centre situated
in the head; the highest centre of consciousness
sahitya. association; connection; society;
combination; harmony
saiva. a follower or worshipper of Shiva; pertaining
to Shiva
sakara. with form
sakshatakara. Self-realisation; direct experience;
experience of Absoluteness
sakshi. witness; the witness Self which passively
observes the actions of the body and the senses; seer of
Truth; the intuitive faculty
sakshichaitanya. the witness consciousness or
intelligence
sama. abandonment of desires at all times; control of
the mind; tranquility
samadarshana. equal vision; seeing all things
equally; equal-sightedness; equanimity
samadhana. perfect concentration of the mind on the
one Reality; concentration and contemplation upon the
Vedantic texts and the words of the spiritual Master
samadhi. transcendental awareness; Oneness; union; a
direct but temporary absorption in the Self in which there
is only the feeling "I am" and no thoughts; the state of
super-consciousness where Reality is experienced attended
with all-knowledge and joy
samana. one of the five vital airs; the general force
of digestion; the term is also used to describe the tomb of
a saint
samarasa. homogeneity; even essence; equilibrium; the
process of bringing the body into a harmonious resonance
with Reality
samarasya. Oneness, especially of essence, which
results from the elimination of all differences;
equilibrium
samasti. cosmic; collective; an integrated whole of
the same class of entity
samata. equality; impartiality; equanimity
samhara. destruction; dissolution.
samhita. a collection; a division of the
Vedas; Vedic hymns
sampradaya. tradition; school; doctrine; handed-down
instruction
samprajuata. silent mind in meditation
samprayoga. contact of the senses with their objects;
communication; interchange; uniting; connecting
samsara. repetitive history; bondage consisting of
transmigration; the continuous round of birth and death to
which the individual is subjected until it attains
liberation; the state of mundane activity or worldly
existence; empirical world
samshaya. doubt; suspicion
samskara. impression; a mental impression or tendency
continuing from former lives
samudra[m]. ocean
samvit. knowledge; consciousness; awareness;
intelligence; supreme consciousness
samyama. self-control; contemplation; perfect
restraint; an all-complete condition of balance and repose;
a control of the activities and vagaries of the mind in
order to rise above them
sanatana. eternal; everlasting; ancient; primeval
sanchita karma. accumulated karma of former births
that still remains to be experienced
sangha. association or assembly; company or community
with a common goal, vision or purpose
sankalpa. volition; intention; wish; desire;
imagination; idea; tendency and attachment
sankhya. one of the six orthodox systems of Hindu
philosophy whose originator was the sage Kapila; original
Vedic philosophy which teaches that liberation and true
knowledge are attained in the supreme consciousness
sannyasa [samnyasa]. renunciation; monastic
life; the fourth and last stage of life in which a man
renounces family, possessions, caste, social position, etc.
- in fact everything to which he is attached - and
surrenders himself to the divine Reality [technically,
it is of two kinds: vividisa sannyasa preceded by a
sense of detachment from the world; and the other
is vidvat sannyasa, which
is sannyasa par excellence, preceded by the dawn
of Brahma jnana [realisation of the
Brahman]. In the former, certain rules of discipline
have to be observed. The latter is absolute
freedom]
sannyasin [samnyasin]. one who has renounced
the world
santodanta. one who is calm and self-controlled
santosha. contentment; peacefulness
sapthaha. pilgrimage
sarangati dharma. self-surrender
saraswati. the goddess of speech, wisdom, learning
and the arts
sariram. body
sarva. all; everything; complete
sarvajna. knowing everything; omniscience
sarvajnatva. omniscience
sarvatma bhava. the state of experiencing the Self as
all; abidance in Oneness
sastra [shastra]. sacred Hindu analytical
scripture; spiritual treatise
sastri [shastri]. one who is a scholar and
Master of the scriptures
sat. the underlying Existence or Reality; Beingness;
Truth; Real
satachara. the observance of Reality
satbodham. being-consciousness
satchitananda. the natural state of
being-consciousness-bliss; absolute Reality; the source of
knowledge or consciousness; [Sri Ramana teaches that the
Self is pure being, a subjective awareness of "I am" which
is completely devoid of the feeling "I am this" or "I am
that". There are no subjects or objects in the Self; there
is only an awareness of being. Because this awareness is
conscious it is also known as consciousness. The direct
experience of this consciousness is, according to Sri
Ramana, a state of unbroken happiness and so the term ananda
or bliss is also used to describe it. These three aspects,
being, consciousness and bliss, are experienced as a unitary
whole and not as separate attributes of the Self. They are
inseparable in the same way that wetness, transparency and
liquidity are inseparable properties of water.]
