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Glossary to the Record of Yoga
Introductory Note
Status. Work on this glossary is in progress. Some denitions
areprovisional and will be revised before the glossary is
published.Scope. Most words from languages other than English
(primarily San-skrit), and some English words used in special
senses in the Record ofYoga, are included.Transliteration. Words in
italics are Sanskrit unless otherwise indi-cated. Sanskrit words
are spelled according to the standard interna-tional system of
transliteration. This has been adopted because thesame Sanskrit
word is often spelled in more than one way in the text.The
spellings that occur in the text, if they differ from the
transliter-ation (ignoring any diacritical marks over and under the
letters), arementioned in parentheses. The sounds represented by c,
r., and s or s. inthe standard transliteration are commonly
represented by ch, ri,and sh in the anglicised spellings normally
used in the Record ofYoga.Order. All entries, regardless of
language, are arranged in English al-phabetical order. Words and
phrases are alphabetised letter by letter,disregarding diacritics,
spaces and hyphens.Compounds and phrases. A compound or phrase
composed of wordsthat do not occur separately in the text is
normally listed as a unitand the words are not dened individually.
Compound expressionsconsisting of words that also occur by
themselves, and thus are denedseparately, are listed in the
glossary only if they occur frequently orhave a special
signicance.Denitions. The denition of each term is intended only as
an aid tounderstanding its occurrences in theRecord of Yoga. It may
not includeall the meanings a word has in the original language. On
the otherhand, it may include meanings that are not found in
dictionaries of thelanguage, since Sri Aurobindo adaptedmanywords
to his own needs inreferring to his yogic experiences. The
denitions take into account Sri
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Aurobindos own explanations, the contexts in which the terms
occur,and the relations between the Record of Yoga and his other
writings.Quotations. Direct quotations from Sri Aurobindos writings
are indi-cated by quotation marks.Cross-references. Words in bold
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..abhasaabhasa appearance; (in Bengali) glimmer, hint.
..abhavaabhava entry into the being from outside.
..abhayaabhaya (abhaya; abhayam) fearlessness; passive courage,
freedomfrom fear which with a bold calmness meets and receives
every menaceof danger and shock of misfortune, an attribute of the
ks.atriya...abhayamabhayam see abhaya...abhayam, sahasa,
atmaslagha, yasolipsaabhayam, sahasa, atmaslagha, yasolipsa
(abhayam, sahasa, atmasla-gha, yasholipsa) fearlessness, daring,
self-condence, the urge to-wards victory (the attributes of the
ks.atriya)...abhayam, sahasam, yasolipsa, atmaslagha, iti
ksatratejahabhayam, sahasam, yasolipsa, atmaslagha, iti
ks.atratejah. (abhayam,sahasam, yasholipsa, atmaslagha, iti
kshatratejah) fearlessness, dar-ing, the urge towards victory,
self-condence: these express the energyof the ks.atriya
temperament.
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..abhimanaabhimana pride; egoism.
..abhisastihabhisastih. hostile expression.
..abhistiabhis.t.i invasion.
..abhyasaabhyasa repetition; exercise; discipline; practice.
..acchannaacchanna covered, concealed.
..active brahmanactive brahman same as sagun.a brahman, the
dynamic aspect ofbrahman which is expressed in the cosmic movement,
a universalDivine, one in being, multiple in personality and power,
who conveysto us, when we enter into the consciousness of his
universal forces, asense of innite quality and will and act and
world-wide knowledgeand a one yet innumerable delight; realised by
the mind separatelyfrom the santam brahma or silent brahman, it is
an aspect of universalbeing which though wonderfully freed,
uplifted and illumined, sup-ports only the present self-expression
of the Cosmic Spirit and does nottransform, as would a
transcendental Descent, the ambiguous symbolsand veiled mysteries
of a world of Ignorance...active samataactive samata equality in
ones response to the contacts of the world,consisting of (sama)
rasa, (sama) bhoga and (sama) ananda, alsocalled positive samata:
an active equality which will enable us notonly to draw back from
or confront the world in a detached andseparated calm, but to
return upon it and possess it in the power ofthe calm and equal
Spirit...actual gnosisactual gnosis same as actualistic
ideality...actualisticactualisticcharacterised by a working of
intuition which, in dealingwith the movement in time, lays stress
on the stream of immediateactualities...actualistic
idealityactualistic ideality an intuitional form of logistic
ideality which, ap-plied to the eld of trikaladr.s.t.i and tapas,
depends upon the existentactuality, illumines it, goes a little
beyond it but from it...actualistic logistisactualistic
logistissame as actualistic ideality...actualistic seer
tapasactualistic seer tapas tapas acting in the actualist
intuitional revela-tion, the lowest form of seer
tapas...actualistic seer trikaladrstiactualistic seer
trikaladr.s.t.i (trikaldrishti) trikaladr.s.t.i in the
actualistintuitional revelation...actualist intuitional
revelationactualist intuitional revelation actualistic ideality
raised to the intu-itive revelatory logistis...adasyaadasya
inability to surrender, insubmission, absence of dasya.
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..adequateadequate (vak) having the qualities of the lowest
level of style, whichhas the power to make us . . . see the object
or idea in a certain tem-perate lucidity of vision; most often
combined with a higher level, asin the effective-adequate style or
the inevitable form of the adequate...adesaadesa (adesha; adesh)
command; a voice (van. ) heard inwardly asthe command of the Divine
Guide of the Yoga; especially, theAdesha given in the jail, the
inner command received by Sri Auro-bindo in Alipur jail giving him
a mission to accomplish a certain work,karma, with four principal
parts: literary (sahitya), religious (daiva ordharma), political
(kr.ti) and social (samaja or kama1)...adesasiddhiadesasiddhi
(adeshasiddhi; adesha-siddhi; adesha siddhi; adeshsid-dhi;
adesh-siddhi; adesh siddhi) fullment of the divine command(adesa)
enjoining the accomplishment of a certain mission (karma), awork
for the world with literary, political, social and spiritual
aspects...adesavaniadesavan. (adeshavani) speech of supreme
command, the highestform of van. , which is clear and irresistible,
the mind has to obey andthere is no question possible, even if what
comes is contrary to thepreconceived ideas of the mental
intelligence...adharaadhara (adhara; adhar) vessel, receptacle;
support; that in whichthe consciousness is now
containedmind-life-body, the psycho-physical system comprising the
antah.karan. a and the sthula deha; aphysical object or sensation
serving as a support or background forrupadr.s.t.i or any other
kind of vis.ayadr.s.t.i...adharadrstiadharadr.s.t.i (adhardrishti;
adhar drishti) vision of images on a back-ground (sadhara
rupa)...adhara-siddhiadhara-siddhi the perfection of the
mental-vital-physical system,consisting of the siddhi of the rst
four catus.t.ayas, so that the adharabecomes a perfect instrument
for the Purushottama, the Purusha andShakti to carry on their
Lila...adharmaadharma not dharma; lawlessness...adhogatiadhogati
literally downwardmovement; the negation of utthapa-na, especially
due to defective laghima and mahima...adhyaksatvaadhyaks.atva
(adhyakshatwa) the status of the Divine Being as theadhyaks.a, he
who seated over all in the supreme ether over-sees things,views and
controls them from above...adhyaropaadhyaropa
superimposition...adhyaropitaadhyaropita superimposed.
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..adhyayaadhyaya chapter.
..adinataadnata freedom from depression; the opposite of
dainyam.
..adinata ksiprata sthairyam isvarabhavaadnata ks.iprata
sthairyam svarabhava (adinata kshiprata sthairyamishwarabhava)
non-depression, swiftness, steadiness, mastery: thesecond general
formula of the sakti catus.t.aya, consisting of qualitiesneeded for
the perfection of all parts of the psycho-physical
system...AditiAditi the Vedic goddess of innite being, the mother
of the gods,manifested here as the earth-goddess (Pr.thiv2); the
adya-sakti, theindivisible consciousness (cit), force (tapas) and
bliss (ananda) of theSupreme...adriadri rock; hill; a Vedic symbol
of formal existence and especiallyof the physical
nature...adrstamadr.s.t.am (adrishtam) literally the unseen;
fate...adyaadya mahasakti (adya mahashakti) the original cosmic
Power(mahasakti), the universal sakti on the highest plane of the
eternalmanifestation...adya parasaktiadya parasakti (adya
parashakti) the original supreme Power (parasakti), the
transcendent sakti who stands above the worlds and linksthe
creation to the ever unmanifest mystery of the
Supreme...adya-saktiadya-sakti (adyashakti; adya-shakti) the
original Power (sakti),both transcendent (adya parasakti) and
universal (adya mahasakti)...AghoraAghora literally not terrible
(though terrible, ghora, in appear-ance), an epithet of Siva, the
destroyer; a form of Tantra of thevamamarga or left-hand path which
annuls all distinctions; a beingor world characterised by samata
(equality)...Agner bhrajante arcayahAgner bhrajante arcayah. (Agner
bhrajante archayah) the amingradiances of Agni2 blaze forth. [R. g
Veda 1.44.12]..agneya-sparsaagneya-sparsa (agneya-sparsha) ery or
burning touch...agni1agni1 re; ery energy; the re of Agni2, the ame
of divine Forceinstinct with divine knowledge; the bhuta of re, the
igneous, radi-ant and electric energy, also called tejas; the type
of akashic materialcalled re...Agni2Agni2 (Agni; Agnih) the god of
Fire; in Sri Aurobindos interpre-tation of the Veda, the deva as
the master of tapas, the divineConsciousness formulating itself in
universal energy; he is the secretinhabitant ofMatter and its forms
and the power of conscious Being,called by us will, effective
behind the workings of mind and body;
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his divine birth-place and home, though he is born everywhereand
dwells in all things, is the Truth, the Innity, the vast
cosmicIntelligence in which Knowledge and Force are
unied...agnimayaagnimaya ery; pertaining to the bhuta of agni1;
(rupa or lipi)composed of or containing the akashic material called
agni orre...agnimaya varnaagnimaya varn. a ery colour; varn.
amixedwith an element of agni1...Agni RudraAgni Rudra Agni2, the
god of Force, identied with Rudra2, theDivine as master of our
evolution by violence and battle...Agni TvastaAgni Tvas.t.a (Agni
Twashta) Agni2, the universal energy, as Tvas.t.a,the Fashioner of
things...Agni-VayuAgni-Vayu (Agni-Vayu; Agni Vayu) Agni2, the
divine Force, work-ing through the vital energy of
Vayu2...Agni-Vayu-AryamanAgni-Vayu-Aryamanthe three forceful gods
Agni2, Vayu2 andAryaman unied to form one
deity...Agni-Vayu-AryamanAgni-Vayu-Aryaman bhava the
self-manifestation of the deva asAgni2, Vayu2 and Aryaman, forming
part of devabhava...agrahaagraha insistence...ahaitukaahaituka
causeless; objectless; lacking a hetu; (with reference toany form
of physical ananda or certain types of subjective
ananda)manifesting without relation to an outer stimulus or object;
short forahaituka ananda...ahaituka anandaahaituka ananda
objectless bliss; a kind of subjective ananda,self-existent and
independent of objects and particular experiences,whichmanifests on
the plane of mind (manas) as an even and tranquilneutral joy; any
form of physical ananda not associated with anexternal
stimulus...ahaitukanandaahaitukananda the form of ananda
corresponding to the mentalplane (same as ahaituka
ananda)...ahamahamI; ego, the sense of a separate self-existence
(same asahankara); (the divine Aham) the individual consciousness
nolonger as an obscured and limited ego, but as a centre of the
Divine andof the universal consciousness embracing, utilising and
transforminginto harmony with the Divine all individual
determinations (same ascaitanyakendra)...aham bhartaaham bharta
(literally) I am the upholder; the ego-sense in the con-sciousness
that upholds actions.
