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Laya = Interiorization of consciousness; dissolution Lina = absorbed linga = symbol, neither form nor formless used to represent the formless God through a symbol, representation of flame using solid material (The Supreme Flame is Lord Shiva, Who stood as infinite column of flame in front of braHma and viShNu) Loka = Plane of existence […]
Kaivalya = Aloneness; isolation; aloofness from the influence of prakrti or maya Kala = limited agency; creativity; phase of manifestation; part letter or word (in ha-kalaparyantam) Kala = time; Sakti or power that determines succession. Kala = (1) The Sakti of consciousness by which all the thirty-six principles are evolved. (2) Part; particle, aspect (3) Limitation in respect of activity (Kincitkartrtva). (4) The subtlest aspect […]
Jagadananda = The bliss of the Self or the Divine appearing as the universe, the bliss of the Divine made visible. Jagat = The universe ; the world ; matter ; The world-process. Jagrat = Esoteric meaning-Enlightenment, undeluded awakening of consciousness at all levels. Jagrat avastha = The waking condition. Jagrat jnana = Objective knowledge […]
Iccha = Will, Representing the letter (i), the Sakti of Sadasiva Ichha upaya = Sambhava-upaya, also known as ichhayoga. Ichha-Sakti = The inseparable innate Will Power of Parama Siva intent on manifestation; that inward state of Parama Siva in which jnanaand kriya are unified; the predominant aspect of Sadasiva. Idam = This, object Idanta = This-consciousness; objective consciousness. Indrajala = Lit., the net of Indra; […]
Ha = Symbol of Sakti or divine power. Hamsa = the jiva, the soul Hamsajapa = The consciousness of nada-kala Hara = The Supreme Energy ; God ; Siva ; Iswara. Hathapaka = Persistent process of assimilating experience to the central consciousness of the experient. havis = Clarified butter, ghee, oblation Hetu = The reason […]
Damaru = a small drum Dardhya = Firmness of mind or concentration. Darsana = Seeing; system of philosophy dEvAram, tEvAram = The great Tamil hymns sung by saints sambandar, appar & sundarar on Lord shiva, first seven parts of thirumuRai, specifically 4th to 6 th thirumuRai – appar dEvAram Desa = […]
Caitanya = The foundational Consciousness which has absolute freedom of knowing and doing, of jnana and kriya sakti Cakra = The group or Collective whole of saktis Cakresvara = The master or lord of the group of saktis Camatkara = Bliss of the pure I-consciousness; delight of artistic experience. Candra = Prameya or object of knowledge; the apana prana or nadi (channel or nerve) Caramakala […]
bahir (pUja, mukha ……) = outside Bahirmukhata = Externalization, extroversion of consciousness Baindavi kala = Baindavi-pertaining to Bindu or the knower, Kala -will power. Baindavi kala is that freedom of Parama Siva by which the knower always remains as the knower and is never reduced to the known, svatantrya sakti Bala = Cid-bala, power of the true Self or Universal Consciousness. Bandha = (1) […]
A = Symbol of Siva, short form of anuttara (the Supreme); the letter pervading all the other letters of the alphabet. Abeda = Onness; one; not different Abhasana = appearance; esoteric meaning – srsti- emanation Abhava = A term used in Logic to denote one of the seven categories, meaning non-existence. Non-ens; void. Abhinna = Non-different, identical AbhiSheka […]
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