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Sanskrit Glossary Terms - Online PSM Teacher Training

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Gyana   show
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Bhakti   show
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Karma   show
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Raja   show
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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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show Dissolution / resistance / heavy / dull  
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Yama   show
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Niyama   show
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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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show Mastery of attention and intention  
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Dhyana   show
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Samadhi   show
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Ahimsa   show
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show Truthfulness  
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Brahmacharya   show
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Asteya   show
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show Non-attachment  
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Shoucha   show
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Santosha   show
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Tapas   show
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show Spiritual exploration  
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show Surrender to the divine  
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show Junction points between consciousness and the body / Energy wheel or center  
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show Root chakra  
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Svadhisthana   show
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show Energy chakra  
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Anahata   show
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Vishuddha   show
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Ajna   show
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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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Prajnanam Brahm   show
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show That is what you are (that absolute reality is the essence of what you really are)  
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Nadi   show
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Sushumna Nadi   show
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Pingala (Surya) Nadi   show
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Ida (Chandra) Nadi   show
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show Layer of illusion derived from food  
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Pranamaya Kosha   show
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Manomaya Kosha   show
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Buddhimaya Kosha   show
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show Ego  
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show Divine Spirit / pure consciousness / beyond space and time without beginning or without end  
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show Waking  
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Swapn   show
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show Deep sleep  
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Turiya   show
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Turiyatit   show
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Bhagavad   show
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Brahmananda   show
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show Action, consequences of previous actions  
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Sanskara   show
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show Seeds of desire  
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show "Go beyond the three gunas, Arjuna"  
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show Purity Consciousness Bliss  
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show That alone is Real  
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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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Advaita   show
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show First  
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Adi Shankara   show
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show Fire, digestive fire, one of the ancient Vedic deities  
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Amma   show
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Amrit   show
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Ananda   show
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Ashram   show
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Atman   show
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show Luminous radiation, field of subtle energy surrounding the physical body  
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Avatar   show
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show Science of life, mind-body health systems  
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Bandha   show
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Bhagavad Gita   show
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Bhajan   show
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show Seed  
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Bindu   show
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show The Creator of the Universe  
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show The Absolute, totality, all there is  
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Brahmin   show
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Chaitanya   show
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show God / Goddess  
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Dharma   show
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Darshan   show
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show Dispeller of darkness, great teacher  
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show Salutation, glory or victory to. Proceeds the name of the person being honored  
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Japa   show
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Ji   show
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show Personal soul, the embodied soul which identifies itself with the mind and body  
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show Light  
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show Vedic science of astrology  
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Kundalini   show
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Lingam   show
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Loka   show
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Maha   show
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Mahabhutas   show
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show String of beads  
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Mantra   show
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show Illusion of the senses  
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show Freedom, liberation  
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show Positions of the eyes, hands, or body  
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show Sound, energy manifested as sound  
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show Lunar constellations  
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Nama   show
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show Represents the self, curving back within itself to the unmanifest  
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show I bow to you - or - the divine light in me honors the divine light in you  
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show Primordial sound from which all other sounds and mantras have emanated  
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Pada   show
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Para   show
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Patanjali   show
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show Life force of vital energy  
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Pranava   show
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show Love  
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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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Rishi   show
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show Seeds used for malas, sacred to Shiva  
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show Performance of spiritual disciplines to take the practitioner towards an intended goal, usually enlightenment  
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Samsara   show
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Sanskrit   show
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show Gathering of people seeking truth  
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show Selfless service  
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Shakti   show
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show Peace  
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Shiva   show
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show Yogic powers  
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show Threads or stitches, collection of statements with inner meanings  
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Swami   show
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Tulsi   show
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Upanishads   show
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show Vedic science of architecture and interior design  
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show The culmination of Vedic Wisdom  
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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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Vedasya   show
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Vishnu   show
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show Ritual fire ceremony intended to evoke specific archetypal energies  
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Yantra   show
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Yatra   show
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Yoga   show
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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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show Mind body constitution  
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Vata   show
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Pitta   show
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show Dosha responsible for structure (elements - earth and water)  
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show Nature or original doshic proportions  
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show Doshic imbalance  
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Dhatu   show
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show Great elements  
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show Space  
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Vayu   show
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Jala   show
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Prithivi   show
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Marma   show
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show The five purifying therapies  
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show Subtlest life essence, which exists at the junction of consciousness and matter, giving strength and vitality  
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show Sweet  
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show Sour  
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Lavana   show
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Tikta   show
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show Astringent  
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show Pungent  
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show Channel of circulation in the body  
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Tanmatras   show
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Shabda   show
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show Touch  
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Rupa   show
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Rasa   show
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Gandha   show
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Five Kleshas   show
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show Mistaking the unreal for the real or ignorance  
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Asmita   show
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Raga   show
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Dvesha   show
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show Fear of ending  
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show Glimpsing the soul  
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