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..aham bhoktaaham bhokta (literally) I am the enjoyer; the
ego-sense in the con-sciousness that enjoys experience...aham
jnataaham jnata(literally) I am the knower; the egoism of the
knower...aham kartaaham karta(literally) I am the doer; the egoism
of the doer...aham saksiaham saks. (aham sakshi) (literally) I am
the witness; the ego-sensein the witnessing
consciousness...ahankaraahankarathe ego; the subjective principle
by which the purus.a isinduced to identify himself with prakr.ti
and her activities; the limitedI in us, freedom from which is part
of the mukti or liberation of thenature: the egoistic
consciousness, including the ego-sense in the lifestuff and the
ego-idea in the mind which maintain a constructedsymbol of self,
the separative ego, which does duty for the hidden realself, the
spirit or true being and whose nature is a self-limitationof
consciousness by a willed ignorance of the rest of its play and
itsexclusive absorption in one form, one combination of tendencies,
oneeld of the movement of
energies...ahankara-mukti-siddhiahankara-mukti-siddhi the
perfection of release from the ego(ahankara), part of the mukti or
liberation of the nature: thetransformation of the limited ego into
a conscious centre of the divineunity and freedom (caitanyakendra)
through an uncompromisingabolition of the ego-sense at its very
basis and source, leavingonly an individualisation for the purposes
of the play of universalconsciousness in an individual mind and
frame...ahasyamahasyamcheerlessness; the negation of hasya or
laughter...ahiahi serpent; the Time-snake...ahitena cid
arvataahitena cid arvata (ahitena chid arvata) even without urging
on thewar-horse (symbol of vehement nervous tapas). [R. g Veda
8.62.3]..aikyalipsaaikyalipsa the urge towards unity, an element of
Mahesvar bhava...aikyamaikyamunity...ainsi nest il pas assez rouge
pour vousainsi nest il pas assez rouge pour vous [French] isnt it
red enoughfor you like this? (British possessions were
traditionally coloured redor pink on world maps.)..aishwari
sthitiaishwari sthitisee aisvar sthiti...aishwaryaaishwarya, etc.
see aisvarya, etc...aiskhistos esthaaiskhistos estha [Greek]
youwere the ugliest (or themost infamous)...aisvari sthitiaisvar
sthiti (aishwari sthiti) abiding in the consciousness of
thesvara.
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..aisvaryaaisvarya (aishwarya; aishwaryam; aiswarya;
aisvaryam)mastery;sovereignty; the sense of divine power (same as
svarabhava, a qualitycommon to the four aspects of daiv prakr.ti);
one of the three siddhis ofpower: effectiveness of the will acting
on a person or object without thekind of direct control established
in vasita; an instance of so exercisingthe will; sometimes
equivalent to aisvaryatraya or tapas...aisvaryabhavaaisvaryabhava
(aishwaryabhava) state or sense of sovereign mas-tery (equivalent
to svarabhava)...aisvaryabodhaaisvaryabodha (aishwaryabodha;
aishwarya-bodha; aishwarya bo-dha) consciousness of sovereign power
(equivalent to svarabhavaas a general attribute of daiv
prakr.ti)...aisvarya-isitaaisvarya-sita (aishwarya-ishita;
aishwarya ishita) the combinationof aisvarya and sita, two of the
three siddhis of power...aisvarya-isita-vasitaaisvarya-sita-vasita
(aishwarya-ishita-vashita) a combination ofthe three siddhis of
power...aisvarya-isita-vyaptiaisvarya-sita-vyapti
(aishwarya-ishita-vyapti) the combination ofaisvarya, sita and
(communicative) vyapti...aisvaryamaisvaryam (aishwaryam; aisvaryam)
see aisvarya...aisvaryamaya tratakaaisvaryamaya trat.aka
(aishwaryamaya tratak) trat.aka (concentra-tion of the vision)
brought about by aisvarya (exercise of will)...aisvaryaaisvarya
(aishwarya) of exact time aisvarya applied to bring aboutan event
at a specic time...aisvaryaprayogaaisvaryaprayoga
(aishwaryaprayoga) application of the siddhi
ofaisvarya...aisvaryasiddhiaisvaryasiddhi (aishwaryasiddhi;
aiswaryasiddhi; aishwarya siddhi) the supernormal power (siddhi)
called aisvarya; perfection or ful-lment of this power; an instance
of its use...aisvarya-tapasaisvarya-tapas (aishwarya-tapas;
aishwarya tapas) pressure ofaisvarya...aisvaryatrayaaisvaryatraya
(aishwaryatraya; aishwarya-traya; aishwarya traya)the triad of
aisvarya, consisting of the three siddhis of
power...aisvarya-vasitaaisvarya-vasita (aishwarya-vashita;
aishwaryavashita; aishwaryavashita) the combination of aisvarya and
vasita, two of the threesiddhis of
power...aisvarya-vasita-isitaaisvarya-vasita-sita
(aishwarya-vashita-ishita; aishwarya vashitaishita) a combination
of the three siddhis of power...aisvarya-vyaptiaisvarya-vyapti
(aishwarya-vyapti) the combination of aisvarya
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and (communicative)
vyapti...aisvarya-vyapti-isitaaisvarya-vyapti-sita
(aishwarya-vyapti-ishita) the combination ofaisvarya,
(communicative) vyapti and sita...aiswaryaaiswaryasee
aisvarya...aitihya lipiaitihya lipi historical lipi, a means of
historical trikaladr.s.t.i...ajnaajnacommand; thought that is will
(ajnanam); the ajnacakra...ajnacakraajnacakra (ajnachakra;
ajna-chakra) the cakra between the eye-brows, the centre of
consciousness that governs will, vision and dy-namic thought, not
the ordinary outer mental will and sight, butsomething more
powerful, belonging to the inner being...ajnanaajnana (ajnana;
ajnanam) ignorance; absence of jnana; the forget-fulness of the
high and true self, resulting in bondage to the threemodes (trigun.
a) of the lower Nature (apara prakr.ti)...ajnanamajnanamsee
ajnana...ajnanamajnanamknowledge-will; the operation of
consciousness by whichit dwells on an image of things so as to
hold, govern and possess it inpower, one of the four functions of
active consciousness (of which theothers are vijnana, prajnana and
samjnana) and the means by whichthe supreme consciousness that is
the master of the world (svara)exercises control of all things;
same as ajna...akalyanaakalyan. a misfortune, adversity;
evil...akaraakara (akar) form; the manner in which an object
appears to thesenses...akaranaakaran. a causeless; same as
ahaituka...akartaakartathe non-doer;
inactive...akartavyaakartavyawhat is not to be
done...akartr-samaakartr.-sama (akartri-shama) inactive
peace...akasaakasa (akasha; akash) ether; the most rareed condition
of materialbeing, a condition of pure material extension in Space,
the subtlestof the pancabhuta; the state of physical substance that
borders on thesupraphysical and is the medium through which the
powers of higherworlds act on the material plane (same as sthula
akasa); any of variouskinds of suks.ma akasa or immaterial ether,
depths of more and moresubtle ether which are heavily curtained
from the physical sense bythe grosser ether of the material
universe; (same as akasarupa orakasalipi) images or writing seen in
the akasa...akasalipiakasalipi (akashalipi; akasha lipi) etheric
writing; lipi seen in the
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akasa...akasarupaakasarupa (akasharupa; akasha rupa) rupa seen
in the akasa, eitheras the result of forming images by
mental-physical pressure outof akashic material or of sudden
manifestation of form partial orcomplete out of other akashas into
the physical...akasa-saktiakasa-sakti (akasha-shakti) the power of
the akasa (to resist thetapas)...akashaakasha, etc. see akasa,
etc...akashic materialakashic materialsubtle-gross etheric material
of any of sevenkinds (called in ascending order chaya [shadow],
dhuma [smoke],tejas [brilliance], jyotih. [light], vidyut
[lightning] or varn. a [colour],agni [re], and prakasa [radiance])
out of which akasarupa andakasalipi are formed...akashic
recordakashic recordthe etheric writing (akasalipi) that keeps the
recordof all things past, transcribes all that is in process in the
present, writesout the future...akriya udasinataakriya udasnata
inactive indifference...aksaraaks.ara (akshara) letter, syllable;
immutable, unchanging; the im-mutable brahman, the immobile
omnipresent Soul of things; theimmutable self-existence which is
the highest self-expression of theDivine and on whose unalterable
eternity all the rest, all that movesand evolves, is founded, the
inactive status of the purus.ottama inthe freedom of his
self-existence unaffected by the action of his ownpower in Nature,
not impinged on by the urge of his own becoming,undisturbed by the
play of his own qualities...aksara purusaaks.ara purus.a (akshara
purusha) the immutable spirit, the unchang-ing purus.a: the
inactive Purusha free from Prakriti and her works,who stands above
all things in his imperturbable immobility of eternalsilence and
calm...aksepaaks.epa (akshepa) disturbance...aksharaaksharasee
aks.ara...akshepaakshepa see aks.epa...alaksanaalaks.an. a
(alakshana) featureless...alasyaalasya (alasya; alasyam)
lassitude...alasyamalasyamsee alasya...alpaalpa small, little;
limited, decient; littleness (same as alpam)...alpamalpam
littleness, the negation of br.hat.
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..amaama raw.
..amangalaamangala unfortunate, unfavourable; adverse event
(same as aman-galam)...amangalabodhaamangalabodha the sense of
misfortune or adversity...amangalamamangalammisfortune,
unfavourable occurrence, adverse circum-stances...amara purusaamara
purus.a (amara purusha) immortal spirit...amavasyaamavasyanew-moon
day...ambulandoambulando [Latin]walking; see in
ambulando...amertumeamertume [French] bitterness...amrtaamr.ta
(amrita; amritam) immortality; the spirits timeless exis-tence . .
