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| Glossary of Terms - A - Advaita Vedanta--non-dualistic form of Vedantic philosophy Agamas Shaivite--scriptures Agni Vedic--sacred fire Ananda--bliss Anna--food Aranyaka Vedic--forest texts Artha--pursuit of wealth Aryan--people of spiritual values Asanas--yogic postures Ashram--state or stage of life Atharva Veda--fourth Veda Atman--the Divine Self Avatar--incarnation of God Ayurveda--Vedic Medicine - B - Bhagavad Gita--scripture of the avatar Krishna Bhakti Yoga--Yoga of Devotion Bhuktis--planetary time periods, minor Brahmacharya--control of sexual energy; state of life of learning and purity Brahma--form of the Hindu trinity governing creation Brahman--the Absolute or ultimate reality Brahmanas--Vedic ritualistic texts Brahmins--people of spiritual values Brihaspati--Vedic God of the ritual, the planet Jupiter Buddha--ninth avatar of Vishnu Buddhism--non-orthodox form of Vedic\Aryan teaching founded by the Buddha or enlightened one - C - Chakras--nerve centers of the subtle body Charvakas--materialistic philosophers of ancient India Cit--consciousness - D - Dashas--planetary time periods, major Dharana--yogic concentration or attention Dharma--teaching or religion; honor or status Dhatus--bodily tissues in Ayurvedic Medicine Dhyana--meditation Doshas--biological humors of Ayurvedic medicine Durga--the Goddess as the destroyer of demons - E - (empty) - F - (empty) - G - Ganesh--elephant faced God who destroys all obstacles Gayatri--Vedic chant for awakening the soul Grihastha--householder stage of life Gunas--prime qualities of nature Guru--spiritual teacher - H - Hanuman--the monkey God Hatha Yoga--Yoga of the physical body Hinduism--modern name for the Vedic teaching Homa--Vedic worship, Fire offerings Hum--great mantra of Agni and Shiva - I - Indra--Vedic God of being or life Ishwara--the cosmic Creator Itihasas--Hindu epics - J - Jainism--non-orthodox form of Vedic/Aryan teaching emphasizing non-violence Jnana Yoga--Yoga of Knowledge Jyotish--Vedic Astrology - K - Kailas--the world mountain Kali--the dark form of the Goddess Kali Yuga--dark or iron age Kalki--tenth avatar of Vishnu Kama--pursuit of desire Kapha--biological water humor Kapila--great Hindu sage, founder of the Sankhya system of philosophy Karakas--planetary significators Karma--Law of Cause and Effect Karma Yoga--Yoga of Work or Service Kashmiri Shaivism--Shaivite philosophy of medieval Kashmir Ketu--south node of the Moon, dragon's tail Krishna--eighth avatar of Vishnu Kriya Yoga--yoga of technique Kshatriya--people of political values Kundalini--serpent power, power of subtle body - L - Lakshmi--Goddess of prosperity and beauty; consort of Vishnu Lalita--Goddess of bliss Laya Yoga--Yoga of absorption into the sound-current (nada) - M - Mahabharata--epic story of Krishna Mahavakyas--great sayings of Vedantic knowledge Mahayana--great vehicle, northern school of Buddhism Manas--mind or emotion Mantra--spiritual or empowered speech Manu--Vedic original man, founder of human culture Marmas--sensitive bodily points used in Ayurvedic treatment Maya--illusion Mayavada--doctrine that the world is unreal Meru--the world mountain Mimamsa--ritualistic form of Vedic philosophy Moksha--pursuit of liberation - N - Nada--the sound current of the subtle body Nadis--nerves of the subtle body Nataraj--Shiva as lord of the cosmic dance Nirvana--liberation, the state of peace Niyamas--yogic observances Nyaya and Vaisheshika--Hindu philosophies; two of the six systems - O - Om--The mantra of the Divine - P - Pancha Karma--five Ayurvedic purification methods Parashurama--sixth avatar of Vishnu Parvati--the consort of Shiva Patanjali--main teacher of classical Yoga system Pitta--biological fire humor Prakriti--great Nature, matter Prana--breath or life-force Prana Yoga--Yoga of the life-force Pranayama--yogic control of the breath Pratyahara--yogic control of mind and senses Puja--Hindu worship, flower offerings Puranas--Hindu mythological texts Purusha--pure consciousness, spirit - Q - (empty) - R - Radha--consort of Krishna Rahu--north node of the Moon; dragon's head Rajas--quality of energy or agitation Raja Yoga--integral or royal yoga path of Patanjali Rama--seventh avatar of Vishnu Ramayana--epic story of Rama Rasayana--Ayurvedic rejuvenation methods Rig Veda--oldest Hindu scripture; Veda of chant Rishis--ancient Vedic seers Rudra--terrible or wrathful form of Shiva - S - Sama Veda--Veda of song Samadhi--absorption, bliss Sankhya--Vedic philosophy of cosmic principles Sanskrit--Vedic and mantric language Sannyasa--stage of life of renunciation and liberation Santana Dharma--the eternal teaching; traditional name for the Hindu religion Saraswati--Goddess of speech, learning, knowledge and wisdom Sat--being Sattva--quality of truth or light Sautrantika--Buddhist philosophy of the momentariness of all things Savitar--Vedic Sun god as the guide of Yoga Shakti--the power of consciousness and spiritual evolution Shankara--the great philsopher of non-dualistic Vedanta Shiva--form of the Hindu trinity governing destruction and transcendence Shudras--people of sensate values Shunyavada--Buddhist philosophy that everything is void Sita--consort of Rama Skanda--the war God So'ham--natural mantric sound of the breath Soma--Vedic God of bliss Srotas--channel systems used in Ayurvedic medicine Surya--Vedic Sun God or god of the enlightened mind - T - Tamas--quality of darkness and inertia Tantra--medieval yogic and ritualistic Indian texts Tara--the Goddess in her role as savior - U - Upanishads--Vedic philosophical texts - V - Vaishyas--people of commercial values Vak--Divine Word, the Goddess Vanaprastha--hermitage stage of life Varna--Social Value or Class Vata--biological air humor Vedas--ancient scriptures of India Vedanta--Vedic philosophy of Self-knowledge Vedic Science--integral spiritual science of the Vedas Vijnana--intelligence Vijnanavada--Buddhist philosophy that consciousness alone exists Vishnu--form of the Hindu trinity governing preservation - W - (empty) - X - (empty) - Y - Yajna--sacrifice, sacred ritual Yajur Veda--Veda of ritual or sacrifice Yamas--yogic attitudes Yantra--geometrical meditation designs Yoga--techniques of developing and integrating energy Yoga Sutras--classical text of Patanjali on Yoga Yogi--practitioner of yoga Yugas--world-ages - Z - (empty) Revised: June 28, 1997. 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