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Glossary
Sabda | Sabr | Sadhana | Sadguru | Saguna | Sahaja | Sahaj marg | Sahajiya | Sakti | Sakshaat-kara | Saalokya | Salik | Samadhi | Samaanya | Samadhan | Samasam | Samavastha | Sampatti | Saamipya | Samsara | Samskara | Samyama | Samvega | Sangha | Santi | Sandhya | Sankirtan/Sankirtana | Saralata | Sarupya | Sasmita-samadhi | Sat | Satpad | Saayujya | Satpad | Sat sangh | Shab-e-Qadr | Shagal Rabta | Santi/Shanti | Sajjada Nashin | Shat- Sampatthi | Sham | Shraddha | Sheela | Shukr | Siddhi | Skandha | Smrti | Sohbati | Sudarshan chakra | Sukshma | Sukshma Sarira | Surat | Sulook | Susumna | Susupti | Svadhisthana | Svapna | Svar/Svarg |
Sabda
Sound; inner vibration.
Sabr
Contentment with what is obtaining or present or given. This is the
patience that has to be maintained under all circumstances by the aspirant who
has developed faith in the Master/God. See Titiksha.
Sadhana
Method or means towards attaining any objective. Usually this word is
used for the method and means adopted for spiritual attainment or liberation.
There are 4 means namely Viveka, Vairagya, Shat sampatthis and Mumukshu
known as Sadhana Chatustaya.
Sadguru
Highest among the Gurus who knows the condition of each knot of his being
and can infuse the spiritual force in any person who is really deserving . He is
one who has transcended the limits of his being and his mastery over its
conditions.
Saguna
With attributes: with the triple gunas.
Sahaja
Natural state, natural to each one of the planes.
Sahaj marg
The new of life advocated by Mahatma Sri Ramchandraji Maharaj of
Shahjahanpur (UP) India. The aim of this way of life is balanced existence
taking into consideration the spiritual and material aspects of living. It
advocates the practice of meditation as a natural way for attaining balanced
living.
Sahajiya
A state of divine naturalness; superconscious state.
Sakti
Energy. Also represents the female energy of the Ultimate.
Sakshaat-kara
The direct unmeditated Vision of God or Truth.
Saalokya
Attaining the sameness as the condition in a particular stage of
development. Ultimately it is oneness with the world as God or the Vision of God.
Salik
One who is established in the spiritual path and advanced far in it.
Samadhi
Intense absorption in the equilibrium.
Sam-prajna-ta-samadhi: a State accompanied by prajna.
Asam-prajnata-samadhi- A state that has transcended even prajna.
In the system of Rajayoga of Sri Ramchandra it may mean " The condition
which was in the beginning. It is the state where a man feels awakening in the
numbed state."
Samaanya
General or common to all things, a general attribute.
Samadhan
The last and 6th of the shat-sampatthis. It means a state of
self-settledness to the will of God/Master.
Samasam
Balanced and free from bondages and also from the bonds of time and
existence.
Samavastha
Balanced existence that was there at the time of creation when neither
activity nor inactivity was present.
Sampatti
Treasure/ riches/ abundance.
Saamipya
Nearness to a condition at a particular stage of development or
ultimatelynearness to God.
Samsara
Life in society and family: a life of transmigratory movement of bondage
to works.House hold and its activities which seem to bind the person to several
duties.
Samskara
Subliminal impressions of actions preserved in the subtle body.
Samyama
Method of control usually obtained through power of concentration of the
mind over the object. This is considered to be one of the acquisitions very
important and necessary in Yogic practice.
Samvega
Intense ardour derived from long practice.
Sangha
Group; Sat-sangha: association of good men.
Santi
Tranquility or peace. This is the form of the Divine experience or God
Himself. Santakaram is the first experience of God in Sahaj Marg
transmission.
Sandhya
The time of Dawn or Dusk. The meeting of the Day and Night.
