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Advaita

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Non-dualism

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Adi Shankara

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Great saint from the 7th century; commentator of the Vedanta. Led the revival of Hinduism and established the Shankaracharya monasteries

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Agni

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Fire, digestive fire, one of the ancient Vedic deities

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Amma

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Mother, mother goddess

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Amrit

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Nectar of immortality

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Ananda

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Bliss

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Ashram

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Retreat center, hermitage

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Atman

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Soul

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Aura

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Luminous radiation, field of subtle energy surrounding a physical body

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Avatar

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Direct incarnation of God

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Ayurveda

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Science of life

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Bandas

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To hold, lock or embrace

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Bhagavad Gita

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Epic poem of 18 chapters

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Bhajan

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Devotional hymn

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Bija

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Seed

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Bindu

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Spot; symbol for the universe in its unmanifest form

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Brahma

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Creator of the universe

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Brahman

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The Absolute, totality, all there is

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Brahmin

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Highest of the Indian castes

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Chaitanya

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Consciousness

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Dharma

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Purpose in life

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Darshan

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To see or be in the presence of a holy person or deity

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Guru

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Dispeller of darkness, great teacher

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Jai

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Salutation; glory or victory to. Precedes the name of the person being honored

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Japa
Repetition of a mantra for a specific number of times
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JI
Suffix; added to the end of the name of the 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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Kundalinie
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 un-manifest form of Lord
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Loka
Planes or worlds of existence, with different vibrations
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Maha
Great
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Mahabhutas
Great elements
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Mala
String of beads
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Mantra
Instrument or vehicle of the mind, sound which protects and liberates
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Maya
Illusion of the senses
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Moksha
Freedom, liberation
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Mudras
Positions of the eyes, hands or body
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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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Namaha
Represents the self, curving back within itself to the unmanifest
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Namaste
I bow to you -- or -- the divine light in my 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; beyond the transcendental
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Patanjali
Great saint; founder of the Yoga Philosophy which contains the Eight Limbs of Yoga
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Prana
Life force or vital energy
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Pranava
Primordial sound
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Prem
Love
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Puja
Sacred ceremony
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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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Rishi
Seer, one who sees the Truth, highly evolved person
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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 and intended goal,
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Samsara
Cycle of birth and death
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Sanskrit
the ancient language of the Vedas
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Satsang
Gathering of people seeking the truth
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Seva
Selfless servic
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Shakti
Dynamic creative principle, Primal Energy, envisioned as feminine
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Shiva
Un-manifest pure potentiality, the destructive and creative forces behind the universe. The first yogi
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Shanti
Peace
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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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Swami
Title of respect for a holy or learned person
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Tulsi
Indian holy basil tree. Te wood is made into mala beads sacred to Vishnu, Rama and Krishna
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Upanishads
Collection of 108 Vedic texts exploring higher states of consciousness
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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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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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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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Yantra
Geometric shape, visual form of a mantra
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Yatra
Pilgrimage
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Yoga
Union of the environment, mind, body, soul and spirit
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Yuga
Four periods of time: Sat (golden), Treta, Dwapara, Kali (least evolved and present period)

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