satkarma. good or meritorious acts
satsang[a]. company with Truth; keeping
conscious company; association with the wise; contact with
good or pious persons; the practice of the presence of
Reality; the company of sages, saints and seekers after
Truth, either the actual physical company,
or in an applied sense, by reading holy scriptures
or the lives and teachings of saints; by satsanga the
association with the objects of the world will be removed.
When that worldly association is removed the attachment or
tendencies of the mind will be destroyed. Those who are
devoid of mental attachment will perish in That which is
motionless and will thus attain liberation
sattva [sattwa]. light; purity; harmony;
first of the three gunas or qualities of nature, namely the
quality of calmness, goodness, harmony and purity; good;
wholesome; also associated with preservation
sattva guna. quality of light, purity, intelligence,
harmony, and goodness
satya[m]. the Truth; the real; truthfulness;
honesty
satyagrahin. seeker of Truth
savikalpa samadhi. a state of consciousness in which
the distinction between knower, knowledge and known is not
yet lost
sayujya. becoming one with Reality; united with
Reality; union; merging
seva. selfless service
shabda. sound; word
shabdakshara. sound syllable; OM
shaiva [shaivite]. a worshipper of Shiva;
pertaining to Shiva
shakti [sakti]. energy; potency; force;
power; more specifically, the power through which the
universe is created and sustained; cosmic energy; the
apparent dynamic aspect of eternal Beingness
shama. calmness; tranquility; control of the internal
sense organs; same; equal
shambho. the beneficient; auspicious; origin of
bliss; bestower of happiness
shankara. the Auspicious One; beneficent One; Adi
[the first] Shankaracharya; the great reformer and
re-establisher of Vedic Religion in India around 300 BC
shanti [santi]. tranquillity; calm;
contentment; peace, the peace of mind that one experiences
when one is directly experiencing the Self
sharanam. refuge; protection, shelter
shatkasampatti [satkasampatti]. the six great
virtues [namely, 1. control of the mind | 2. control of
the sense organs | 3. cessation of activities related to
caste, creed, family etc. | 4. patient forbearance of
suffering | 5. faith in the holy scriptures and trust in the
spiritual Master | 6. samadhana: concentration and
contemplation upon the Vedantic texts and the words of the
spiritual Master]; one of the four prerequisites for
qualification as a spiritual aspirant of Vedanta
shaucha. purity; cleanliness
shesha. the endless; the infinite
shiksha. teaching; instruction
shila. conduct; good behavior; right discipline;
morality; quality or property; stone; rock
shishya. disciple; student; also means a mirror
shraddha [sraddha]. faith in the holy
scriptures and trust in the spiritual Master; implicit faith
in the words of the Vedas and the teachers who
interpret them; confidence or assurance that arises from
personal experience
shravana. hearing; study; listening to reading of the
scriptures or instruction
shrotra. ear; the sense or faculty of hearing
shruti [sruti]. sacred scripture; that which
is heard or revealed; revealed scripture in the sense of
divine communication; generally applied to the Vedas
and Upanishads
shubha. auspicious; fortunate
shuddha. pure; clear; clean; untainted
shudra. a member of the laborer, servant caste
siddha. one who has attained Self-realisation;
acomplished being; a perfected liberated being; a seer of
Truth
siddhaloka. the highest realm of Existence in which
the fully liberated live
siddhanta. the doctrine; the tradition; the goal
siddhasana. eternal Reality; also a particular Yogic
posture
siddhi. realisation; attainment; accomplishment;
achievement; mastery; supernatural powers attained through
mantra, meditation, or other yogic practices; miracle
