| Acharya |
: |
Spiritual
guide/Master of his subject |
| Advaita
|
: |
Nonduality
|
| Agni |
: |
Fire |
| Agyan |
: |
Ignorance |
| Aham
|
: |
I
am Brahman |
| Ahara |
: |
Desire,
craving |
| Ajna
|
: |
The
third chakra located on the forehead |
| Akash |
: |
Ether
|
| Anahata |
: |
The
fourth pranic centre/chakra located at the heart |
| Ananda |
: |
Bliss,
divine joy |
| Antra
Darshan |
:
|
Vision
of innerself (meditative practice) |
| Antra
mouna |
: |
Inner
Silence (meditation ) |
| Artha |
: |
Wealth |
| Asana |
: |
Posture |
| Ashram |
: |
Spiritual
community |
| Atmabhava |
: |
Awareness
or experience of self |
| Atman |
: |
The
eternal self identical with Brahman, the absolute |
| Aum |
: |
Original
sound from which all creation emanates |
| Avatar |
: |
A
descent, an incarnation of god |
| Bandha |
: |
Posture
that contracts organs and muscles and redirects energy flow or prana |
| Bhakta |
: |
A
devotee |
| Bhakti
Yoga |
: |
Yogic
path of devotion |
| Bhakti |
: |
Devotion
|
| Bhava
|
: |
State
of being |
| Bhaya |
: |
Fear |
| Bindu |
: |
Psychic
centre at back of the head |
| Bodha |
:
|
Experiential
knowledge |
| Brahma |
: |
The
Hindu god who is the creator of the universe |
| Brahman |
: |
The
impersonal absolute all pervading spirit |
| Brahmin |
: |
A
learned & pious person |
| Bramlok |
: |
The
world of Brahma the highest state of pure existence |
| Buddha |
: |
Enlightened
one |
| Buddhi |
: |
Intellect |
| Chakras |
: |
Levels
of energy and consciousness in the human body, the seven principal
chakras in the human body located along the spine, pranic / psychic
centres |
| Chetana |
: |
Consciousness
|
| Chitta |
: |
Consciousness |
| Chitta
Vritties |
: |
Conscious
thoughts |
| Darshan
|
: |
Divine
vision |
| Deva |
: |
Divine
being |
| Dharama |
: |
The
divine law which is the way of righteousness and is ones true nature
/duty obligations |
| Dharana |
: |
Concentration
of the mind |
Spiritual
Masters