. translated into the Time manifestation, including in itsfullness
a physical life t for a divine inhabitant and, in the sensenot of
attachment or of restriction to our present corporeal frame butan
exceeding of the law of the physical body, the conquest of death,an
earthly immortality; the ambrosia of the gods, a rejuvenatingnectar
induced by certain practices of yoga to trickle down from asubtle
centre in the head; identied with soma1, the sweetness thatcomes
owing from the streams of the upper hidden world, . . . thedivine
delight hidden in all existence which, once manifest, supportsall
lifes crowning activities and is the force that nally
immortalisesthe mortal...amsaamsa (ansha; angsha)
portion...amutraamutra there; beyond this world...anahataanahatathe
cakra in the heart, also called the heart-lotus, themental-vital,
emotional centre with the psychic behind it (the soul,Purusha in
the heart)...anaikyaanaikya (anaikya; anaikyam)
disunity...anaikyamanaikyamsee anaikya...anandaananda delight,
bliss, ecstasy, beatitude; a profound concentratedintense
self-existent bliss extended to all that our being does,
envisages,creates, a xed divine rapture; same as sama ananda, the
universaldelight which constitutes active / positive samata, an
equal delight inall the cosmic manifestation of the Divine, whose
foundation is theAtmajnana or Brahmajnana by which we perceive the
whole universeas a perception of one Being that manifests itself in
multitudinousforms and activities; the highest of the three stages
of active / positive
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samata, the joy of Unity by which all is changed into the
fulland pure ecstasy of the Spirit; the third and highest state of
bhukti,consisting of the delight of existence experienced
throughout the sys-tem in seven principal forms (kamananda,
premananda, ahaitukaananda, cidghanananda, suddhananda, cidananda
and sadananda)corresponding to the seven kosas or sheaths of the
being and the sevenlokas or planes of existence; physical ananda or
sarrananda in its veforms, also called vividhananda (various
delight), the fourth memberof the sarra catus.t.aya; (especially in
the plural, anandas) any ofthese forms of ananda; same as anandam
brahma, the last aspectof the fourfold brahman; bliss of innite
conscious existence, theoriginal, all-encompassing, all-informing,
all-upholding delight, thethird aspect of saccidananda and the
principle manifested in its purityin janaloka or anandaloka, also
present in an involved or subordinatedform on every other
plane...ananda-akasaananda-akasa (ananda-akasha; ananda akasha)
ether of ananda,a supra-ethereal . . . ether of bliss . . . which
is the matrix and conti-nent of the universal expression of the
Self...ananda atmanananda atman delight-self; anandam brahma seen
or experiencedas the atman, the calm, motionless, blissful Self
within us which iseternally untroubled and unaffected by the
touches of things...ananda bhavaananda bhava (ananda bhava)
condition of spiritual bliss; state ofconsciousness on a plane of
ananda...anandabhogaanandabhoga (anandabhoga; ananda-bhoga)
enjoyment of de-light; same as bhoga as a term for the third and
highest stage ofactive / positive samata, also called (sama)
ananda...ananda bhumiananda bhumi the world of bliss, a
svargabhumi...anandabodhaanandabodha awareness of bliss...ananda
brahmaananda brahma same as anandam
brahma...anandabrahmadarsanaanandabrahmadarsana
(anandabrahmadarshana) vision of anan-dam brahma...ananda
brahmanananda brahman same as anandam
brahma...anandabuddhaanandabuddha (van. ) expressing ananda on the
mental plane...ananda candraananda candra (ananda chandra) the moon
(candra1) as a symbolof ananda...ananda cidghanaananda cidghana
(ananda chidghana) same as suddha cidghanaananda.
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..ananda-cit-satananda-cit-sat
(ananda-chit-sat)Bliss-Consciousness-Being; sat-cit-ananda with the
terms reversed...anandadarsanaanandadarsana (anandadarshana;
ananda-darshana; ananda dar-shana) vision of the various forms of
the delight of existence inthings and
beings...anandadharanasaktianandadharan. asakti
(anandadharanashakti) the power to sustainananda of any
intensity...ananda idealityananda ideality same as
ananda-vijnana...ananda isvaraananda svara (ananda ishwara) anandam
brahma seen as an as-pect of the Lord...anandakosaanandakosa
(anandakosha; ananda-kosha) the sheath (kosa) cor-responding to the
plane of ananda, the bliss-sheath which is thespiritual body of the
bliss soul and in which, together with thevijnanakosa, all the
perfection of a spiritual embodiment is to befound, a yet
unmanifested divine law of the body...anandalokaanandaloka
(anandaloka; ananda-loka; ananda loka) the world(loka) of the
supreme bliss (ananda) of saccidananda, the planeof the joy of
absolute identity in innumerable oneness, where allconsciousness is
of the bliss of the Innite, all power is power of thebliss of the
Innite, all forms and activities are forms and activities ofthe
bliss of the Innite; there is also a repetition of the Ananda
planein each lower world of consciousness, but in the lower planes
notonly is it reached by a sort of dissolution into it of the pure
mind or thelife-sense or the physical awareness, but it is, as it
were, itself dilutedby the dissolved form of mind, life or matter,
held in the dilution andturned into a poor thinness wonderful to
the lower consciousness butnot comparable to its true
intensities...anandamanandamsame as anandam
brahma...ananda-mahatananda-mahat (van. ) expressing ananda on the
plane of vijnana...ananda manasananda manas the principle of ananda
reected in themental plane...anandamayaanandamaya (anandamaya;
anandamay) full of or consisting ofananda; joyous, delightful,
blissful, beatic; characterized by an equaldelight (sama ananda) in
all experiences; having the nature of pureananda of saccidananda,
or of the principle of ananda involvedin or subordinated to the
principle of another plane, such as thephysical, mental, etc.; (the
Anandamaya) the All-Blissful, shortfor anandamaya svara or
anandamaya purus.a; the third degree of
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the third intensity of Kr.s.n. adarsana, a kind of vision of the
divinePersonality corresponding to anandam brahma in the
impersonalbrahmadarsana...anandamaya asatanandamaya asat (anandamay
asat) non-being (asat) conceived assome inexpressible Beatitude
[ananda] . . . into which even the notionof self-existence seems to
be swallowed up; a pure causeless eternalBliss so intense that we
are that alone, experienced when the mind,in approaching
saccidananda, dwells exclusively on the aspect ofdelight, Ananda,
and existence [sat] and consciousness [cit] then seemto disappear
into a bliss without basis of self-possessing awareness
orconstituent being...anandamaya asuraanandamaya asura the
sadhyadeva (mind raised to the plane ofananda) of the asura type,
who evolves in the eleventh and twelfthmanvantaras of the sixth
pratikalpa...anandamaya brahmamayaanandamaya brahmamaya consisting
of anandam brahma...anandamaya isvaraanandamaya svara (anandamaya
ishwara) the all-blissful Lord,the svara as the anandamaya purus.a,
the Lord of existence andworks and Spirit of bliss...anandamaya
Krsnaanandamaya Kr.s.n. a (anandamaya Krishna)Kr.s.n. a as the
ananda-maya svara / purus.a, the deva of whom ananda is the subtle
bodyand being; Kr.s.n. a seen in the highest form (third degree of
the thirdintensity) of Kr.s.n. adarsana...anandamaya lilaanandamaya
lla theworld as a rapturous game of the anandamayasvara /
purus.a...anandamayaanandamaya llamaya(brahman or svara) full of
ananda ex-pressed in the lla of the world; short for anandamaya
llamayasagun.a or anandamaya llamaya Kr.s.n. a...anandamaya
lilamaya Krsnaanandamaya llamaya Kr.s.n. a (anandamaya lilamaya
Krishna)Kr.s.-n. a as the anandamaya and the llamaya, taking divine
delight in thecosmic game...anandamaya lilamaya sagunaanandamaya
llamaya sagun.a anandamaya sagun.a brahman in itsllamaya aspect,
seen as the source of the cosmic play...anandamaya natianandamaya
nati ecstatic submission; the highest form of nati,which comes when
one learns to take delight in all things even asthe Lord takes
delight in them, becoming capable of receiving allcontacts with a
blissful equality, because we feel in them the touch ofthe
imperishable Love and Delight, the happiness absolute that
hides
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ever in the heart of things...anandamaya purusaanandamaya
purus.a (anandamaya purusha) the Bliss-Self of thespirit; the
supreme and universal Soul, the one and yet innumerablePersonality,
the innite Godhead, the self-aware and self-unfoldingPurusha, whose
essential nature is ananda, a transcendent Bliss,unimaginable and
inexpressible by the mind and speech; also calledananda
purus.a...anandamaya sagunaanandamaya sagun.a same as anandamaya
sagun.a brahman...anandamaya saguna brahmananandamaya sagun.a
brahman sagun.a brahman perceived as full ofthe universal delight
that is the nature of anandam brahma...anandamaya
titiksa-udasinata-natianandamaya titiks.a-udasnata-nati (anandamaya
titiksha-udasinata-nati) joyous endurance-indifference-submission;
anandamaya natiunied with titiks.a and udasnata...anandamaya
vanianandamaya van. beatic voice...anandam brahmaanandam brahma the
realisation of Brahman as the self-existentbliss and its universal
delight of being, the last member of the brahmacatus.t.aya; the
divine Reality (brahman) realised as a supreme andall-pervading
ananda, also called brahmananda...anandam brahmananandam brahman
same as anandam brahma...anandamanandam brahman. o vidvan na
bibheti kutascana (anandam brah-mano vidvan na bibheti kutaschana)
he who possesses the delightof the brahman (see brahmananda) has no
fear from anything in theworld. [Cf. Taittirya Upanis.ad
2.4]..Ananda MimamsaAnanda Mmamsa (Ananda Mimansa) inquiry into the
nature ofbliss, a Sanskrit work...anandam jnanam anantam sarvam
(brahma)anandam jnanam anantam sarvam (brahma) brahman as Bliss,
asKnowledge, as the Innite, as the All; the formula of the
brahmacatus.t.aya with its terms in reverse order...ananda
purusaananda purus.a (ananda purusha; ananda-purusha) the
supremebliss Soul, the aspect of the divine Personality (purus.a)
correspondingto the impersonal anandam brahma; same as anandamaya
purus.a...anandasiddhianandasiddhi (anandasiddhi; ananda siddhi)
the perfection ofananda, especially in the sense of sama ananda or
any form ofphysical ananda...anandatattvaanandatattva
(anandatattwa; ananda tattwa) the principle of bliss,usually
referring not to the supreme ananda of saccidananda, but toits
diluted manifestation on a lower plane.
