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Aham Brahma Asmi/Anal Haq: I, Brahman, am. A
declaration in Upnishad/A declaration by Sufi Saint Mansoor |
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ahimsa: non-violence |
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Akbar: the most popular emperor of Mogul Dynasti |
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Aligarh/Ahamadabad: Cities in India. |
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anand: bliss |
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anda: egg |
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apsara: an ever young beauty of paradise |
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arti: An devotional act performed at Hindu worship
ceremony using candle-like flame |
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bahishta: the word for heaven in Arabic and Urdu |
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bevaha: see Omkar |
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bhakta: a devotee |
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Bhima: the second oldest of the Pandavas, the
strong one |
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Brahma: the deity of Hindu trinity, the God of Creation |
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Brahma-muhurt: an auspicious early hour of morning,
around 2 to 5 a.m. |
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Brahmanda: universe |
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Buddhahood: the state of enlightenment |
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Chaitanya: A great devotee of Krishna |
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charkas: seven principal whirling circles of energy
on the astral human body |
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chittavrittinirodh: to become totally without burden |
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chunri: a colorful sari worn while celebrating |
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daan: charitable gift giving, gift |
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dariya: ocean, river, a large body of water |
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devdas/devdasi: a mail/a female servant (devotee)
of God |
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digambar: one with sky as his clothes (naked) |
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dwaparyuga: see yuga |
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Fanapati: the Hindu deity that sustains the earth,
is a multi-headed serpent |
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Ganapati/Ganesh: Hindu deity worshipped at the
beginning of every new event, he has the head of an elephant |
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Ganges: the second largest river in India. Hindus
regard it as holy and absolves sins |
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Gayatri: a Hindu chant from Vedas |
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Geeta/Bhagwadgeeta: The most revered holy book of
Hindus spoken by Krishna |
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grihastha: a house holder |
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gulab: rose flower |
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Gurudwara: a Sikh place of worship |
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Guru-Granth Sahib: the holy book of Sikhs spoken by
Guru Nanak, their Master |
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hansa: a mythical bird like swan |
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Hema Malini: an extremely beautiful film star of
Bollywood |
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Indra: the chief deity of Hindus |
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Jain or Jaina: a religion in India rooted in ahimsa;
their chief Master being Mahaveer |
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Japuji: the principal chant of Sikhs from Guru
Granth Sahib |
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kaaba: The holy boulder for Islam, the township
wherein it lies. |
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Kabeer/Kabir: A sufi Master who lived in
India |
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kaliyuga: see yuga |
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khadi: coarse, hand woven cotton cloth – emblematic
of the followers of Mahatama Gandhi |
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Koran: the holy book of Islam |
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Krishna: an incarnation of Vishnu revered by
Hindus and Jainas, the former regard him as the total man |
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Kumbh: an mammoth fare held once every twelve years
by Indian Hindus |
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kundalini: the serpent energy dormant at the base
of spine; a meditation technique devised by Osho |
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laguna: lagoon or water pool |
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lake mansarovar: mystical lake known for its
beauty, purity and holiness |
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lila: a deed full of playfulness |
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Mahabharata: The biography of two royal families
(cousins) and Krishna |
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Marwari: from Marwar (district in Rajasthan) and
arid desert of India |
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Meera: A great devotee of Krishna married into
royalty in Rajasthan |
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moksha: the ultimate in liberation from the cycle
of birth and death |
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mridang: double drum |
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mumuksha intense resolve to release the cycle of
birth and death |
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muni: an ascetic, usually Jaina. The word probably
came from mauna (silence) or mauni (a silent person) |
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naga: a school of sadhus in India,
literally: a naked man |
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namaaz: the prayer performed by followers of Islam |
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namokar: a Jaina prayer of salutations |
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neem: an Indian tree, the leaves of which are
extremely bitter but nutritious |
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nirvikalpa-samdhi: unconditional
super-consciousness |
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Omkar: The soundless sound of Om |
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Pandavas: five brothers, sons of Pandu and Kunti
in Mahabharata |
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paramhansa: literally a supreme swan, an enlightened
being |
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patal: under-earth hell |
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Patanjali: the Enlightened Master who created the
book: “The Eight Bodies of Yoga” |
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pooja: the worship ceremony |
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prema/prem: love |
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Pune/Poona: a city in Maharashtra, India situated
on the plateau of mountain on west-coast |
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raas: a group dance done in circle |
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Rahim: Islamic name for God, Allah |
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Rama/Ram: an incarnation of Vishnu revered by
Hindus and Jainas |
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Rama-rajya: a kingdom of Rama, an avatar. Utopia. |
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sadhu: holy man |
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sahastrar: the crown charka with thousand
petals |
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Saki: the one who serves wine (sake?!), a Sufi
metaphor for God |
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sakshi: an unobtrusive witness, meditator |
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Samadhi: super-consciousness |
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sammasati: right memory |
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samsar: cycle of birth and death, market place,
this world |
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samyak smriti: right memory |
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sannyas: initiation |
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sannyasin: an initiate |
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sat-chit-anand: truth, existence, bliss |
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Satguru: the great Master |
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satsang: being in the presence of enlightened one
(loosely: of a holy man) |
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satyam, shivam, sundaram: truth, eternity, beauty |
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satyanarayana: A deity worshipped by Hindus, tales
of His powers are recanted periodically for the fulfillment of desires |
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satyuga: see yuga |
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seth/sethji: a rich man |
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shirsasana: the head-stand pose done by practioners
of yoga |
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Shiva/Mahesh/Shankar: deity of Hindu trinity, the God of destruction |
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shudra: person born in the shudra caste,
considered the lowest class among Hindus |
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Smriti: an
ancient epic of commandments or laws written by Manu |
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sufi: A sect of Islam |
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surti: remembrance of divine |
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Tat twam asi: that art thou, a significant mantra
from Upnishads |
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teerthankara: an enlightened Jaina Master akin to a
Hindu avatar |
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tretayuga: see yuga |
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turiya: (literally: the fourth) the fourth state of
being, meditative awareness (first three: awakened, dream, dreamless sleep) |
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Upnishads: the ancient books of Hindu’s spoken by
great seers |
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Vedants: the ancient books of Hindus |
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veena: a string instrument similar to sitar |
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Vishnu: deity of
Hindu trinity, the God of Sustenance |
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yagna: fire ceremony performed at auspicious
occasions for Hindus |
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Yamuna: regarded as holy river by Hindus in India |
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yoga: (literally: the Union.) Union with the
Supreme. Besides the popular bodily (hatha) yoga, there are several schools |
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Yudhishthira: the oldest of the Pandavas,
the righteous one |
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yuga: era or age. There are four: satyuga (like
utopia), tretayuga, dwaparyuga and kaliyuga (darkest of the four ages with
indulgence and decadence) |
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