Tag - Hindu Terms

Yajur-Veda = One of the four Vedas yama = personal discipline Yoga = (1) Acquisition of what is not yet acquired. (2) Communion, Communion of the individual...

Vacaka =  Word; indicator; mantra, varna and pada Vacya =  Object, indicated; kala, tattva, bhuvana Vaha =  Flow; channel;...

Uccara =  A particular technique of concentration on Pranasakti under Anava upaya. Various aspects of ananda (bliss) are experienced in this...

Sabda =  sound; word. Sabda-brahma =  Ultimate Reality in the form of thought-vibration in which state thought and word are identical. Sabda-rasi...

Raga =  One of the kancukas of Maya on account of which there is limitation by desire; passionate desire. Rajas =  The principle of motion...

pa~nchAmR^itam = rasapa~nchAmR^itam A sweet mixture of cow’s milk, curd, ghee (boiled butter), sugar and honey. (cardamom like nice smelling spices...

Om = The most sacred word of the Vedas; also written Aum. It is a symbol of both the personal God and the Absolute

Nada =  (1) Metaphysical- The first movement of Siva-sakti towards manifestations. (2) In Yoga- The unstruck sound experienced insusumna. (3)...

Madhya =  (1) The central Consciousness; the pure I-consciousness. (2) The Susumna or central pranic nadi. Madhyadhama =  The...