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..anandavanianandavan. (anandavani; ananda vani) beatic voice:
van. originat-ing on the ananda plane or expressing the delight of
the anandamayasvara...ananda-vijnanaananda-vijnana (ananda-vijnana;
ananda vijnana) the principle ofananda reected in the plane of
vijnana...ananda-vijnanamayaananda-vijnanamaya(van. ) expressing
the delight and wisdom ofthe vijnanamaya anandamaya
svara...ananimaanan. ima (ananima; an-anima) defect or denial of
an. ima...anantaananta innite; brahman as the Innite (short for
ananta brahman)...ananta anandaananta ananda the innite delight
(ananda) of saccidananda; (inbrahmadarsana) the sense of the innite
Ananda in each thing...ananta brahma; ananta brahmanananta brahma;
ananta brahman same as anantam brahma...ananta dasa disahananta
dasa disah. (ananta dasha dishah) the ten directions of in-nite
space...anantagunaanantagun.a (anantaguna; ananta guna;
anantagunam)the innitequalities of the spirit of which Nature is
only the power in beingand the development in action; brahman as an
Innite teemingwith innumerable qualities, properties, features;
capable of innitequalities; same as
anantagun.amaya...anantagunamanantagun.amsee
anantagun.a...anantagunamayaanantagun.amaya full of innite
qualities (anantagun.a); the God-head, the spirit manifested in
Nature who appears in a sea of innitequality expressing his
absolute capacity of boundlessly varied self-revelation; Kr.s.n. a
seen in the second degree of the third intensity ofKr.s.n.
adarsana, a kind of vision of the divine Personality
correspondingto anantam brahma in the impersonal
brahmadarsana...ananta-jnanaananta-jnanasame as anantam jnanam
brahma...anantamanantamsame as anantam brahma...anantam
brahmaanantam brahma the realisation of the Brahman innite in
beingand innite in quality, in which all quality (gun.a) and action
is experi-enced as the play of a universal and innite energy, the
second mem-ber of the brahma catus.t.aya; the divine Reality
(brahman) realisedin its absolute innity, bringing the perception
of Innite Force andQuality at play in all forms. This has two
aspects, one in which theInnite Force acts as if it were a
mechanical entity, knowledge standingback from it, the other in
which Life Force & Knowledge act together& the Innite Force
is an intelligent or at least a conscious force.
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..anantam jnanam (brahma)anantam jnanam (brahma) the union of
anantam (brahma) andjnanam (brahma)...ananta tapasananta tapas
innite force...anantyamanantyam innity...anarambhaanarambha
non-initiation of action...anarvaanarvasame as
anarvan...anarvananarvanunopposed; free from
struggle...anaryaanaryanot arya; ignoble, unaspiring; a human being
or supraphys-ical power opposed to the spiritual effort...andha
visvasaandha visvasablind faith...anekadarsi ekamanekadarsi ekam
(anekadarshi ekam) the One (eka1) seeing
theMany...AngirasasAngirasasan ancient clan of r.s.is in the Veda,
the human fatherswho discovered the Light, also portrayed as
heavenly seers or as powersof Agni2, forces of the symbolic Light
and Flame; along with theBhr.gus, identied in the Record of Yoga
with the Judeo-Christianseraphim, the highest order of
angels...angshaangshasee amsa...angusthamatraangus.t.hamatra
(angushthamatra) the size of a thumb...animaan. ima neness,
subtlety; a physical siddhi that frees the body fromthe limitations
ordinarily imposed by the gross materiality of its sub-stance, such
as subjection to stiffness, strain and pain resulting
fromexertion...anima agnian. ima agni the re of an.
ima...anirdesyamanirdesyam (anirdeshyam) the
indenable...AniruddhaAniruddha the aspect of the fourfold svara
whose sakti is Maha-sarasvat, corresponding to the sudra who
represents the cosmic prin-ciple of Work in the symbolism of the
caturvarn. ya; his method is thatof the patient intellectual seeker
& the patient & laborious contriverwho occupies knowledge
& action inch by inch & step by step...Aniruddha-Balarama
balakabhavaAniruddha-Balarama balakabhavaa combination of the
Anirud-dha and Balarama aspects of the fourfold svara (see
Balarama-Aniruddha) enjoying the world-game (lla) in a mood of
divine child-likeness (balabhava)...Aniruddha bhavaAniruddha bhava
the temperament of Aniruddha; manifestation ofthe Aniruddha
personality of the fourfold svara...Aniruddha-saktiAniruddha-sakti
(Aniruddha-shakti) Mahasarasvat as the sakti or
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dev expressing the Aniruddha aspect of the fourfold
svara...anisaansa (anisha) not lord;
powerless...anisabhavaansabhava (anishabhava) the state or sense of
not being the lord;powerlessness; subjection of the soul to the
lower Nature; the oppositeof svarabhava...anisataansata (anishata)
incapacity; same as ansabhava...anistaanis.t.a (anishta) not
chosen, undesired...anisvaraansvara (anishwara) (T2) not fully
expressing the omniscience andomnipotence of the svara...anna1anna1
(anna; annam) (literally) food; matter, the principle on whichthe
physical world (bhu) is based, the lowest of the three principlesof
the aparardha; in its fundamental nature, a form of the forceof
conscious Being [sat], a form given by Mind and realised by
Life;the divisible being which founds itself on the constant
changeablenessof physical substance, the material body which,
together with thephysical pran. a, composes the sthula
deha...anna2anna2 a former coin of India with the value of one
sixteenth of arupee...annakasaannakasa (annakasha) physical
ether...annakosaannakosa (annakosha; anna-kosha) literally
food-sheath; thebodily case, the gross physical sheath of this
materially visible andsensible frame; the physical kosa, of which
the body is only thecentralised part...annamannamsee
anna1...annamayaannamaya physical; composed of or pertaining to
anna1...annamaya atmanannamaya atmanphysical
self...annamaya-cittaannamaya-citta (annamaya-chitta) the pervading
and possessingaction of consciousness (citta) in the
body...annamaya purusaannamaya purus.a (annamaya purusha) the
physical conscious be-ing, the purus.a as a soul in body, which
puts forth life as its activityand mind as the light of that
activity; it uses life and mind char-acteristically for physical
experience, all else being regarded as aconsequence of physical
experience, does not look beyond the lifeof the body and, so far as
it feels anything beyond its physical individ-uality, is aware only
of the physical universe and at most its onenesswith the soul of
physical Nature...anrtaanr.ta (anrita) false, wrong; falsehood,
error (same as anr.tam).
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..anrtamanr.tam (anritam) falsehood, error; the negation of
r.tam.
..anrtanianr.tani (anritani) errors.
..anrta tejasanr.ta tejas (anrita tejas) false energy.
..anshaansha see amsa.
..antahantah. same as antar.
..antahkaranaantah.karan. a (antahkarana; antahkaran) the inner
instrument,regarded as comprising the buddhi or intelligence, manas
or sense-mind and citta or basic consciousness, ordinarily subject
to theahankara or ego-sense and pervaded by the suks.ma pran. a or
subtlelife-force...antahsukhaantah. sukha inner
happiness...antahsukhontararamahantah. sukhontararamah. having the
inner happiness and inner re-pose. [Gta 5.24]..antarantarwithin;
short for antardars or antardr.s.t.a...antararamaantararama inner
ease and repose...antard.antard.abbreviation of antardars or
antardr.s.t.a...antardarsiantardars (antardarshi) inward-looking;
samadhi in the wakingstate with internal vision and experience
(same as antardars jagrat)...antardarsi jagratantardars jagrat
(antardarshi jagrat) jagrat samadhi of the inward-looking
(antardars) type, in which images or other objects of subtlesensory
experience are perceived internally in a subtle ether such as
thecittakasa or cidakasa, usually with the eyes closed...antardarsi
rupaantardars rupa (antardarshi rupa) subtle images seen in
antardarsjagrat or the faculty of seeing such
images...antardrstaantardr.s.t.a (antardrishta) (images, etc.) seen
or perceived within;samadhi in the waking state with such vision or
perception (same asantardars jagrat); same as antardr.s.t.a lipi or
antardr.s.t.a rupa...antardrsta jagratantardr.s.t.a jagrat
(antardrishta jagrat) samadhi in the waking statein which images,
etc., are perceived internally; same as
antardarsjagrat...antardrsta jagrat samadhiantardr.s.t.a jagrat
samadhi (antardrishta jagrat samadhi) same asantardr.s.t.a
jagrat...antardrsta lipiantardr.s.t.a lipi (antardrishta lipi)
writing seen in the state of antar-dars jagrat, the second type of
lipi in the lipi catus.t.aya...antardrsta rupaantardr.s.t.a rupa
(antardrishta rupa) images seen with an internalvision in the
waking state of samadhi; same as antardars rupa...antardrsta
samadhiantardr.s.t.a samadhi (antardrishta samadhi) same as
antardr.s.t.a
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jagrat...antardrstiantardr.s.t.i (antardrishti) internal vision
(in the waking state ofsamadhi); same as antardars
jagrat...antariksaantariks.a (antariksha) the mid-region between
earth and heaven;the intermediate dynamic, vital or nervous
consciousness connect-ing the physical and mental planes, the world
of the life-force, same asbhuvar...antarjyotihantarjyotih.
(antarjyotih; antarjyoti) inner light...antaryamiantaryam the inner
Control, the inner Guide...antianti close, near...anucaraanucara
(anuchara) follower, attendant, servant...anumantaanumanta giver of
the sanction...anumatianumati consent,
sanction...anupalabdhianupalabdhi absence of
experience...anusmaranaanusmaran. aremembrance,
attention...apahapah. same as apas2...apakarsanaapakars.an. a
(apakarshana) tearing away; cutting off; one of the veforms of pain
to be turned into raudrananda...apanaapana the vital current that
moves in the lower part of the trunkfrom the muladhara to the
navel; one of the pancapran. a, that whichgives away the vital
force out of the body and so is called the breathof
death...aparaapara lower...aparaapara lower (feminine of
apara)...apara prakrtiapara prakr.ti (apara prakriti) the lower
(mental-vital-physical)Nature which is derived from the higher
Nature or para prakr.ti;prakr.ti in the lower hemisphere of
existence (aparardha), also calledtraigun. yamay prakr.ti because
its process is limited to the action ofthe three modes of the
traigun. ya or trigun. a...aparardhaaparardhathe lower half of
world-existence, the hemisphere ofthe triloka (three worlds) of
manas, pran. a and anna1 or mind, life andmatter; these three
principles are in themselves powers of the superiorprinciples (of
the higher hemisphere, parardha), but wherever theymanifest in a
separation from their spiritual sources, they undergo as aresult a
phenomenal lapse into a divided in place of the true
undividedexistence . . . oblivious of all that is behind it and of
the underlyingunity, a state therefore of cosmic and individual
Ignorance (avidya).
