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Sanskrit Terms for PSM Teacher Training

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GYAN YOGA   YOGA OF UNDERSTANDING / KNOWLEDGE / SCIENCE  
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BHAKTI YOGA   YOGA OF LOVE AND DEVOTION  
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KARMA YOGA   YOGA OF ACTION / SELFLESS SERVICE  
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RAJA YOGA   YOGA OF MEDITATION / ROYAL PATH  
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GUNAS   THAT WHICH BINDS / FUNDAMENTAL QUALITY OR PROPERTY  
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SATTVA   CREATION / PURITY / GOODNESS  
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RAJAS   MAINTENANCE / TRANSFORMATION / ACTIVE /EXCITED  
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TAMAS   DISSOLUTION / RESISTANCE / HEAVY / DULL  
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YAMAS   RULES OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR  
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NIYAMAS   RULES OF PERSONAL BEHAVIOR  
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ASANA   SEAT OR POSITION / PHYSICAL POSTURES / YOGIC POSTURES  
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PRANAYAMA   MASTERING THE LIFE FORCE / BREATH EXERCISES  
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PRATYAHARA   DIRECTING SENSES INWARD TO BECOME AWARE OF THE SUBTLE SENSES  
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DHARANA   MASTERY OF ATTENTION AND INTENTION  
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DHYANA   DEVELOPMENT OF WITNESSING AWARENESS  
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SAMADHI   THE STATE OF BEING SETTLED IN PURE, UNBOUNDED AWARENESS  
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AHIMSA   NON-VIOLENCE  
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SATYA   TRUTHFULNESS  
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BRAHMACHARYA   APPROPRIATE SEXUAL CONTROL  
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ASTEYA   HONESTY  
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APARIGRAHA   NON-ATTACHMENT / GENEROSITY  
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SHOUCHA   PURITY  
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SANTOSHA   CONTENTMENT  
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TAPAS   DISCIPLINE  
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SVADHYAYA   SPIRITUAL EXPLORATION  
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ISHVARA-PRANIDHANA   SURRENDER TO THE DIVINE  
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CHAKRAS   JUNCTION POINT BETWEEN CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE BODY / ENERGY WHEEL OR CENTER  
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MULADHARA   ROOT CHAKRA / 1ST CHAKRA / BASE OF THE SPINE  
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SVADHISTHANA   CREATIVITY CHAKRA / 2ND CHAKRA / LITTLE BELOW THE NAVEL  
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MANIPURA   ENERGY CHAKRA / 3RD CHAKRA / SOLAR PLEXUS  
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ANAHATA   HEART CHAKRA / 4TH CHAKRAA / CENTER OF CHEST  
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VISHUDDHA   EXPRESSION CHAKRA / 5TH CHAKRA / THROAT  
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AJNA   INTUITION CHAKRA / 6TH CHAKRA / BETWEEN EYEBROWS  
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SAHASRARA   CONSCIOUSNESS CHAKRA / 7TH CHAKRA / TOP OF HEAD  
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ANNAMAYA KOSHA   LAYER OF ILLUSION DERIVED FROM FOOD  
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PRANAMAYA KOSHA   LAYER OF ILLUSION OF BIOLOGICAL ENERGY  
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MANOMAYA KOSHA   LAYER OF ILLUSION OF THE MIND  
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BUDDHIMAYA KOSHA   LAYER OF ILLUSION OF THE INTELLECT  
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AHANKARA   EGO  
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BRAHMAN   DIVINE SPIRIT / PURE CONSCIOUSNESS / BEYOND SPACE AND TIME WITHOUT BEGINNING OR END  
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SUSHUPTI CHETANA   DEEP SLEEP  
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SWAPN CHETANA   DREAMING  
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JAGRAT CHETANA   WAKING  
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TURIYA   TRANSCENDENTAL  
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TURIYATIT CHETANA   COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS  
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BHAGAVAD CHETANA   DIVINE CONSCIOUSNESS  
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BRAHMANANDA CHETANA   UNIFIED CONSCIOUSNESS  
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ATMA DARSHAN   GLIMPSING THE SOUL  
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AHUM BRAHMASMI   I AM BRAHMAN (WHO i REALLY AM, IS THAT ABSOLUTE REALITY) I AM THE UNIVERSE  
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KARMA   ACTION, CONSEQUENCE OF PREVIOUS ACTIONS  
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SANSKARA   SEEDS OF MEMORY, IMPRESSIONS OF TENDENCIES STORED FROM PAST ACTIONS  