sita. the consort of Rama and daughter of King
Janaka
siva [shiva]. a Hindu name for God; God as
the Destroyer or transformer ; one of the Hindu Trinity; the
supreme Lord; One who is all bliss and the giver of
happiness to all
siva bodha. God-knowledge or
existence-consciousness
siva lingam. the symbol of Shiva which is an object
of worship; a column-like or egg-shaped symbol of Shiva,
usually made of stone
sivoham. the incantation "I am Shiva"
sivam. the true consciousness of Shiva; the Self
skandha. group; aggregate
sloka. a stanza in Sanskrit poetry
smarana[m]. remembrance [of
Reality]
smriti. memory; recollection; that which is
remembered; authoritative Hindu scriptures other than the
Vedas
snana. ritual bath in a sacred river, pond, lake, or
ocean
soham. "I am He" [Reality]; "That am I"
spanda. vibration; expanding vibration; flutter;
throb; movement; pulsation; creative pulsation; the
principle of apparent movement from the state of absolute
unity to the plurality of the world
sparsha. touch; sense contact
sphurana. vibration; a throbbing, a pulsation; Ramana
Maharshi generally associated it with 'aham', the 'I', in
which context it means the continuously experienced
emanation of the real 'I', the Self
sraddha. earnestness, faith; a faithful acquisition
of theoretical knowledge of Truth
sravana. hearing, especially the sacred Truth from
the Master
sri [shri]. holy; sacred; excellent;
venerable
srimad bhagavat. one of the
main 18 puranas, dealing with
the avataras of Vishnu, especially and in great detail
with the life of Lord Krishna
srishti. creation; projection or gradual unfoldment
of what exists potentially in the cause; evolution of the
universe from its seed state
srishti drishti. creation followed by perception
sthala. abode; place; hall
sthira. fixed; firm; still; steady; stable;
enduring
sthitaprajna. one who firmly abides in the state of
Self-knowledge; a Self-realised sage
sthiti. steadiness; condition or state; Existence;
Beingness; subsistence; preservation
stotram. a hymn in praise of Reality
stuti. singing the praises of the Lord with a great
feeling of devotion
suddha. purity
suddha manas. pure mind; mind without concepts
suddha sattva. uncontaminated purity
sukha. happiness; ease; joy; happy; pleasant;
agreeable
sukshma. subtle; fine
sukshma sarira. the subtle body
sundara. beautiful
sunya. ordinary void; the interval or gap
between every two persons, things, feelings, thoughts,
ideas, etc. which of necessity exists in the world of
duality
sunya adin. an atheist, a person who denies the
existence of God or ultimate Reality
surya. the sun; the presiding deity of the sun,
sometimes identified with Vishnu or the absolute Reality
sushumna. the Amrita, or eternal channel; the chief
among astral tubes in the human body running inside the
spinal column
sushupti. the state of deep and dreamless sleep
sutra. aphoristic words with minimum words and
maximum sense; literally, a 'thread'
suttarivu. the false consciousness that divides
itself into someone who sees and objects that are seen
summa iru. "be quiet"; "be still"
swabhava. one’s own inherent disposition,
nature, or potentiality; inherent state of mind; state of
inner being
swabhavasthiti. the natural state
swaha. literally, "it is offered"; a mantra used when
offering oblations to the sacrificial fire
swami. literally, "I am mine", in the sense of
absolute Self mastership; He who is one with his Self
swanubhava. one’s own experience
swapna. the dream state; a dream
swaprakasha. self-luminous; self-illumined;
self-revealing.
swarga. heaven; the celestial region; a place of
light and happiness
swarupa. real form or real nature; one's true nature;
the Self; one's actual or essential nature; the underlining
Reality that pervades and supports all manifestation
swarupa nishta. abidance in the Self; firmly
established in one’s own essential nature.
