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Glossary
Abhyasa | Abhyasi | Abhava | Abhaya | Absolute | Abudiyat | Abdal | Achara | Acharya | Achit | Aadhyatmika | Aadi-bhautika | Aadi-daivika | Aagama | Agni | Aham | Ahamkara | Aitaqad | Ajapa | Ajna | Ajnana dasa | Aisvarya | Akincana | Aksi | Akshobha | Amanska | Alam Kabir | Almighty | Amrtatvam | Anahata | Ananta | Anahad | Antar-yaami | Aparigraha | Apta | Asan/ Asana | Asbat | Ashrama | Atman | Aum/ Om | Avadhuta | Avyaktagati |
Abhyasa
Practice of prescribed methods of a particular system which leads to the
development of spiritual attitude towards life, that leads finally to a state of
consciousness described as realisation.
Abhyasi
A person who practices a system of meditation or yoga.
Abhava
Nothingness: a state of existence before expression.
Abhaya
Protection generally by a Divine Force.
Absolute
The term used to denote the state of being that is the base of all
expressions. It is also called as Ultimate, Void, Nothingness or Brahman. The
awareness of this Absolute is considered as Realisation by some.
Abudiyat
A state of subduedness.
Abdal
Divine Order that obtains in Nature. Called Rta in Vedic terminology. The
critical balance between the positive and negative forces in Nature maintains
this.
Achara
The particular practice which help the attainment of yogic union.
Acharya
The teacher who has practiced the means and attained the status of teaching the method to others and training them.
Achit
Non-conscient being
Aadhyatmika
Pertaining to atma, self, or senses.
Aadi-bhautika
Pertaining to the bhutas, or Nature, or animals.
Aadi-daivika
Pertaining to God or Gods.
Aagama
That written or verbal instruction which has been received from hoary
past. It is that ancient literature known as Sruti, Agamas and Tantras. The
Vedas are also called as Aagama, but they are more properly classified as
Nigama.
Agni
Fire. God of Fire. Vedas know of five fires Pancagni. All the elements
have Agni as a component.Pancagni Vidya is the science of the Five Fires. In Yoga these Agnis and their sounds are located in the chest region.
Aham
Self.
Ahamkara
Egoism. The awareness of the Self. More particularly the awareness and
feeling that actions are done by self and the self is the knower and enjoyer.
Master considers that awareness by itself cannot be considered as Egoism so long
it is true awareness. It becomes Egoism when falsehood or falsity is claimed to
be true. Some consider that 'Will' represents this in the region of nature.
Aitaqad
Faith or Conviction. Much emphasis is laid on the concept of Faith in
spiritual life. The development and ripening of the same is the duty of the
aspirant. However through Pranahuti a trainer also gives the suggestion of faith
and the aspirant gains as much as he deserves.
Ajapa
Generally considered as Un-repeated Japa of mantra. Japa means repetition
of mantra or the name of God or pranava (Om). Constant repetition is said to
lead to the automatic repetition of this sound. Master holds such a Japa is
gross and that it would cease if practice were stopped. He says that Ajapa is
the supreme vibration that is felt in the heart when the aspirant practices the
system aided by Pranahuti and a person is properly introduced or initiated by
the Grace of the Guru.
Ajna
Is the psychic chakra or wheel or lotus between the eyebrows. Reaching
this knot is considered as necessary to come to the stage of no rebirth. This is
the center from where the Divine energy gets distributed to the lower portion of
the body known as Pind desh in yoga.
Ajnana dasa
One of the high conditions, which a yogi attains when going beyond the
ordinary consciousness, as also the no body and no boundary consciousness. This
is a condition where the aspirant has no conscious awareness of his condition
including the yogic attainments, which he has merited and acquired. In this
condition he acts as directed by the Divine/Godhead without exercising his own
discriminative consciousness. This is the experience at the ninth knot as
described in the book Towards Infinity of Sri Ramchandraji Maharaj.
Aisvarya
Abundant riches. One of the 6 qualities of God. The others are Sakti
(power), Bala (strength), Virya, Jnana (Knowledge) Tejas. See Iswara also.
Akincana
One who has nothing, no means or possessions or abilities. One in this
condition is fit to surrender to God.
Aksi
Reflected condition at a particular knot by the grace of Master
Akshobha
Without vibration. The primal condition of Reality beyond all creative
movement and vibration.
Amanska
Without the activity of mind or manas, or beyond its region.
Alam Kabir
Macrocosm.
Almighty
God the most powerful.In the
system of Yoga of Sri Ramchandra, the 'gentle waves of the calm in the region of
Almighty begin to flow direct to the individual mind and so in the long run
(one) becomes one with It.
Amrtatvam
Immortality, deathlessness; State of Beatitude.
Anahata
The chakra located in the chest region near the heart.
Ananta
Infinity, endless, boundless.
Anahad
When the condition of Ajapa matures and covers the entire region of Pind
it is called Anahad or the music of spheres.
Antar-yaami
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Aparigraha
Non-acceptance of anything; this is one of the yamas along with satyam,
ahimsa (non-injury), asteya (non-stealing), and brahmacharya (sexual restraint
or continence).
Apta
Reliable, trustworthy, friendly person. Or one who has attained personal
Experience of Truth.
Asan/ Asana
The yogic posture, which is fit for meditation.
Asbat
This is the positive principle in Nature. While Nafee is the principle of
ejection or elimination from the system, Asbat is the one of positive nature
that compensates for the loss. By these twin processes the order in nature (Rta)
or Abdal is maintained.
Ashrama
Stage of life. There are four Ashramas namely Brahmacharya (Seeking
Brahma Vidya maintaining the strict code of Conduct), Grihastha (Married life of
a house holder discharging his duties to the society and God), Vanaprasta
(secluded life after handing over the responsibility of the house hold to the
next generation and helping others only by way of advise when required) and
Sanyasa (a Stage of renunciation after one has been widowed). Of these the Raja
Yogis consider the Grihastha Ashrama as the most suited for spiritual life as
contrasted to the Sanyasa Ashrama advocated by the Vedantins.
Atman
Self. Soul. That which thinks and moves as compared to Brahman that which
thinks and grows.
Aum/ Om
The spiritual sound-symbolizing the Ultimate Integral vibration from
which all other sounds have emanated. The first emanation from the Kshob.
Avadhuta
One who has reached a condition of ecstasy, which makes him remain in
that alone without moving to higher experience. One who has given up all
controls.
Avyaktagati
A state of consciousness that can be defined as undifferentiated
condition. This state is reached on crossing the Heart Region according to the
system of Rajayoga of Sri Ramchandraji. This is not the final state in this
system.