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..apara trikaladrstiapara trikaladr.s.t.i (apara trikaldrishti)
the lower form of trikala-dr.s.t.i, i.e., telepathic
trikaladr.s.t.i...apara vidyaapara vidyathe lower knowledge; the
knowledge of the world, thelower science which diffuses itself in
an outward knowledge of phe-nomena, the disguises of the One and
Innite as it appears to us in orthrough the more exterior forms of
the world-manifestation aroundus...aparigrahahaparigrahah. freedom
from the idea of possession...apas1apas1 work, action...apas2apas2
waters (accusative of apas)..apasapas waters; (in Vedic symbolism)
the waters of being, represent-ing existence in its manifold
movement on various planes...apasi svasrnamapasi svasr.n. am (apasi
swasrinam) in the work of the sisters (thedivine Waters). [R. g
Veda 3.1.3]..apikarsanaapikars.an. a (apikarshana) injuring;
breaking; one of the ve formsof pain to be turned into
raudrananda...apo matarisva dadhatiapo matarisva dadhati (apo
Matariswa dadhati) Matarisvan gov-erns action (apas1). [Isa
Upanis.ad 4]..aprakasaaprakasa (aprakasha) absence of light
(prakasa); lack of clarity;nescience...apramattaapramatta free from
negligence and
distraction...apramattataapramattataattentiveness...aprasadaaprasadadiscontent;
lack of (atma)prasada...apravrttiapravr.tti (apravritti)
inactivity; inertia; the negation of pravr.tti...apriyaapriya
(apriya; apriyam)unpleasant, disliked; that which is disliked;the
sense of disliking...apriyamapriyam see apriya...apsarasapsaras
(Apsara) nymph of heaven...apsuapsu in the waters
(apas)...aptavya-anaptavyaaptavya-anaptavya (the sense of) what is
to be obtained and whatis not to be obtained...Arabindo, mandir
karo, mandir karoArabindo, mandir karo, mandir karo [Bengali]
Aurobindo, makea temple, make a temple...arambhaarambha personal
initiation of action...AranyaniAran. yan the Vedic goddess of the
forest (aran.ya, wilderness, per-haps equivalent in the esoteric
sense of the Veda to vana, forest,symbolising for Sri Aurobindo the
growths of the earth, our material
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existence)...arasaharasah. distaste; lack of
appreciation...archevequearcheveque [French]
archbishop...ardhajnanamardhajnanamhalf-knowledge...arogyaarogya
(arogya; arogyam) health; freedom from disease (roga) in allits
forms, part of physical perfection (sarrasiddhi); the rst memberof
the sarra catus.t.aya, the state of being healthy, whose rst
stageis when the system is normally healthy and only gets disturbed
byexceptional causes, its second stage when even exceptional
causesor great overstrain cannot disturb the system, while its
culminationwould be immortality (amr.ta) in the body; same as
arogyasakti...arogyamarogyamsee arogya...arogyamarogyam utthapana
saundaryam vividhananda iti sarra catus.t.ayam(arogyam, utthapana,
saundaryam, vividhananda iti sharirachatush-tayam) arogya,
utthapana, saundarya and vividhananda: theseconstitute the sarra
catus.t.aya...arogyaprakrtiarogyaprakr.ti (arogyaprakriti) healthy
nature...arogya sadhanaarogya sadhanathe process leading to
arogyasiddhi...arogyasaktiarogyasakti (arogyashakti; arogya-shakti;
arogya shakti) the forceof health maintaining arogya and repelling
tendencies or attacks ofroga...arogyasariraarogyasarra
(arogyasharira) healthy body...arogyasiddhiarogyasiddhi
(arogyasiddhi; arogya-siddhi; arogya siddhi) the per-fection of
health (arogya); the movement towards this perfection orthe power
working to bring it about...arogya tapasarogya tapas (arogya tapas;
arogya-tapas)will-power (tapas) actingon the body to maintain or
restore health...arthaartha meaning...arthabodhaarthabodha
(arthabodha; artha-bodha) perception of the meaning...articulate
thoughtarticulate thought same as vanmaya thought...aryaarya noble,
aspiring; a follower of the ideals of the ancient Indianspiritual
culture; a superhuman power helping men to realise
theseideals...AryamanAryaman the Aspirer, a Vedic god, one of the
Four who representthe working of the Truth in the human mind and
temperament; he isthe deity of the human journey who sums up in
himself the wholeaspiration and movement of man in a continual
self-enlargement and
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self-transcendence to his divine perfection, bringing to this
movementa mighty strength and perfectly-guided happy inner
upsurging...Aryaman-BhagaAryaman-Bhagathe combination of Aryaman
and Bhaga, the As-pirer and the Enjoyer, in which the power of
Aryaman is theeffective term of the self-discovering and
self-seizing movement bywhich Being and Consciousness realise
themselves as Bliss...asaasa (asha) hope, expectation...asad
atmanasad atman the Self (atman) as Non-being (asat), the negation
ofall this existence and yet something inconceivable to mind,
speech ordening experience; this negation is the afrmation by the
Unknow-able . . . of Its freedom from all cosmic existence,
freedom, that isto say, from all positive terms of actual existence
which consciousnessin the universe can formulate to itself, not
denying these terms as areal expression of Itself, but denying Its
limitation by all expressionor any expression
whatsoever...asadgrahaasadgrahafalse conception...asaktiasakti
attachment...asaktiasakti (ashakti) incapacity; lack of
sakti...asamahita asanta-manusaasamahita asanta-manus.a (asamahita
ashanta-manusha) uncon-centrated unquiet man, the ordinary human
being who lacks thepower of spiritual concentration and
quietude...asamarthyaasamarthya incapacity...asamataasamata
inequality; lack of equanimity; defect or failing of
samata;sometimes restricted to passive / negative
asamata...asanaasana (asana; asan) sitting; any of various postures
assumed inhat.hayoga with a view to the habituating of the body to
certainattitudes of immobility in order to force it to hold the
Pranic energyinstead of dissipating and squandering it; any
position of the body,especially those that involve keeping
different limbs raised in exercisesfor developing secondary
utthapana...asantiasanti (ashanti; asanti) disquiet, disturbance,
trouble; the negationof santi...asantosaasantos.a (asantosha)
dissatisfaction...asastiasasti (ashasti)
non-expression...asatasatnon-existent, unreal; non-being,
nothingness; the Negation ofthings made possible by the Spirits
potency of presenting to itselfthe opposites of its own truths of
being an abyss of non-existence,
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a profound Night of inconscience, a fathomless swoon of
insensibilityfrom which yet all forms of being, consciousness and
delight of exis-tence [saccidananda] canmanifest themselves; (same
as asat brahma)something beyond the last term to which we can
reduce our purestconception and our most abstract or subtle
experience of actual beingas we know or conceive it while in this
universe, not a mere negationbut a zero which is All or an
indenable Innite which appears to themind a blank, because mind
grasps only nite constructions...asat brahmaasat brahma brahman as
Non-Being in the sense, not of an inex-istent Nihil but of an x
which exceeds our idea or experience of exis-tence; it is that
which is not manifested and beyond manifestationand is not
contained in the basis of manifestation...asatruasatru (ashatru)
free from (internal) enemies...asatyaasatyauntrue, false; falsehood
(same as asatyam)...asatya dvesaasatya dves.a (asatya dwesha)
aversion for falsehood...asatyamasatyamuntruth, falsehood; the
negation of satyam...asatya tapasasatya tapas false power...asatya
tejasasatya tejasfalse energy...asaundaryaasaundarya (asaundarya;
asaundaryam) absence of beauty; ugli-ness; the negation of
saundarya...asaundaryamasaundaryamsee asaundarya...a-sauryaa-saurya
(a-shaurya) lack of heroism or courage (saurya), perhapsreferring
to a deciency of abhaya and sahasa, two attributes of
theks.atriya...ashaashasee asa...ashaktiashaktisee
asakti...ashantiashantisee asanti...ashastiashastisee
asasti...ashatruashatrusee asatru...a-shauryaa-shauryasee
a-saurya...ashivaashivasee asiva...ashivamashivamsee
asivam...ashtasiddhiashtasiddhi see as.t.asiddhi...ashuashusee
asu...ashubhamashubhamsee asubham...ashuddhaashuddha see
asuddha...ashuddhiashuddhi see asuddhi.
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..asiddhaasiddha imperfect.
..asiddhiasiddhi failure; imperfection; negation of siddhi;
denial of progressin yoga, relapse; the power that works against
the achievement ofperfection in the yoga or in any part of the
yoga...asivaasiva (ashiva) inauspicious, evil...asivamasivam
(ashivam) inauspicious circumstances, misfortune,
adver-sity...asmaranaasmaran. aforgetfulness, inattentiveness;
without attention...asraddhaasraddha lack of faith; doubt,
scepticism, distrust, unfaith; thenegation of
sraddha...asramaasramaspiritual community...astaraastara
invincible...astasiddhias.t.asiddhi (ashtasiddhi; ashta siddhi) the
eight siddhis or super-normal powers (prakamya, vyapti, vasita,
aisvarya, sita, mahima,laghima and an. ima), constituting the third
member of the vijnanacatus.t.aya. When the members of the vijnana
catus.t.aya are listed as verather than four, with rupadr.s.t.i as
the third, as.t.asiddhi is omitted andis replaced by tapas, meaning
the siddhis of power (vasita, aisvarya andsita), as the fourth
member; the siddhis of knowledge (prakamya andvyapti) are then
treated as belonging to trikaladr.s.t.i, and the siddhisof the body
(mahima, laghima and an. ima) are regarded as part
ofutthapana...astikyamastikyambelief in God...asuasu life-breath;
energy, force...asuasu (ashu) swift...asubhamasubham
(ashubham)bad...asuddhaasuddha (ashuddha; asuddha) impure...asuddha
pravrttiasuddha pravr.tti (ashuddha pravritti) impure impulsion;
the activ-ity of an impure nature, action impelled by desire and
emotion...asuddhiasuddhi (ashuddhi; asuddhi) impurity, confusion
and disorderamong the functions, the opposite of
suddhi...asukhaasukha (asukha; asukham)unhappiness; grief; the
negation ofsukha...asukhamasukhamsee asukha...asundaraasundara
(asundara; asundaram) not beautiful; absence of beauty;the sense of
ugliness...asundaramasundaramsee asundara.
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..asunvanasunvanwho presses not out the nectar; void of active
delight.
..asuraasura(in the Veda) the mighty Lord, an epithet of the
supremedeva; a Titan (daitya); a kind of anti-divine being of the
mentalisedvital plane; the sixth of the ten types of consciousness
(dasa-gavas)in the evolutionary scale: mind concentrated on the
buddhi; (on page1280) a being of a world of might &
glory...asuradevaasuradevathe combination of asura and deva, making
vijnanaserve the buddhi, which evolves in the general asura type in
the ninthmanvantara of the sixth pratikalpa...asura-pasuasura-pasu
(asura-pashu) the asura stage of the pasu, which evolvesin the
general asura type early in the sixth pratikalpa...asuraasura
raks.asa (asura rakshasa) the combination of asura andraks.asa,
seeking from the buddhi the satisfaction of heart and senses,which
evolves in the general asura type in the (current)
seventhmanvantara of the sixth pratikalpa...asurimasurm
raks.asncaiva prakr.tim apannah. (asurim rakshasincaivaprakritim
apannah) possessed of the Asuric and Rakshasic nature.[Cf. Gta
9.12, 16.20]..Asuro-RakshasaAsuro-Rakshasa same as asura
raks.asa...asurya janahasurya janah. sunless peoples...a su
surmontera su surmonter toutes les difcultes et sassurer une vie
durable [French]was able to overcome all difculties and secure a
lasting life...asvaasva (aswa) the horse, Vedic symbol of vital
energy...asvadaasvada (aswada) taste (in a literal or gurative
sense); the subtlesense of taste (rasadr.s.t.i)...asvahasvah.
horses; nervous energies...asva(h)asva(h. ) patvabhih. saphanam
(aswa patwabhih saphanam) horses(symbolic of vital energies) with
tramplings of their hooves. [Cf. R. gVeda 5.6.7]..asvapnaasvapna
(a-swapna) absence of dream-vision...asvatthaasvattha (aswattha) g
tree (Vedantic symbol of the cosmic mani-festation)...AsvinsAsvins
(Aswins) the Riders on the Horse, the name of two Vedicgods; twin
divine powers whose special function is to perfect thenervous or
vital being in man in the sense of action and
enjoyment...athanatogenathanatogen [coined from Greek] that which
produces immortality...athumiaathumia [Greek] faintheartedness,
despondency.