swasti. an expression of salutation meaning "may it
be well with you"; successful; fortune; well-being
swastika. sign of auspiciousness
swayambhu. self-existent or self-generated
swayamjyoti. self-luminous; self-illumined
swayam prakash[a]. self-luminous;
self-illumined
swatantra. independent; free; absolute freedom;
self-rule
T
taijasa. the dreaming state; an individual in the
subtle state, as in a dream; when the supreme Reality is
veiled and coloured by an individual's subtle body
tamas. dullness; inertia; sluggishness; folly; the
last of the three gunas or qualities of nature, namely the
quality of darkness, ignorance and evil; the guna that
comprises the mind and manifestation; also associated with
destruction
tanmatras. the pure elements; the subtle essence of
the five elements, elemental essence
tantra. a manual of or a particular path of sadhana
laying great stress upon japa of a mantra and other esoteric
practices relating to the powers latent in the human complex
of physical, astral, and causal bodies in relation to the
cosmic power usually thought of as the divine feminine
tapa. trouble; acute anxiety; anguish; suffering
tapas [tapasya]. austerities; severe
spiritual discipline; spiritual force; the roasting of
karmic seeds; the burning up of karma
tapatraya. the three miseries to which mortals are
subject - daiva, bhuta and atma [daiva is the painful
condition where one has no control in material life; bhuta
is the painful condition caused by other living entities;
atma is the painful mental condition of troubles and
anxieties pertaining to body and mind]
tarbodham. self-conceit
tarka. reasoning; logic; argumentation; debate
tarka sastra. a science of dialectics, logic and
reasoning, and art of debate that analyses the nature and
source of knowledge and its validity
tat. the one Reality; That; Brahman
tat tvam asi. "That thou Art"
tattva [tattwa]. the Truth; the essence of a
thing; principle; Reality; 'Thatness'
tattva jnana. knowledge of Reality or Self
tattva jnani. a person who knows the Reality
tejas. splendor; radiance; brilliancy; the element of
fire
tirtha. a sacred place of pilgrimage; a river or body
of water in which it is auspicious and spiritual beneficial
to bathe; the water offered in ritual worship and then
sprinkled on or drunk by the devotees
titiksha. patient forbearance of suffering; patient
endurance of all sorrow or pain which is conducive to
happiness; endurance of opposites; tolerance
tivra mumukshutva. intense, earnest and consuming
desire for liberation
trigunas. the three gunas or qualities - sattva,
rajas, and tamas
trigunatita. beyond the three gunas
triloka. the three worlds - Bhur, Bhuvah, and
Swah
trimurti. the three forms - Brahman, Vishnu, and
Shiva; the Hindu Trinity
triputis. the triple form; the trinities of
seer-seeing-seen and knower-knowing-known
trishna. thirst; craving; desire
turiya. the fourth state which is beyond the three
states of waking, dream and dreamless sleep; witness
consciousness, ever present and unchanging; [Sri Ramana
stated that the Self was the underlying Reality which
supported the appearance of the other three temporary
states. Because of this he sometimes called the Self "turiya
avastha", or the fourth state.]
turiya ananda. bliss experienced in the state of
turiya, the fourth state, Reality
turiyatita. "transcending the fourth"; beyond turiya,
the fourth state beyond waking, dream and dreamless sleep;
Sri Ramana occasionally used the word turiyatita to indicate
that there are not really four states but only one real
transcendental state
tushti[s]. contentment; satisfaction;
happiness with the status quo
tyaga. abandonment; renunciation
tyagi. a renouncer, an ascetic
U
udana. one of the five vital airs, whose seat is in
the neck, which brings up or carries down what has been
drunk or eaten; the general force of assimilation
upadesa. "of this instruction"; the spiritual
guidance or teaching given by a Guru; spiritual instruction;
initiation
upadhi. adjunct; association; instrument; vehicle;
body; a technical term used in Vedanta philosophy for any
superimposition that gives a limited view of the Absolute
and makes It appear as the relative; various conditioning;
limiting adjunct
upadhi ananda. bliss which is caused by an
adjunct
upanishads. philosophical writings of the ancient
sages of India on the knowledge of absolute Reality forming
part of the Vedas
uparati. renunciation of activities that are not
duties; cessation of activities related to caste, creed,
family etc. ; the power to ensure that the senses may not
