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MNaada  |   Naadi  |   Naadi suddhi  |   Naaya  |   Naayaka  |   Nirbija  |   Nirguna  |   Nirvana  |   Nirvikalpaka  |   Nivrtti  |   Niyama  |   Nyaasa  |   Nyaya  |  


Naada
Psychic sound, vibrations.
Naadi
Nerves carrying psychic vibrations.
Naadi suddhi
Purification of the psychic paths of vibrations or sounds.
Naaya
Lead.
Naayaka
Leader on the path.
Nirbija
Seedless.
Nirguna
Without attributes: without imperfections, without the attributes of sattva, rajas, and tamas or the latter two attributes.
Nirvana
Extinction of the principle of egoism. A state of transcendent peace where all desires have been extinguished. Brahma- Nirvana- a condition of mergence in Brahma or Nature.
Nirvikalpaka
As applied to concentration it is an exclusive concentration upon an entity without distinguishing between knower, knowing and the known.
Nivrtti
Involution, withdrawal from other activity.
Niyama
Disciplines such as soucha (cleanliness), Isvarapranidhana- (surrender to God); -nitya-karma (performance of daily duties) and nimitta-karma- (duties prescribed for each individual); daana- (charity), daya (mercifulness). Observances.
Nyaasa
Placing or pointing to a place; placing oneself. Karanyaasa: placing the hands; Bhara-nyaasa: surrendering oneself to God by placing oneself in God or at God' s feet; Sanyasa: Renunciation of all ties, relations and wealth and wandering without hearth or home. The fourth stage of man' s life.
Nyaya
Rule, principle or law; also a system of logic or tarka