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..atmaatma same as atman.
..atmaivabhud bhutaniatmaivabhud bhutani the Self (atman) has
become all beings. [IsaUpanis.ad 7]..atmajnanaatmajnanaknowledge of
the Self (atman)...atmanatman self; a Self that is neither our
limited ego [ahankara] norour mind, life or body, world-wide but
not outwardly phenomenal, yetto some spirit-sense . . . more
concrete than any form or phenomenon,universal yet not dependent
for its being on anything in the universe oron the whole totality
of the universe; brahman known in its subjectiveaspect as the Self
or immutable existence of all that is in the universe,as the cosmic
Self, but also as the Supreme Self transcendent of its owncosmicity
and at the same time individual-universal in each being...atmani
atmanam atmanaatmani atmanam atmana the self in the self by the
self. [Gta 13.25]..atmaprakasaatmaprakasa (atmaprakasha)
self-luminous, self-revealing;
self-luminosity...atmaprasadaatmaprasada (atmaprasada; atmaprasad)
a state of clearness,purity and contentment in the whole self, the
last member of thesamata / santi catus.t.aya, which in its most
positive form is calledhasya; an element of Mahesvar
bhava...atmaratiatmarati delight in the Self. [cf. Gta 3.17]..atma
saktiatma sakti (atma shakti) a high idea of the power that is in
onesself, an attribute of the ks.atriya, equivalent to
atmaslagha...atmasamarpanaatmasamarpan. a self-surrender, the
giving of ones self withoutdemanding a return, an attribute of the
sudra...atmaslaghaatmaslagha (atmaslagha; atma slagha)
self-afrmation, the highself-condence of power, capacity, character
and courage indispensableto the man of action, an attribute of the
ks.atriya...atmatrptaatmatr.pta (atmatripta)
self-contented...atriatri literally devourer, a type of hostile
being in the Veda...attahasyaat.t.ahasya (attahasya; attahasyam)
loud laughter, the laughter thatmakes light of defeat and death and
the powers of the ignorance, anelement of Mahakal bhava or Can.d.
bhava, and the principal form
ofdevhasya...attahasyamat.t.ahasyamsee at.t.ahasya...a uhatea uhate
so that he bears up thy activities (Sri Aurobindos inter-pretation
of ohate in R. g Veda 1.176.4)...AUMAUM another spelling of the
mystic syllable OM; its three letters,
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A, U and M, symbolise the states of brahman as, respectively,
thespirit of the gross and external (virat.), the spirit of the
subtle andinternal (hiran. yagarbha), and the spirit of the secret
superconscientomnipotence (prajna), while the syllable as a whole
represents the Ab-solute (turya), the supreme Intangible, the
original Unity, the timelessMystery self-existent above all
manifestation in supernal being...avahelaavahelacontempt...avaraka
tamasavaraka tamas covering darkness...avaranamavaran. amcovering,
obstruction...avasavas presence...avasthaavasthastate,
condition...avataraavatara (avatar) divine incarnation; the descent
into form of theGodhead (deva, svara, purus.ottama), when the
divine Conscious-ness and Power, taking upon itself the human form
and the humanmode of action, possesses it not only by powers and
magnitudes, by de-grees and outward faces of itself but out of its
eternal self-knowledgein order to exemplify the possibility of the
Divine manifest in the hu-man being and to leave the inuence of
that manifestation vibratingin the earth-nature and the soul of
that manifestation presiding overits upward endeavour; any of the
ten incarnations of Vis.n. u describedin the Hindu tradition,
regarded by Sri Aurobindo as a parable
ofevolution...avegaavegaenthusiasm...avegamayaavegamayaenthusiastic...avegamaya
sraddhaavegamaya sraddha enthusiastic faith...avegamaya
tejasavegamaya tejas enthusiastic energy...avesaavesa (avesh)
inrush of inspiration or spiritual force...avesamayaavesamaya
(aveshamaya) inspired; enthusiastic...avicara samadhiavicara
samadhi (avichara samadhi) a type of samadhi in which themind
ceases to judge and perceive...avidyaavidya ignorance; the power by
which the Spirit dwells . . . in theconsciousness of multiplicity
and relativity; the knowledge of theMany (bahu), which becomes no
longer knowledge at all but igno-rance, Avidya because it takes the
Many for the real fact of existenceand views the One [eka1] only as
a cosmic sum of the Many...avikalpa samadhiavikalpa samadhi samadhi
with cessation of variety of inner expe-rience.
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..aviraavra lacking in strength.
..avisrstiavisr.s.t.i (avisrishti) absence of visr.s.t.i.
..avyaktaavyakta (avyakta; avyaktam) unmanifest; the
Unmanifest.
..avyaktamavyaktamsee avyakta.
..avyakta paratparaavyakta paratparathe unmanifest Supreme.
..ayatharthabodhaayatharthabodha incorrect perception.
B
..bahirdarsabahirdarsa (bahirdarsha) same as bahirdars.
..bahirdarsibahirdars (bahirdarshi) outward-looking; samadhi in
the wakingstate with externalised vision and experience (same as
bahirdarsjagrat)...bahirdarsi akasabahirdars akasa (bahirdarshi
akasha) the vision of akasarupa inbahirdars jagrat...bahirdarsi
jagratbahirdars jagrat (bahirdarshi jagrat) jagrat samadhi of the
out-ward-looking (bahirdars) type, in which images or other objects
ofsubtle sensory experience are perceived as if outside
oneself...bahirdarsi rupabahirdars rupa (bahirdarshi rupa) subtle
images seen in bahirdarsjagrat or the faculty of seeing such
images...bahirdrstabahirdr.s.t.a (bahirdrishta) (images, etc.) seen
or perceived outsideoneself; samadhi in the waking state with such
vision or perception(same as bahirdars jagrat)...bahubahu many; the
multiplicity, the play or varied self-expansion ofthe One [eka1],
shifting in its terms, divisible in its view of itself,by force of
which the One occupies many centres of consciousness,inhabits many
formations of energy in the universal
Movement...bahyasparsabahyasparsa (bahyasparsha; bahyaspars)
outward touch...bala1bala1 (bala; balam) strength; a term in the
rst general formula ofthe sakti catus.t.aya; an abounding strength,
energy and puissance ofoutgoing and managing force, an element of
dehasakti...Bala2Bala2 the name of a daitya or Titan, regarded by
Sri Aurobindo as aforce from the mahat, the plane of the vastness
of vijnana, descendedinto the mental plane and there disturbing
evolution by a prematureeffort towards perfection...balabala child,
boy (see bala-Kr.s.n. a)...balabala girl (see bala-Kal).
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..balabhavabalabhava the state of being (like) a child;
childhood; childlikeness;the childlikeness of the free physical
mind, a state of pure happy andfree irresponsibility of action; the
royal and eternal childhood whosetoys are the worlds and all
universal Nature is the miraculous gardenof the play that tires
never...bala bhavabala bhava girlish aspect...balakabalakafemale
crane...balakabalaka child, boy...balakabhavabalakabhavasame as
balabhava...balaka Krsnabalaka Kr.s.n. a (balaka Krishna) same as
bala-Kr.s.n. a...bala-Kalibala-Kal (bala-Kali; bala Kali) the girl
Kal, the force of Naturethat whirls the stars in their orbits,
lightly as a child might swing aball; the sakti as the playmate of
bala-Kr.s.n. a...bala-kisora-bhavabala-kisora-bhava
(bala-kishora-bhava; bala-kishore-bhava) theyoung boy aspect (of
the llamaya Kr.s.n. a)...bala-Krsnabala-Kr.s.n. a (bala-Krishna;
bala Krishna) the boy Kr.s.n. a, the divineChild at play in the
worlds in the free innity of the self-delightof Sachchidananda;
Kr.s.n. a as the llamaya purus.a in a condition
ofbalabhava...balambalamsee bala1...BalaramaBalarama (Balarama;
Balaram) the aspect of the fourfold svarawhose sakti is Mahakal,
corresponding to the ks.atriya who representsthe cosmic principle
of Power in the symbolism of the caturvarn. ya; hisqualities
include strength, grandeur, rushing impetuosity, overbearingcourage
and he is identied with
Rudra2...Balarama-AniruddhaBalarama-Aniruddha (Balarama-Aniruddha;
Balaram-Aniruddha)the combination of the Balarama and Aniruddha
aspects of the four-fold svara, corresponding to the
Mahakal-Mahasarasvat combi-nation of the aspects of the sakti; the
temperament proper to thiscombination (short for Balarama-Aniruddha
bhava)...Balarama-Aniruddha bhavaBalarama-Aniruddha bhava
(Balarama-Aniruddha bhava; Balaram-) the Balarama-Aniruddha
temperament; a combination of Bala-rama bhava and Aniruddha
bhava...Balarama bhavaBalarama bhava the temperament of Balarama;
manifestation ofthe Balarama personality of the fourfold
svara...balaslaghabalaslaghaassertion of strength (bala1), an
element of dehasakti...balavatbalavat like a child.
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..bali1bali1 offering, oblation.
..Bali2Bali2 a daitya or Titan subdued by Vis.n. u in his fth
avatara, at therst stage of fully human evolution, when he
incarnated in man asdwarf, small and undeveloped and physical but
containing in himselfthe godhead and taking possession of
existence; Bali is associatedin the Record of Yoga with obstinacy
of the will (hat.ha) as a qualityneeded in the complete
psychological state...bandhubandhu kinsman; brother...bandini
dasibandin das literally captive slave-girl, the das as the captive
ofher divine Lover and Master, a symbol of the state of madhura
dasya...barhihbarhih. in the Veda, the seat of sacred grass on
which the gods areinvited to sit at the sacrice...barhisbarhis same
as barhih. ...bauddhabauddha relating to the buddhi;
intellectual...bauddha narahbauddha narah. literally intellectual
men, powers of the buddhi...b. darshanab. darshanaabbreviation of
brahma darshana (see brahmadarsa-na)...BhadrakaliBhadrakalname of a
goddess, a form of Durga (see Durga-Kal)...bhadra pramatibhadra
pramati happy state of mind. [R. g Veda 1.94.1]..BhagaBhaga the
Enjoyer, a Vedic god, one of the Four who representthe working of
the Truth in the human mind and temperament;he brings into the
human consciousness the divine beatitude, theillimitable joy of the
Truth, of the innity of our being...bhagavanbhagavan (bhagavan;
bhagawan)God, the Divine, the Lord ofLove and
Delight...bhagavatabhagavatarelating to bhagavan; divine; the name
of the highestsvarga...bhagavati sraddhabhagavati sraddhafaith in
the Divine; same as sraddha bhagavati...bhagavati
svasaktyambhagavati svasaktyam (bhagavati swashaktyam) (faith) in
God andin the power within oneself...bhagawanbhagawansee
bhagavan...bhagyabhagya destiny...bhaktabhakta devotee,
God-lover...bhaktibhakti devotion, love and adoration and the souls
desire of theHighest...bhartabharta upholder...bhartrbhartr.