once again be drawn toward worldly objects; indifference
toward the enjoyment of sense-objects; absolute calmness;
tranquillity
upasana. 'sitting near' or 'drawing near'; worship;
adoration; contemplation of a deity or word or syllable like
OM; devout meditation
utsava. festival; celebration
uttama. superior; highest; the best
V
vairagi. a renunciate
vairagya. dispassion; detachment; desirelessness;
freedom from worldly desires disinterest; indifference
towards and disgust for all worldly things and enjoyments;
one of the four prerequisites for qualification as a
spiritual aspirant of Vedanta
vaishnava. a devotee of Vishnu
vaishya. a member of the merchant, farmer, artisan,
businessman caste
vakya. word or statement
valmiki. the first poet of India, author of the
Ramayana and the Yoga Vashistha
van. possessor or Master
vanaprastha. a forest dweller; also the third stage
of life in which, leaving home and children, the husband and
wife dwell together in seclusion and contemplation as a
preparation to taking sannyasa
varistha. the most excellent or best; most preferable
among; widest; broadest; largest; most extensive
varna. caste; in traditional Hindu society there were
four divisions or castes according to the individual’s
nature and aptitude - Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, and
Shudra
varuna. a Vedic deity considered the sustainer of the
universe and also the presiding deity of the oceans and
water
vasana. a mental, inherent tendency continuing from
former lives; latent desire and feeling that compels one to
behave in a particular way; subtle desire; a tendency
created in a person by the doing of an action or by
enjoyment; it is the cause of birth and experience in
general; the impression of actions that remains
unconsciously in the mind
vasanakshaya. the destruction of all latent
tendencies; annihilation of subtle desires and
impressions
vashikara. mastery; control, especially complete
control; power
vashishtha. one of the most famous of Vedic seers of
Truth
vasudeva. "He who dwells in all things"; universal
Reality
vastu. the Reality or ultimate substance
vayu. air; the Vedic God of the Wind
veda. knowledge; wisdom; understanding; revealed
scripture
vedanta. "the end of the Vedas"; the
Upanishads; the school of Hindu thought, based
primarily on the Upanishads, upholding the doctrine
of either pure non-dualism or conditional non-dualism
vedantin. a follower of Vedanta
vedas. the oldest scriptures of India, considered the
oldest scriptures of the world, that were revealed in
meditation to the Vedic seers of Truth
vedanta. the absolute Truth as established by the
philosophy of the Upanishads
vibhu. all-pervasive; great
vibhuti. sacred ash from a fire sacrifice;
manifestations of divine power or glory; might; prosperity;
welfare; splendor; exalted rank;greatness; the quality of
all-pervasiveness
vichara [vicara]. enquiry into the nature of
Reality; the inner quest; discrimination between the Real
and the unreal; when Ramana Maharshi used this term he is
referring specifically to the practice of Self-enquiry
vichara marga. the path of Self-enquiry
videha. bodiless
videhamukta. one who is liberated at death
videhamukti. liberation after death; Self-realisation
after leaving the body
vidvan. a knower; usually applied to a knower of the
Self as distinct from the body; one who is learned
vidvat sannyasa. renunciation after the attainment of
the knowledge of Reality; renunciation by the wise
vidya. knowledge; both spiritual knowledge and
mundane knowledge
vijaya. victory; triumph
vijnana. supreme knowledge; supreme wisdom; supreme
realisation; discriminating the real from the unreal
vijnanamarga. the path of discriminate knowledge
vikalpa. conditioned mind; doubt; wrong concept;
imagination; fantasy; mental construct; abstraction
vikara. change; change of form; modification,
generally with reference to the modification of the mind,
individually or cosmically
vikshepa. to throw away; distractions; dispersion;
scattering; projection; false projection; the tossing of the
mind which obstructs concentration; consequent bewilderment
or perplexity bringing agitation
vimala. purity; unblemished; without stain or
defect
vimarsha. consideration; examination; test;
reasoning; discussion; knowledge; intelligence;
reflection
vinaya. humility; sense of propriety; manners; rule
of conduct; education; mental culture and refinement;
discipline
vipaka. a type of transformation; ripening;
resultant; fruition
viparita buddhi. a wrong conception
viparyaya. erroneous cognition; wrong knowledge;
illusion; misapprehension; distraction of mind