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VASANA   SEEDS OF DESIRE  
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AYURVEDA   SCIENCE OF LIFE  
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BIJA   SEED  
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DHARMA   PURPOSE IN LIFE  
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MANTRA   INSTRUMENT OR VEHICLE OF THE MIND, SOUND WHICH PROTECTS AND LIBERATES  
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NAMAHA   REPRESENTS THE SELF, CURVING BACK WITHIN ITSELF TO THE UNMANIFEST  
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PRANA   LIFE FORCE / VITAL BREATH  
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SANSKRIT   THE ANCIENT SACRED LANGUAGE OF THE VEDAS  
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YANTRA   GEOMETRIC SHAPE, VISUAL FORM OF A MANTRA  
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YOGA   UNION OF THE BODY, MIND, SOUL, SPIRIT, AND ENVIRONMENT  
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ADVAITA   NON-DUALISM  
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ASHRAM   RETREAT CENTER, HERMITAGE  
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AVATAR   DIRECT INCARNATION OF GOD  
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BANDHA   TO HOLD, LOCK, OR EMBRACE  
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BHAGAVAD GITA   EPIC POEM OF EIGHTEEN VERSES  
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GURU   DISPELLER OF DARKNESS, GREAT TEACHER  
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JAPA   REPETITION OF A MANTRA FOR A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF TIMES  
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MAHABHUTAS   GREAT ELEMENTS  
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MALA   STRING OF BEADS  
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MAYA   ILLUSION OF THE SENSES  
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MUDRA   POSITIONS OF THE EYES, HANDS, OR BODY  
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NADI   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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NISTRAIGUNYO BHAVARJUNA   "GO BEYOND THE THREE GUNAS, ARJUNA"  
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PUJA   SACRED CEREMONY, RITUAL WORSHIP OR PRAYER  
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RISHI   SEER, HIGHLY EVOLVED SPIRITUAL BEING, ONE WHO SEES THE TRUTH  
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SATSANG   GATHERING OF PEOPLE SEEKING THE TRUTH  
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SEVA   SELFLESS SERVICE  
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SHANTI   PEACE  
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UPANISHADS   COLLECTION OF 108 VEDIC TEXT DEALING WITH HIGHER STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS  
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VEDAS   THE FOUR HOLY BOOKS WHICH ARE THE FOUNDATION OF VEDIC UNDERSTANDING/RIG VEDA, SAMA VEDA, YAJUR VEDA, AND ATHARVA VEDA  
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VEDASYA   OF THE VEDAS  
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YOGA CHITTA VRITTI NIRODHAH   YOGA IS QUIETING THE FLUCTUATIONS OF THE MIND FIELD  
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SAT CHIT ANANDA   PURITY CONSCIOUSNESS BLISS  
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OM TAT SAT   THAT ALONE IS REAL  
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YOGASTHA KURU KARMANI   "ESTABLISHED IN BEING, PERFORM ACTION" - THE ESSENCE OF THE TEACHINGS IN THE BHAGAVAD GITA  
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AYAM ATMA BRAHM   ATMAN AND BRAHMAN ARE THE SAME (THE INDIVIDUAL SELF IS ONE AND THE SAME WITH THE ABSOLUTE)  
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PRAJNANAM BRAHM   BRAHMAN IS THE SUPREME KNOWLEDGE (KNOWING THE ABSOLUTE REALITY IS THE SUPREME KNOWLEDGE)  
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TAT TVAM ASI   THAT IS WHAT YOU ARE (THAT ABSOLUTE REALITY IS THE ESSENCE OF WHAT YOU REALLY ARE)  
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SUSHUMNA NADI   RUNS THROUGH CENTER OF THE SPINE, CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH KUNDALINI RISES  
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PINGALA (SURYA) NADI   SUN CHANNEL, LIES TO THE RIGHT OF THE SUSHUMNA, CARRIES THE VITAL FORCE  
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IDA (CHANDRA) NADI   MOON CHANNEL, LIES TO THE LEFT OF SUSHUMNA, CARRIES THE MENTAL FORCE  
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ADI   FIRST  
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ADI SHANKARA   GREAT SAINT FROM THE 7TH CENTURY, COMMENTATOR OF VEDANTA. LED REVIVAL OF HINDUISM AND ESTABLISHED THE SHANKARACHARYA MONASTERIES  
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AGNI   FIRE, DIGESTIVE FIRE, ONE OF THE ANCIENT VEDIC DEITIES  
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AMMA   MOTHER, MOTHER GODDESS  
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AMRIT   NECTAR OF IMMORTALITY  
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ANANDA   BLISS  
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ATMAN   SOUL  
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AURA   LUMINOUS RADIATION, FIELD OF SUBTLE ENERGY SURROUNDING PHYSICAL BODY  