(bhartri) (brahman as) the upholder.
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..bhasabhas.a (bhasha; bhasa) language; the linguistic faculty
(bhas.asakti),one of the special powers whose development is
related to literarywork (sahitya); the study of languages and
reading of texts for thesake of cultivating this
faculty...bhasasaktibhas.asakti (bhashashakti) linguistic faculty;
the power of under-standing languages, especially by intuition,
inspiration and othermeans proper to
vijnana...bhasasiddhibhas.asiddhi (bhashasiddhi) perfection of the
linguistic faculty...bhasatattvabhas.atattva (bhashatattwa) the
principles of language; the system-atic study of these principles,
usually referred to as nirukta or philol-ogy...bhasyabhas.ya
(bhashya) commentary; scriptural interpretation; the capac-ity of
exegesis in faithful subordination to the strict purport
&connotation of the text...bhautabhauta physical; relating to
the ve bhutas and their balance in thebody...bhauta asiddhibhauta
asiddhi the negation of bhautasiddhi...bhautasiddhibhautasiddhi
(bhautasiddhi; bhauta-siddhi; bhauta siddhi) a termthat occurs in
1912-13 in connection with utthapana, also associatedwith the
vijnana catus.t.aya; it is perhaps a collective term for thesiddhis
of the body, which are the basis of utthapana and form partof
as.t.asiddhi in the vijnana catus.t.aya...bhauta tejasbhauta
tejas(excess of) the element tejas (re) in the body;
bodyheat...bhavabhava becoming; state of being (sometimes added to
an adjective toform an abstract noun and translatable by a sufx
such as -ness, asin br.hadbhava, the state of being br.hat [wide],
i.e., wideness); condi-tion of consciousness; subjectivity; state
of mind and feeling; physicalindication of a psychological state;
content, meaning (of rupa); spir-itual experience, realisation;
emotion, moved spiritualised state ofthe affective nature; (madhura
bhava, etc.) any of several types ofrelation between the jva and
the svara, each being a way in whichthe transcendent and universal
person of the Divine conforms it-self to our individualised
personality and accepts a personal relationwith us, at once
identied with us as our supreme Self and yet closeand different as
our Master, Friend, Lover, Teacher; attitude; mood;temperament;
aspect; internal manifestation of the Goddess (dev), in
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her total divine Nature (daiv prakr.ti or devbhava) or in the
moreseizable because more dened and limited temperament of any
ofher aspects, as in Mahakal bhava; a similar manifestation of
anypersonality or combination of personalities of the deva or
fourfoldsvara, as in Indrabhava or Aniruddha bhava; in the vision
of Reality(brahmadarsana), any of the many aspects of the Innite
whichdisclose themselves, separate, combine, fuse, are unied
togetheruntil there shines through it all the supreme integral
Reality; espe-cially, the various states of perception inwhich the
divine personality(purus.a) is seen in the impersonality of the
brahman, ranging from thegeneral personality of sagun.a brahman to
the vivid personalityof Kr.s.n. akal...bhavasamrddhibhavasamr.ddhi
richness of feeling; an element of
Mahalaks.mbhava...bhava-saundaryabhava-saundarya (bhava-saundarya;
bhava saundarya) beauty inthe state of mind and feeling; inner
beauty...bhavitavyambhavitavyamthat which is to be...bhaya
anandamayabhaya anandamaya fear turned into delight...bhedabheda
division...bhedabuddhibhedabuddhi dividing mind...bhogabhoga
enjoyment; a response to experience which translates itselfinto joy
and suffering in the lower being, where it is of a twofoldkind,
positive and negative, but in the higher being it is an ac-tively
equal enjoyment of the divine delight in self-manifestation;(also
called sama bhoga) the second stage of active / positive
samata,reached when the rasagrahan.a or mental seizing of the
principle ofdelight in all things takes the form of a strong
possessing enjoy-ment . . . which makes the whole life-being
vibrate with it and acceptand rejoice in it; the second stage of
bhukti, enjoyment without de-sire in the pran. a or vital being;
(when prti is substituted for bhoga asthe second stage of positive
samata or bhukti) same as (sama) ananda,the third stage of positive
samata or bhukti, the perfect enjoyment ofexistence that comes when
it is not things, but the Ananda of thespirit in things that forms
the real, essential object of our enjoying andthings only as form
and symbol of the spirit, waves of the ocean ofAnanda...bhoga
hasyam karmalipsa samabhavabhoga hasyam karmalipsa samabhava
enjoyment, cheerfulness, the
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urge to work, equality...bhogalipsabhogalipsa the urge towards
enjoyment, an attribute of the
vaisya...bhogasamarthyabhogasamarthya (bhogasamarthya;
bhogasamarthyam; bhoga samar-thyam) the capacity to take all
enjoyment of the world with-out desire but also without exhaustion
and satiety, an element ofpran.
asakti...bhogasamarthyambhogasamarthyam see
bhogasamarthya...bhojananandabhojanananda delight in
eating...bhoktabhokta enjoyer...bhoktrbhoktr. (bhoktri) (brahman
as) the enjoyer...bhrajantahbhrajantah. blazing;
radiant...bhramsabhramsa a fall (from the path of
yoga)...bhrastabhras.t.a (bhrashta) fallen (from the path of
yoga)...bhratrabhratra brotherhood; the relation (bhava) with the
svara in whichthe relation of friend (sakhya) is raised to
brother...BhrguBhr.gu (Bhrigu) the name of a Vedic r.s.i,
progenitor of an ancientclan of sages who went by his name, also
described as heavenly seers orsymbolically as burning powers of the
Sun, the Lord of Knowledge;along with the Angirasas, they are
identied in the Record of Yogawith the Judeo-Christian seraphim,
the highest order of angels...bhrsta tavisibhr.s.t.a tavis.i
(bhrista tavishi) aficted force...bhubhu earth, the plane of
terrestrial existence; the world of Matter(anna1), which is
Sachchidananda represented to His own mentalexperience as a formal
basis of objective knowledge, action and delightof existence, the
lowest world of the triloka; it includes the physicalplane, along
with its vital and mental envelopes (triloka in bhu), andthe subtle
bhu...bhuhbhuh. same as bhu...bhuh-prakrtibhuh. -prakr.ti
(bhuh-prakriti) physical nature...bhuktibhukti enjoyment; the
enjoyment of our liberated being whichbrings us into unity or union
with the Supreme; the third mem-ber of the siddhi catus.t.aya,
resulting from suddhi and mukti andconsisting of the Delight of
existence in itself, independent of everyexperience and extending
itself to all experiences. It has three states(rasagrahan.a, bhoga
and ananda), each with three intensities (rati,ratna and ratha), on
each of seven levels corresponding to the sevenplanes of
existence.
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..bhumabhuma largeness.
..bhumaya akasabhumaya akasa (bhumaya akasha) the akasa of bhu;
the physicalether...bhumayi prakrtibhumay prakr.ti (bhumayi
prakriti) terrestrial nature...bhumibhumi earth; world; place of
manifestation...bhurbhur same as bhu...bhurlokabhurloka the world
(loka) of terrestrial existence; same as bhu...bhurmayabhurmaya
physical...bhusvargabhusvarga (bhuswarga) a heavenly world (svarga)
belonging to thehigher levels associated with the terrestrial plane
(bhu) or to the subtlebhu...bhutabhuta creature; any of the
pancabhuta, the ve subtle conditionsof material energy which are
called by the names of the ve con-crete elements of ancient
thought, ether, air, re, water and earth; allobjects are said to be
created by the combination of these ve subtleconditions or
elementswhich are nowhere to be found in their purityin the gross
material world...bhutaprakrtibhutaprakr.ti (bhutaprakriti) material
Nature...bhutasuddhibhutasuddhi purication of the combination of
the bhutas in thebody...bhuvahbhuvah. same as bhuvar...bhuvarbhuvar
the plane of the life-principle (pran. a), consisting of multi-ple
dynamic worlds formative of the Earth, the second plane of
thetriloka; the vital layer of the material world (see bhuvar of
bhu)...bhuvarlokabhuvarlokathe world (loka) called bhuvar; the
vital world...bhuvarmayabhuvarmaya consisting of the energy of
bhuvar; vital...bhuvarmaya tapasbhuvarmaya tapas same as bhuvar
tapas...bhuvarmayibhuvarmay vital (feminine of bhuvarmaya)...bhuvar
of bhubhuvar of bhu the vital world within the physical; the vital
layer ofthe earth-consciousness or plane of material existence, the
second levelof the triloka in bhu...bhuvar tapasbhuvar tapas the
power that belongs to the vital plane; manifestingthrough this
medium, theWill tends to produce powerfully immediateresults &
more intermittently, often by indirect means & after
muchtergiversation, nal results...bibhatsabbhatsa
disgusting...bibhatsa viratibbhatsa virati avoidance of what is
repellent.
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..bijabja seed; also spelled vja.
..blagueblague [French] humbug.
..bodhabodha awareness, consciousness, perception.
..bodhi-sattvabodhi-sattva (Bodhi-sattwa) in Mahayana Buddhism,
a beingwho, though having the right to enter Nirvana, deliberately
renouncesit, electing to work under the conditions and possibly
renewed temp-tations of the world, for the love of ones fellow man
or of the wholesentient world (The Theosophical Path, March 1915,
p. 160)...brahmabrahma same as brahman...BrahmaBrahma the Creator,
one of the three Powers and Personalities ofthe One Cosmic Godhead,
of which the other two are Vis.n. u, thePreserver, and Siva or
Rudra2, the Destroyer...brahmabhavabrahmabhava consciousness of the
impersonal brahman in allthings; inner realisation of
brahman...brahmabodhabrahmabodha (brahmabodha; brahma bodha)
awareness of brah-man...brahmabuddhibrahmabuddhi awareness of
brahman...brahmacaribrahmacar (brahmachari) unmarried religious
student...brahma catustayabrahma catus.t.aya (brahma chatusthaya;
brahmachatusthaya; brah-machatushtaya) the sixth catus.t.aya, the
quaternary of the divineReality (brahman), consisting of sarvam
brahma, anantam brahma,jnanam brahma and anandam brahma (combined
in sarvam anantamjnanam anandam brahma, the formula of the fourfold
brahman)...brahmadarsanabrahmadarsana (brahmadarshana;
brahma-darshana; brahma dar-shana; brahmadarshan) the vision
(darsana) of brahman in allthings and beings; the perception of the
fourfold brahman as theimpersonal Sarvam Anantam Jnanam Anandam
(also called sim-ple Brahmadarshana), sometimes extended to the
perception ofthe Personal in & embracing the Impersonal, the
latter percep-tion including svaradarsana and such specic forms of
darsana asNarayan. adarsana, Kr.s.n. adarsana and Kr.s.n. akal
darsana. The visionof the one and indivisible eternal transcendent
and cosmic Brahmanthat is in its seeming divided in things and
creatures is in its naturea spiritual seeing of God and world which
is a direct experience[upalabdhi] and as real, vivid, near,
constant, effective, intimate asto the mind its sensuous seeing and
feeling of images, objects andpersons.