viraj. the macrocosm; the manifested universe; the
world man - the masculine potency in nature in
contradistinction to the feminine potency
virat. the cosmic form of the Self as the cause of
the gross world; the all-pervading Spirit in the form of the
universe
virodhat. opposition; conflict; contradiction
virya. creative power or might; strength; energy;
courage
vishnu. God as the Preserver; the all-pervading; one
of the Hindu Trinity
vishaya. object; object of perception or enjoyment;
subject matter; content; areas; range; field-object domain;
sphere; realm, scope; matters of enjoyment or experience;
doubt
vishaya chaitanya. consciousness as objects; the
object known; the consciousness determined by the object
cognized
vishaya vasanas. predisposition towards sense
enjoyments
vishaya vritti. thought of sensual objects
vishesha. special; distinctive qualification;
distinguishable; particularity; propriety
vishishta. qualified; particularity
vishishtadvaita. the doctrine of qualified
non-dualism
vishoka. blissful; serene; free of grief, suffering
or sorrow
vishuddha. supremely pure; totally pure
visva[vishwa]. of the universe; all
pervasive; universal; of the cosmic world; the waking
state
vishwarupa. universal, cosmic form; having all
forms
vitaraga. free from attachment; one who has abandoned
desire and attachment; a sannyasi
vitarka. thought; reasoning; cogitation with sense
perception; discussion; debate; logical argument
vittaishana. desire for wealth
vivarta. illusory appearance; doctrine of creation as
an illusory manifestation of the Absolute; seeming change;
superimposition; dream appearance
viveka. wisdom; discrimination between the Real
and the unreal, between the Self and the non-Self, between
the permanent and the impermanent; right intuitive
discrimination; one of the four prerequisites for
qualification as a spiritual aspirant of Vedanta
vividisha sannyasa. renunciation for the purpose of
knowing Reality
viyoga. separation
vrata. a rite; an observance; vow; a resolution; rule
of conduct
vritti. an idea; a thought; activity of the mind;
thought-wave; mental modification
vyadhi. disease of the body
vyakta. manifested; revealed
vyana. one of the five vital airs, causing the
circulation of blood and pervading all the body
vyasa. one of the greatest sages of India,
commentator on the Yoga Sutras, author of the
Mahabharata [which includes the Bhagavad
Gita], the Brahma Sutras, and the codifier of
the Vedas
vyasti. individual; microcosm
vyavahara. worldly activity; relative activity as
opposed to absolute being; empirical, phenomenal world;
worldly relation
vyavaharika. the phenomenal or empirical
vyoma. ether; the sky
vyutthana. rising up; awakening; emergence;
externalization; outgoing; rising; waking state; a stage in
Yoga
Y
yajna. ritualistic sacrifice; sacrificial ceremony;
offering
yama. self-control, the first rung in the ladder of
the eight-fold Yoga; abstention from lying, killing, theft,
lust, covetousness; also, is the name of the God or Lord of
Death
yantra. geometrical designs of the energy patterns
made by mantras when they are recited or which, when
concentrated on produce the effects of the corresponding
mantras
yati. a wanderer; a wandering ascetic
yatra. pilgrimage
yatri. a pilgrim
yoga. union, joining or uniting; union with the
supreme Reality; the practice of stilling the mind through
breath control; concentration; mind-control
yoga marga. the path of meditation and inner
purification leading to union with Reality
yoga maya. the power to veil the nature of something
and to create an illusory appearance
yoga nidra. a state of half-contemplation and
half-sleep; light yogic sleep when the individual retains
slight awareness; a state between sleep and wakefulness
yoga siddhi. spiritual perfection or psychic power
resulting from the practice of Yoga
yoga sutras. the oldest known writing on the subject
of Yoga, written by the sage Patanjali, a yogi of ancient
India, and considered the most authoritative text on Yoga.
Also known as Yoga Darshana, it is the basis of the
Yoga Philosophy which is based on the philosophical system
known as Sankhya
yoga vashishtha. a classical treatise on Yoga,
containing the instructions of the rishi Vashishtha to Lord
Rama on meditation and spiritual life
yogi[n]. one who practises Yoga; one who
strives earnestly for union with Reality
yuga. age or cycle; aeon; world era; a
several-million-year long period of Hindu cosmology which is
subdivided into four smaller units, of which the Kali Yuga
is the last
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