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BHAJAN   DEVOTIONAL HYMN  
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BINDU   SPOT, SYMBOL FOR THE UNIVERSE IN ITS UNMANIFEST FORM  
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BRAHMA   CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE  
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BRAHMAN   THE ABSOLUTE, TOTALITY, ALL THERE IS  
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BRAHMIN   HIGHEST OF THE INDIAN CASTES  
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CHAITANYA   CONSCIOUSNESS  
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DEVA/ DEVI   GOD / GODDESS  
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DARSHAN   TO SEE OR BE IN THE PRESENCE OF A HOLY PERSON OR DEITY  
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JAI   SALUTATION, GLORY OR VICTORY TO. PROCEEDS THE NAME OF THE PERSON BEING HONORED  
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JI   SUFFIX, ADDED TO THE END OF THE NAME OF A PERSON BEING HONORED OR RESPECTED  
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JIVA   PERSONAL SOUL, THE EMBODIED SOUL WHICH IDENTIFIES ITSELF WITH THE MIND AND BODY  
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JYOTI   LIGHT  
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JYOTISH   VEDIC SCIENCE OF ASTROLOGY  
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KUNDALINI   SPIRITUAL ENERGY LYING DORMANT AT THE BASE OF THE SPINE WHICH, WHEN AWAKENED, RISES TO THE CROWN CHAKRA  
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LINGAM   ELLIPTICAL SHAPE, SYMBOL OF THE UNMANIFEST FORM OF LORD SHIVA  
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LOKA   PLANES OR WORLDS OF EXISTENCE VIBRATING AT DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES  
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MAHA   GREAT  
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MOKSHA   FREEDOM, LIBERATION  
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NADA   SOUND, ENERGY MANIFESTED AS SOUND  
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NAKSHATRA   LUNAR CONSTELLATIONS  
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NAMA   NAME  
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NAMASTE   I BOW TO YOU -OR- THE DIVINE LIGHT IN ME HONORS THE DIVINE LIGHT IN YOU  
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OM (AUM)   PRIMORDIAL SOUND FROM WHICH ALL OTHER SOUNDS AND MANTRAS HAVE EMANATED  
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PADA   QUADRANT OF THE NAKSHATRA  
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PARA   BEYOND, THE TRANSCENDENTAL BEYOND WHICH THERE IS NO OTHER  
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PATANJALI   GREAT SAINT, FOUNDER OF THE YOGA PHILOSOPHY WHICH CONTAINS THE EIGHT LIMBS OF YOGA  
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PRANAVA   PRIMORDIAL SOUND  
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PREM   LOVE  
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PUNDIT   VEDIC SCHOLAR / VEDIC PRIEST  
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PURUSHA   INNER SELF IN THE SENSE OF PERSONHOOD, COSMIC PERSON OR THE UNIVERSE AS A SINGLE BEING  
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RUDRAKSHA   SEEDS USED FOR MALAS, SACRED TO SHIVA  
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SADHANA   PERFORMANCE OF SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES TO TAKE THE PRACTITIONER TOWARDS AN INTENDED GOAL, USUALLY ENLIGHTENMENT  
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SAMSARA   CYCLE OF BIRTH AND DEATH  
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SHAKTI   DYNAMIC CREATIVE PRINCIPLE, PRIMAL ENERGY, ENVISIONED AS FEMININE  
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SHIVA   UNMANIFEST PURE POTENTIALITY, THE DESTRUCTIVE AND CREATIVE FORCE BEHIND THE UNIVERSE. THE FIRST YOGI  
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SIDDHI   YOGIC POWERS  
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SUTRAS   THREADS OR STITCHES, COLLECTION OF STATEMENTS WITH INNER MEANINGS  
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TULSI   INDIAN HOLY BASIL TREE. THE WOOD IS MADE INTO MALA BEADS SACRED TO VISHNU, RAMA AND KRISHNA  
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VASTU   VEDIC SCIENCE OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN  
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VEDANTA   THE CULMINATION OF VEDIC WISDOM  
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VISHNU   MAINTAINER AND HARMONIZING FORCE OF THE UNIVERSE  
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YAGNA (YAGYA)   RITUAL FIRE CEREMONY INTENDED TO EVOKE SPECIFIC ARCHETYPAL ENERGIES  
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YATRA   PILGRIMAGE  
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YUGA   FOUR PERIODS OF TIME: SAT (GOLDEN), TRETA, DWAPARA, KALI (LEAST EVOLVED AND PRESENT PERIOD)  
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MAHAVAKYAS   GREAT SAYINGS OF PRONOUNCEMENT. SPOKE BU A GURU, TO CREATE A SHIFT IN THE CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE STUDENT  
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SWAMI   TITLE OF RESPECT FOR A LEARNED OR HOLY PERSON  
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