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Sanskrit Glossary Terms - Online PSM Teacher Training

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show Yoga of understanding / knowledge / science / self-reflection  
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Bhakti   show
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Karma   show
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show Yoga of techniques / meditation / royal path  
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Three Gunas   show
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Sattva   show
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show Maintenance / transformation / active / excited  
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Tamas   show
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show Rules of social behavior  
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show Rules of personal behavior  
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show Seat or position / physical postures / yogic postures  
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show Mastering the life force / breath exercises  
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show Directing the senses inward to become aware of the subtle senses  
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Dharana   show
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show Development of witnessing awareness  
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show The state of being settled in pure, unbounded awareness  
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show Non-violence  
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Satya   show
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show Appropriate sexual control  
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Asteya   show
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Aparigraha   show
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show Purity  
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Santosha   show
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show Discipline  
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show Spiritual exploration  
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Ishwara-Pranidhana   show
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show Junction points between consciousness and the body / Energy wheel or center  
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Muladhara   show
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Svadhisthana   show
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show Energy chakra  
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show Heart chakra  
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show Expression chakra  
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show Intuition chakra  
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show Consciousness chakra  
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Mahavakyas   show
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Aham Brahmasmi   show
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show Atman and Brahman are the same (the individual Self is one and the same with the absolute)  
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show Brahman is the supreme knowledge (knowing the absolute reality is the supreme knowledge)  
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Tat Tvam Asi   show
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show Subtle channel through which energy flows to all areas of the body. According to Ayurveda, we each have 72,000 nadis of which there are three main ones  
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Sushumna Nadi   show
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show Sun channel, lies to the right of the Sushumna, carries the vital force  
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Ida (Chandra) Nadi   show
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Annamaya Kosha   show
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show Layer of illusion of biological energy  
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Manomaya Kosha   show
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show Layer of illusion of the intellect  
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show Ego  
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Brahman   show
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Jagrat   show
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show Dreaming  
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Sushupti   show
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show Transcendental  
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Turiyatit   show
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show Divine Consciousness  
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Brahmananda   show
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Karma   show
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Sanskara   show
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show Seeds of desire  
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Nistraigunyo bhavarjuna   show
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Sat Chit Ananda   show
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Om Tat Sat   show
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show "Established in Being, perform action" - this is the essence of the teachings in the Bhagavad Gita  
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show "Yoga is quieting the fluctuations or the mind"  
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show Non-dualism  
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Adi   show
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Adi Shankara   show
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Agni   show
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show Mother, mother goddess  
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Amrit   show
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Ananda   show
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Ashram   show
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show Soul  
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show Luminous radiation, field of subtle energy surrounding the physical body  
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show Direct incarnation of God  
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show Science of life, mind-body health systems  
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show To hold, lock or embrace  
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Bhagavad Gita   show
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Bhajan   show
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Bija   show
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show Spot, symbol for the universe in its unmanifest form  
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Brahma   show
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Brahman   show
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Brahmin   show
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show Consciousness  
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Deva / Devi   show
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show Purpose in life  
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show To see or be in the presence of a holy person or deity  
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show Dispeller of darkness, great teacher  
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Jai   show
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show Repetition of a mantra for a specific number of times  
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show Suffix, added to the end of the name of a person being honored or respected  
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Jiva   show
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show Light  
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Jyotish   show
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show Spiritual energy lying dormant at the base of the spine which, when awakened, rises to the crown chakra  
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show Elliptical shape, symbol of the unmanifest form of Lord Shiva  
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show Planes or worlds of existence vibrating at different frequencies  
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show Great  
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Mahabhutas   show
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show String of beads  
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show Instrument or vehicle of the mind, sound which protects and liberates  
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Maya   show
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Moksha   show
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Mudras   show
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show Sound, energy manifested as sound  
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Nakshatra   show
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show Name  
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Namaha   show
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Namaste   show
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Om (AUM)   show
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Pada   show
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show Beyond, the transcendental beyond which there is no other  
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show Great saint, founder of the Yoga Philosophy which contains the Eight Limbs of Yoga  
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Prana   show
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Pranava   show
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Prem   show
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show Sacred ceremony  
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show Vedic Scholar / Vedic Priest  
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Purusha   show
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show Seer, one who sees the Truth, highly evolved person  
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Rudraksha   show
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Sadhana   show
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Samsara   show
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Sanskrit   show
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Satsang   show
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show Selfless service  
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show Dynamic creative principle, Primal Energy, envisioned as feminine  
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Shanti   show
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show Unmanifest pure potentiality, the destructive and creative force behind the Universe. The first yogi  
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Siddhi   show
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show Threads or stitches, collection of statements with inner meanings  
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Swami   show
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show Indian Holy Basil tree. The wood is made into mala beads sacred to Vishnu, Rama and Krishna  
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Upanishads   show
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Vastu   show
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Vedanta   show
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show The four holy books which are the foundation of Vedic understanding. Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda  
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show Of the Vedas  
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show Maintainer and harmonizing force of the Universe  
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show Ritual fire ceremony intended to evoke specific archetypal energies  
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show Geometric shape / a visual form of a mantra  
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Yatra   show
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show Union of the environment, body, mind, soul, and spirit  
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show Four periods of time: Sat (golden), Treta, Dwapara, Kali (least evolved and present period)  
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Ama   show
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Abhyanga   show
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Dosha   show
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show Dosha responsible for movement (elements - space and air)  
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Pitta   show
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show Dosha responsible for structure (elements - earth and water)  
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Prakruti   show
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Vrikruti   show
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Dhatu   show
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Mahabhutas   show
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Akasha   show
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show Air  
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Jala   show
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show Earth  
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Marma   show
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show The five purifying therapies  
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Ojas   show
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show Sweet  
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Amla   show
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show Salty  
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Tikta   show
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show Astringent  
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Katu   show
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Srota   show
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show Subtle elements, sense perceptions  
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show Sound  
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show Touch  
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Rupa   show
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show Taste  
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Gandha   show
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Five Kleshas   show
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Avidya   show
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Asmita   show
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Raga   show
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Dvesha   show
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Abhinevesha   show
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Atman Darshan   show
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