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..brahmadrstibrahmadr.s.t.i (brahmadrishti) same as
brahmadarsana.
..brahmajnanabrahmajnana knowledge of the brahman.
..brahmalokabrahmaloka the world of the brahman in which the
soul is onewith the innite existence and yet able to enjoy
differentiation in theoneness...brahmamayabrahmamaya consisting of
brahman...brahmamaya isvarabrahmamaya svara (brahmamaya ishwara)
the svara with brah-man as his impersonal aspect...brahmanbrahman
(in the Veda) the soul or soul-consciousness emergingfrom the
secret heart of things or the thought, inspired, creative, fullof
the secret truth, which emerges from that consciousness and
becomesthought of the mind; (in Vedanta) the divine Reality, the
One [eka1]besides whom there is nothing else existent, the Absolute
who is atthe same time the omnipresent Reality in which all that is
relative existsas its forms or its movements. Its nature is
saccidananda, inniteexistence (sat), consciousness (cit) and bliss
(ananda), whose secondelement can also be described as
consciousness-force (cit-tapas), mak-ing four fundamental
principles of the integral Reality; brahman seenin all things in
terms of these principles is called in the Record of Yogathe
fourfold brahman, whose aspects form the brahma catus.t.aya.
Thecomplete realisation of brahman included for Sri Aurobindo not
onlythe unication of the experiences of the nirgun. a brahman
(brahmanwithout qualities) and sagun.a brahman (brahman with
qualities), butthe harmonisation of the impersonal brahman which is
the spiri-tual material and conscious substance of all the ideas
and forces andforms of the universe with the personal svara in the
consciousness ofparabrahman, the brahman in its supreme status as a
transcendentUnthinkable too great for any manifestation, which is
at the sametime the living supreme Soul of all things
(purus.ottama) and thesupreme Lord (paramesvara) and supreme Self
(paramatman), and inall these equal aspects the same single and
eternal Godhead. Brahmanis represented in sound by the mystic
syllable OM...brahmanabrahman. a by the soul-thought (brahman in
the Vedic sense). [Cf.R. g Veda 2.2.10]..brahmanabrahman. a the
soul-type representing the Divine as knowledge inman, the rst
element in the fourfold personality symbolised by thecaturvarn.
ya.
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..brahmanandabrahmananda the bliss of brahman, the self-existent
bliss of thespirit which depends on no object or circumstance; it
can be de-scribed as the eternity of an uninterrupted supreme
ecstasy, a bliss ofwhich peace . . . is the intimate core and
essence...brahmanyambrahman. yamBrahminhood; the inner nature of
the brahman. a...brahmapremabrahmaprema love of the brahman in
all...brahmasaktibrahmasakti (brahmashakti) the soul-power of
knowledge whichreveals itself in the brahman.
a...brahmasiddhibrahmasiddhi the siddhi of the brahma
catus.t.aya...brahmatejasbrahmatejas the energy that manifests
itself in the brahman. a
tem-perament...brahmatmabhavabrahmatmabhava realisation of the Self
as one with brahman...brahmavarcasyabrahmavarcasya
(brahmavarchasya; brahmavarchasyam) spiri-tual force which comes
from knowledge and purity, an attribute ofthe brahman.
a...brahmavarcasyambrahmavarcasyam (brahmavarchasyam) see
brahmavarcasya...brahminbrahmin same as brahman. a...brahmi
sthitibrahm sthiti abiding in the consciousness of the
brahman...brhadbr.had (brihad) same as br.hat...brhad arcisbr.had
arcis (brihad archis) vast ray...brhadbhavabr.hadbhava
(brihadbhava)wideness...brhad rtambr.had r.tam (brihad ritam) same
as br.hat r.tam...brhallipsabr.hallipsa the urge towards vastness;
an element of Mahesvarbhava...BrhaspatiBr.haspati (Brihaspati) a
Vedic god, the Master of the creativeWord; the universal deva as
the self-expressive Soul, giver of thesupreme word by which is
effected the manifestation of the differ-ent world-planes in the
conscient human being culminating in themanifestation of the
superconscient, the Truth and the Bliss...brhatbr.hat (brihat)wide,
large, vast; wideness, largeness; vast abundance;vast
self-awareness, one of the three terms expressing the nature
ofvijnana (see satyam r.tam br.hat)...brhat rtambr.hat r.tam
(brihat ritam; brihad ritam) large ordered truth...brhat
satyabr.hat satya (brihat satya; brihat satyam) large essential
truth...brhat satyam rtambr.hat satyam r.tam (brihat satyam ritam)
vastness, essential truthand ordered truth; see satyam r.tam
br.hat...brhat siddhibr.hat siddhi (brihat siddhi) large
perfection.
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..brhattarabr.hattara (brihattara)wider; very wide.
..brhattvabr.hattva (brihattwa)wideness.
..brihadbrihad, etc. see br.had, etc.
..BrihaspatiBrihaspatisee Br.haspati.
..brihatbrihat, etc. see br.hat, etc.
..brumebrume [French] fog.
..bubhuksabubhuks.a (bubhuksha) appetite.
..buddhabuddha mental; the mental plane, the plane of
buddhi.
..buddha bhavabuddha bhavamental condition; intellectual state
of consciousness.
..buddhabuddha tapas mental will-power; same as intellectual /
mentaltapas...buddha vanibuddha van. mental voice; a communication
from a spirit belongingto the mental plane...buddherbuddher of the
intelligence...buddhibuddhi intelligence; the thinking mind, the
highest normal facultyof the antah.karan. a, also called the manasa
buddhi or mental rea-son, whose three forms are the habitual mind,
pragmatic reason andtruth-seeking reason. The buddhi as the
discerning intelligence andthe enlightened will is in its nature
thought-power and will-powerof the Spirit turned into the lower
form of a mental activity andthus an intermediary between a much
higher Truth-mind not nowin our active possession, which is the
direct instrument of Spirit, andthe physical life of the human mind
evolved in body; its powers ofperception, imagination, reasoning
and judgment correspond respec-tively to the higher faculties of
revelation, inspiration, intuition anddiscrimination belonging to
vijnana, which may act in the mind tocreate a higher form of the
buddhi that can be called the intuitivemind or vijnanabuddhi. In
compound expressions, the word buddhisometimes refers to a
particular mentality or state of consciousness andmay be translated
sense of, as in dasyabuddhi, sense of
surrender...buddhicaturyabuddhicaturya acuteness of intelligence,
an element of Maha-sarasvat bhava...buddhigrahyam
atindriyambuddhigrahyam atndriyam seizable by the reason but beyond
thesenses. [Gta 6.21]..buddhisaktibuddhisakti (buddhishakti) the
power, capacity and right state ofactivity of the thinking mind,
one of the four kinds of sakti formingthe second member of the
sakti catus.t.aya.
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..buddhi-yogabuddhi-yoga a method of yoga, the Yoga of the
self-liberatingintelligent will...bujrukibujruki [Bengali]
hocus-pocus; imposture.
C
..caitanyacaitanya (chaitanya; chaitanyam) consciousness; same
as cit.
..caitanyakendracaitanyakendra (chaitanyakendra) centre of
consciousness; thetrue centre which is a luminous formulation of
the one Con-sciousness and a pure channel and instrument of the one
Existence,supporting the individual manifestation and action of the
universalForce and revealing the true Person in us, the central
eternal being,an everlasting being of the Supreme, a power and
portion of thetranscendent Shakti...caitanyalokacaitanyaloka
(chaitanyaloka) the world of pure and innite con-sciousness
(usually not distinguished from tapoloka)...caitanyamcaitanyam
(chaitanyam) see caitanya...caitanyamayacaitanyamaya
(chaitanyamaya) having the nature of caitanya, theprinciple of pure
consciousness (cit) that is the second aspect of sac-cidananda;
expressing the principle of caitanya or cit contained in
theprinciple of any other plane, such as the physical...cakracakra
(chakra) any of the seven centres of consciousness in the
subtlebody (suks.ma deha), each of which is the centre and the
storing-houseof its own particular system of psychological powers,
energies and op-erations, each system corresponding to a plane of
our psychologicalexistence; these centres or lotuses, connected
with certain centresin the physical nervous system and arranged in
a line correspondingto the spinal cord, are called (from the
highest to the lowest) sahas-radala, ajnacakra, visuddha, anahata,
man. ipura, svadhis.t.hana andmuladhara, of which man. ipura (the
nabhicakra or navel centre)and especially svadhis.t.hana (the
penultimate chakra or, countingfrom the bottom, the second chakra,
also called the kamacakra orsimply the chakra) are often mentioned
in the Record of Yoga inconnection with arogya and
kamananda...cakra-sakticakra-sakti (chakra-shakti) strength of the
cakra or cakras, re-ferring especially to the kamacakra, but
possibly including thenabhicakra.
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..caksuhcaks.uh. (chakshu) the eye; the sense-organ or indriya
(especially thesubtle sense-organ or suks.ma indriya) of sight
(darsana)...caksuscaks.us (chakshush) same as caks.uh.
...caksusacaks.us.a (chakshusha; chakshush) ocular, visual;
pertaining to theeye or to the physical or subtle sense of vision
(caks.us); the visual formof subtle sense-perception
(vis.ayadr.s.t.i), also called darsana...caksusa anandacaks.us.a
ananda (chakshush ananda) visual ananda, delight in allthat is seen
with the eyes, a kind of indriya-ananda...camacamasee
sama...camamayacamamayasee samamaya...camascamassee
samas...cancalyacancalya (chanchalya) restlessness...candacan.d. a
(chanda) erce, ardent, intense...canda anandacan.d. a ananda
(chanda ananda) same as can.d. ananda...candanandacan.d. ananda
(chandananda) intense delight...canda samanandacan.d. a samananda
(chanda samananda) intense equal delight...canda sukhamcan.d. a
sukham (chanda sukham) ardent happiness...candatacan.d. ata
(chandata) erceness, ardour, intensity...canda tejascan.d. a tejas
(chanda tejas) ardent energy (tejas)...CandiCan.d. (Chandi) erce
(feminine of can.d. a); the erce one, anepithet of
Kal...CandibhavaCan.d. bhava (Chandibhava; Chandi bhava;
Chandibhavah) theforce of Kali manifest in the temperament (see
Kal), a term usedearly in the Record of Yoga for devbhava or daiv
prakr.ti, sometimesreferring to a combination of the four
personalities of the divine saktiwith Mahakal as the dominant
aspect, sometimes referring specicallyto the force of Mahakal and
almost equivalent to Mahakal bhava...candra1candra1 (chandra)moon;
the lunar orb as a symbol of the mind,especially the intuitive
mind, which reects the light of vijnana symbol-ised by surya1, the
sun; also a symbol of ananda, sometimes identiedwith
soma1...Candra2Candra2 (Chandra) the god of the moon (candra1); the
deity ofmind...candracandra (chandra; chandra) lunar, relating to
the moon; mild, cold;belonging to the intuitive
mind...candralokacandraloka (chandraloka) the world of the moon
(candra1, symbolof the mind reecting