Sankirtan/Sankirtana
Devotional songs or Songs of the Divine. This is one of the aids for
development of constant remembrance in traditional Hindu worship
Saralata
Facility, smoothness or easiness experienced at different stages of
development..
Sarupya
Of the same form as the condition at a particular stage of development or
ultimately sameness with theDivine- an
attainment after liberation.
Sasmita-samadhi
Concentration on pure I-feeling.
Sat
Existence; satya: that which grants truth or existence. An attribute of
the Ultimate Being.
Satpad
The highest condition in the path of spirituality. The region where there
is neither light nor darkness.
Saayujya
Attaining the union with the condition obtaining at a particular stage of
development or ultimately with God.
Satpad
The region of purity of Being. A state beyond Para Brahmanda. The top
most condition of this is the region of Purity.
Sat sangh
Company of the Divine. More usually the meeting of people practicing the
same path of Upasana/ Meditation.
Shab-e-Qadr
Esteemed night. This occurs during the month of Ramzan. This is metaphysically used when one has the feeling of " I am God" in his spiritual journey.
Shagal Rabta
Meditation on the form of the Master
Santi/Shanti
Peace. A condition of undisturbed state of mind. This state is had when
the taunts and rebukes, fouling up and fisticuffs received from others flow down
like water from the smooth surface of an inverted jar without causing any effect
on it. The state of condition of balance- like a drop of water on the lotus
leaf.
Sajjada Nashin
Spiritual representative of the Divine. The controlling agency. Rev.
Babuji Maharaj is the personality now discharging this post for a millennia to
come.
Shat- Sampatthi
One of the four means for acquisition of spiritual wisdom or realisation.
The first two are Viveka and Vairagya.Acquisition of shat sampatthi consists of development of Sham, Dam, Uparati, Titiksha, Shraddha and Samadhan. The acquisition of these three means leads to development of Mumukshatva.
Sham
Proper moulding and regulation of the mind.
Shraddha
This is the 5th of the shat-sampatthis. It means faith in the
Master. This is one of the highest spiritual stages and the faith here means
unconditional confidence in the powers and capacity of the Master.
Sheela
Good Conduct or virtue.
Shukr
Thankfulness or Gratitude. To remain happy and contented under all
circumstances. A stage above the condition of Ehsaan.
Siddhi
The powers attained by spiritual or occult practices or Attainment.
Skandha
The five forms of mundane consciousness in Buddhist philosophy. Or the
ingredients of the body.
Smrti
Memory-Record of spiritual history remembered and transmitted from
generation to generation. For example Dhruvanusmrti, Manusmrti etc.,
In meditation it means continuous and unbroken recollection of ideas and
ideals specifically of the Master/God, even like the viscous oil-
tailadhara-avicchinnavat.
Sohbati
Master Associate. The Master is one who is taken as ideal.Master
Associate is one who would bring that ideal to ripening or fruition.
Sudarshan chakra
The Righteous wheel used by Lord Krishna to control evil and evil doers.
A divine weapon. The wheel that shows the right path.
Sukshma
Subtle: the condition prior to the gross or sthula, as it were. The cause
of the latter.
Sukshma Sarira
The Astral body. It is generally accepted that there are three bodies for
every form of existence. The Sthoola (gross), the Sukshma (the Astral) and the
Karan Sarira ( the Causal). All spiritual work is done either at the Sukshma or
Karan Sarira.
Surat
Soul force. When thought comes into contact with soul, a third thing - a
spark- is produced. This is termed as Surat.
Sulook
The path of spirituality. Moderation which prevailed in human hearts and souls at the start. Moral behaviour.
Susumna
The central nadi in the spinal or vertebral column through which
Kundalini is said to ascend to the Sahasraara or descend from above to the
Muladhara.
Susupti
Deep sleep.
Svadhisthana
The plexus or centre or chakra at the region of the genitals.
Svapna
Dream state. Illuminated by the imaginations of the mind wherein one
experiences the manifold, experiences not inhibited by the senses of the gross
nature.
Svar/Svarg
The Heaven. The Heavenly region-brahmanda