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abhiniveśā

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self-preservation (2.3, 2.9)

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abhyāsa

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practice, action, method (1.12, 1.13, 1.18, 1.32)

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ahamkāra

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“I-maker” source of egoism; the sense that identification is occurring

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ahimsā

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not harming (2.30, 2.35)

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aṅgam

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limb, component. (1.31, 3.7, 3.8)

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anupātī

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following, relying upon

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aparigrahā

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not being acquisitive (2.30, 2.39)

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asamprajñāta

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without cognition

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āsana

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posture (2.29, 2.46)

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āśaya

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store, residuum

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asmitā

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the sense of “I”, egoism

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asteya

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not strealing

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avidyā

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lack of wisdom, ignorance of one’s true nature (2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.24)

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brāhma-vihāras

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heavenly abodes

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brahmacarya

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celibacy, impeccable conduct (2.30, 2.38)

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brahman

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universal matrix

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buddhi

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perception, intelligence (4.21, 4.22)

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cakra

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wheel, energy center (3.30)

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caturtha

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fourth (2.51)

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citta

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consciousness (1.2, 1.30, 1.33, 1.37, 2.54, 3.1, 3.9, 3.11, 3.12, 3.19, 3.35, 3.39, 4.4, 4.5, 4.15-18, 4.21, 4.23, 4.26)

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darśana

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vision, perspective, systematic view, philosophy (1.30, 2.6, 2.41, 3.33)

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dhāraṇā

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concentration (2.29, 2.53, 3.1)

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dharma

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property, visible form, constituent form (3.13, 3.14, 3.46, 4.12, 4.29)

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dhyānā

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meditative absorption (1.39, 2.11, 2.29, 3.2, 4.6)

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duḥkha
distress, pain, suffering (1.31, 1.33, 2.5, 2.8, 2.15, 2.16, 2.34)
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dveṣa
aversion (2.3, 2.8)
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ekāgratā
one pointedness, focus (2.41, 3.11, 3.12)
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guṇa
fundamental quality of nature (1.16, 2.15, 2.19, 4.13, 4.32, 4.34)
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indriya
sensory apparatus (2.18, 2.41, 2.43, 2.54, 2.55, 3.13, 4.32, 4.34)
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īśvara
divine ideal of pure awareness (1.23, 1.24, 2.1, 2.32, 2.45)
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jiva
individual
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jñāna
knowledge, insight (1.8, 1.9, 1.38, 1.42, 2.28, 3.16-19, 3.23, 3.26-29, 3.36, 3.53, 3.55, 4.31)
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kaivalya
emancipation, isolation of pure awareness (2.25, 3.51, 3.56, 4.26, 4.34)
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karma
action (1.24, 2.12, 3.23, 4.7, 4.30)
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kleśa
cause of suffering, corruption, hindrance, affliction, poison (1.24, 2.2, 2.3, 2.12, 2.13, 4.30)
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kriyā
action (2.1, 2.36, 2.18)
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kṣaṇa
moment (2.9, 2.52, 4.33)
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liṅgadeha
subtle body
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mahā-videha
great vow
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manas
mind (1.35, 2.53)
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megha
cloud, rain shower (4.29)
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moha
delusion
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nādī
energy channels
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neti neti
not this, not this
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nirbīja
seedless (1.51, 3.8)
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nirodha
stilling, cessation, restriction (1.2, 1.12, 1.51, 3.9)
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nirvicara
not reflecting
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nirvitarkā
beyond thought
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niyama
internal discipline (2.29, 2.32)
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pariṇāma
transformation (2.15, 3.9, 3.11-13, 3.15, 3.16, 4.2, 4.14, 4.32, 4.33)
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phalā
fruit (2.14, 2.34, 2.36, 4.11)
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prajñā
wisdom (1.20, 1.48, 1.49, 2.27, 3.5)
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prakṛti
nature, phenomenal world (1.19, 4.2, 4.3)
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prāṇa
breath, energy
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prāṇa-vāyu
vital breath
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prāṇāyāma
breath regulation (2.29, 2.49)
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praṇidhānā
surrender, dedication (1.23, 2.1, 2.32, 2.45)
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pratyāhāra
withdrawal of the senses (2.29, 2.54)
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pratyaya
perception, thought, intention, representation (1.10, 1.18, 1.19, 2.20, 3.2, 3.12, 3.17, 3.19, 3.36, 4.27)
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pravṛtti
arising of activity (1.35, 3.26, 4.5)
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puruṣa
pure awareness (1.16, 1.24, 3.36, 3.50, 3.56, 4.18, 4.34)
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rāja
wanting, desire, passion, attachment (1.37, 2.3, 2.7)
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rajas
motion; one of three fundamental qualities of nature (guṇa)
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sabīja
with seeds
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sādhana
path to realization (heading of chapter 2)
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samādhi
oneness, integration (1.20, 1.46, 1.51, 2.2, 2.29, 2.45, 3.3, 3.11, 3.38, 4.1, 4.29)
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samāpatti
coalescence, unified contemplation (1.41, 1.42, 2.47, 3.43)
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sāmkhya
one of six perspectives, or darśanas, of Indian thought
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samprajñāta
cognitive (1.17)
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saṃskāra
latent impression (1.18, 1.50, 2.15, 3.9, 3.10, 3.18, 4.9, 4.27)
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saṃyoga
coupling, union, association, mingling (2.17, 2.23, 2.25)
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saṃyama
constraint, perfect discipline (3.4, 3.16, 3.17, 3.21, 3.22, 3.27, 3.36, 3.42, 3.43, 3.45, 3.48, 3.53)
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santoṣa
contentment (2.32, 2.42)
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sattva
clarity, luminosity; one of three fundamental essences of nature or (guṇa) (2.41, 3.36, 3.50, 3.56)
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satya
truthfulness, truth (2.30, 2.36)
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śauca
purity (2.32, 2.40)
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savicāra
reflecting
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savitarkā
with thought
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smṛti
memory, remembering; depth memory, mindfulness
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śraddhā
faith
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śramana
ascetic
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sthira
steady, stable
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sukha
happiness, ease
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śunyo
empty (1.9, 1.43, 3.3, 4.34)
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śūnyatā
emptiness
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sūtra
thread; condensed mnemonic verse
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svādhyaya
self study (2.1, 2.32, 2.44)
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tamas
mass, inertia; one of three fundamental qualities of nature (guṇa)
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tanmātra
subtle primary experience of sound, form, odor, flavor, or feeling
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tapas
heat, intensity of discipline, austerity (2.1, 2.32, 2.43, 4.1)
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tattva
thusness, elemental quality, principle (1.32, 4.14)
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tṛṣṇa
thirst, craving
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vairāgya
dispassion, non-reaction, non-attachment (1.12, 1.15, 3.51)
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vastu
object, substance
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vedanā
feeling, tone
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vibhūti
extraordinary powers
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vicāra
insight, reflection
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vidyā
seeing, wisdom
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vikalpa
conceptualization, imagination (1.9)
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vīrya
energy, vigor
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viṣaya
object (of experience)
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viveka
discrimination (2.26, 2.28, 3.53, 3.55, 4.26, 4.29)
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vṛtti
patternings, turnings, movements (1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.10, 1.41, 2.11, 2.15, 2.50, 3.44, 4.18)
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yama
external discipline (1.13)
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yoga
yoking, union (1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.28)

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