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Glossary of Spiritually-Oriented Terms
Source: Dharmadeva © Copyright Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha (Central), Tiljala, Calcutta, India
abhoga - mental pabulum
agama - that which cannot be seen or inferred but which has been heard from some authority
ajña cakra - (sixth chakra) - here the sadhaka and Paramatman are not two entities but one (the state of Sarsthi Samadhi)
aklishta vritti - that neither begets pain at the beginning nor at the end
aklishtaklishta vrtti - that which in the beginning is pleasing and in the end it is painful
anahata cakra (fourth chakra) - here the sadhaka feels that s/he is very close to Paramatman (the state of Sayujya Samadhi)
anumana - not seeing the original object but seeing something related to or associated with the original object
bhakti - devotion
carvaka - materialistic philosophy
ectoplasmic mind stuff - that which takes the shape of its object in the mind
ekagra - concentration (the mind becomes pointed and ideates on a particular object)
hatha yoga - when propensities and nerves are controlled or stop their functioning by forced physical energy
Ishta mantra - one's own mantra (mantra leading one to the Supreme Goal)
Jiva Shakti - unit consciousness
jivatman - unit soul
jñana sadhana - mental effort to feel the presence of God in all objects and that all objects are God
kaivalya - stage where the 'I' feeling is lost
Kaevalya Nirgunasthiti - the Non-qualified State
karma sadhana - work done more for others and less for oneself
klista vritti - that begets pain in following it from the beginning and the resultant is also painful
klistaklista vritti - that which while moving there is pain but when the destination is reached there is no pain
ksipta - restlessness (the mind is very perturbed, worried and anxious but then tends to only one object)
Kula Kundalini - coiled serpentine spiritual ideation
manipura cakra - (third chakra) - here the sadhaka has a feeling that Paramatman is near (the state of Samipya Samadhi)
moksa - spiritual salvation
mukhya vritti - the 5 predominant vrittis (pramana, vikalpa, viparyaya, nidra, smriti)
muladhara cakra - (lowest chakra) - here the Kundalini is in the crudest stage
murha - infatuation (where there is attachment to or fear from some object and the object repeatedly and easily creeps into mind)
nidra - sleep which brings vacuity in the mind
nirodha - withdrawal of mind from objectivities, propensities or vibrations and to direct it to the objectless
Parama Purusa - Cosmic Consciousness
Paramatman - Supreme Soul
pramana - proof through perception (pratyaksa, anumana, agama)
pratyaksa - that which is perceived directly with the eyes
sadhaka - spiritual aspirant
Shiva Shakti - Cosmic Consciousness
siddhis - occult powers
smriti - memory (when inferential vibrations come to the nerves)
svadhisthana cakra - (second chakra) - here the sadhaka feels that s/he and Paramatman are in the same world, still distanced yet known (the state of Salokya Samadhi)
vikalpa - variability in cognition
viksipta - distraction (the mind is wandering and not concentrating on a particular point and finally becomes tired)
viparyaya - defective cognition
vishuddha cakra (fifth cakra) - here there is oneness of the sadhaka with Paramatman and the sadhaka feels that the Supreme Entity is his or her goal (the state of Sarupya Samadhi)
vritti - propensity of mind
yoga - union (unification of jivatman with Paramatman)
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