Glossary of words in hinduism spirituality (A ~ L)

Maya - concept of maya (illusion) as advocated by adi shankaracharya

Meditation - meaning and practising Meditation Yoga in hinduism

Moha - underlying meaning of moha (brotherly affection) in hinduism

Moksha - what does Moksha Salvation stands for in hinduism

Mrityu - concept of death rebirth reincarnation beginning of new Life

Mukti Liberation

Namaskar - Namashkar underlying meaning as practised in hinduism

Naraka - belief in naraka (hell) - which Karma makes us go to hell

Nimitta - if everything is predestined - why at all perform Karma

Nirvikalpa Samadhi - reaching the stage of Nirvikalpa Samadhi - how?

Niyati - can we control our destiny efforts required as a Human Being

Paapi - what if we commit a sin - relationship between sin and hell naraka

Parmanand - stage of Nirvikalpa Samadhi - experiencing bliss ananda

Personal Experience of God -

Pralaya - dissolution of cosmos (pralaya in hinduism) - how it occurs

Punarjanma - concept of rebirth - relationship between body and soul

Pundit - Definition pundit (priest) as in hinduism - functions of a pandit

Ramayana - role of ramayana in hinduism - the story of rama and sita


Samvad - power of dialogues in Spirituality reaching a logical conclusion

Sanatana Purusha - beginning less existence of almighty creator god

Self Realization

Shama - Forgiveness as advocated and practised in hinduism definition

Shaswat - from Times Immemorial - existing since the beginning of time

Shavasana - yogic posture of shavasana in Meditation - the death pose

Shraddha - absolute Faith in God - necessity on the path of spirituality

Shreshtha - Definition Shrestha in hinduism - best amongst individuals

Shruti - meaning of shruti in hinduism - mode of cosmic communication

Siddhi - meaning of siddhi - how can we acquire a siddhi as in Spirituality

Spirit

Sukkha - Definition happiness sukha - relationship with Karma

Svadhyaya - study of the inner self practised in isolation - mauna stage

Swarga - concept of swarga in hinduism - reaching heaven in mortal state

Tapasvi - who is a tapasvi - meaning of tapas - practising austerities

Tej - role ambrosia tejas plays in the field of Spirituality - what this tej

Tyaagi - Importance of being a tyaagi forsaker on the path of spirituality

Upanishads - treatises commentaries by Sages of different era

Vaasna - truth behind sensuous feelings inherent in every being - kama

Vachan - promises as sacrosanct in hinduism - verbal commitments

Vayu - vayu devta in hinduism - air treated as god in hinduism scriptures

Vedanta - end of vedas vedanta signifies importance of Bhagavad Gita

Vedas - words of god veda not composed by Humans dictated by god

Videha Shetra - importance of videha shetra - gaining enlightenment

Vidya - book knowledge vidya is superficial - relationship with jnana

Yoga - meaning Meditation in hinduism Yoga entails deeper meaning

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Body Mind Spirit
The essence of life... spirit within every human being denotes the presence of a supernatural being... a source of energy not governed nor tamed by the forces of nature.

Spirit in true sense is that vital life force existing within every living being without which the body would decay and die. The most commonly used nomenclature for the term spirit is soul atman within the body of every living being.

Prarabdha
Prarabdha karma is that facet of cosmic life that does not manifest in human life as a predetermined cause. The residual balance of karma in every life manifests itself in the next life for it is the balance of karma of the earlier manifestations that decides what our next manifestation would be. However Prarabdha karma does not manifest itself in the regular routine.

Definition Salvation
In the cosmic domain salvation is the highest manifest stage that can be reached by a human being nay by the soul atman within.

On the earthly domain salvation is termed as completing the journey by our soul atman within. Does this mean that our soul atman within shall no more have to manifest a body again. Yes! The dross within the soul atman having completely removed... the need for this soul atman to manifest a body ceases forever.

Lingam Worship
In physical terms lingam denotes an erect penis. Shiva lingam is the most worshipped entity in the Hinduism religion. We find Shiva temples having a Shiva lingam installed in them at every nook and corner of India nay world. Why?

Shiva who is considered as a part of the Trinity in hinduism represents the most powerful among all the three entities. The first being Brahma... the creator! The second being Vishnu the maintainer (preserver) and the last being Mahesh (Shiva) the destroyer!

In the last about 150 years only two persons have realized God. They were Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Maharishi Ramana. Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa the famous spiritual master of Swami Vivekananda started his journey towards God using the path of the bhakti yoga.

Life and Death
Death has always been the most dreaded factor of life for any living being. It is not only the humans who are afraid of death... animals and other forms of life also feel the same!

What makes death the most fearful of all attributes of God? There is none who can defy death. Only after gaining Self Realization and enlightenment that one becomes immortal. It is this stage when the fear of death vanishes for ever. Every God realized Master and an enlightened individual finally overcomes death.

Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita... the core teaching of Hinduism... the doctrine put forward by Lord Krishna during the Battle of Mahabharata between Pandavas and Kauravas has no parallel in the total history of mankind.

Basic Beliefs of Hinduism
The beliefs in hinduism are not merely a result of thinking of the renowned Sages of the yester era. This beliefs are based on logical conclusions arrived at after long drawn conclusions arrived at after lengthy discussions on the matter of atman the soul within and Brahman (God Almighty) and inter alias their relationship with Mother Earth.

Guru
Acharya (in terms of spirituality)... the guru... spiritual master is one who fundamentally makes available the jargon of spiritual knowledge to the mankind at large.

If there were no Acharyas... the spiritual wisdom would have been limited to the few spiritual masters of the era. Why?

Find Inner Self
What is your Inner self? What do we mean when we talk of the Inner self? Is it a part of the body or its existence in the body... still a matter of speculation!

Path to Liberation
Mukti as defined in hinduism denotes the end of cosmic life itself. Reaching the stage of Mukti means reaching the stage of salvation as in Buddhism! Mukti is a word coined in hinduism for liberation. Liberation from the cycle of birth and death forever!

Kundalini Awakening
Kundalini is the most potent form of yoga one shall come across while proceeding on the path of spirituality. It is most surprising that in my case I was not required to awaken my Kundalini as it was only after having realized God that I became aware that my Kundalini had fully awakened.

Big Bang Theory
Big Bang is that event in the history of the whole cosmos that without the big bang... the existence of the present cosmos would never have been possible.

Lord Krishna
Lord Krishna is to a spiritual seeker what God is to a normal human being. Lord Sri Krishna is the culmination of all things spiritual. Lord Krishna is the end of the spiritual journey itself.

Kali Yuga Age of Kali
Kali Yuga is a period in the history of mankind when the society reaches its lowest ebb. It becomes difficult even for the animals to live what to say of human beings. The trust among individuals depleting fast... comes a time when the society cannot sustain further!

Sri Kalki Bhagavan
Bhagwan Kalki... the 10th reincarnation of Lord Vishnu... the last avatar of the era... one who delivers the mankind from the ills of today is awaited with abated breath. A phenomenon who shall be rightly termed as one-man army... the Crusader who shall set things in order shall be known as Kalki... the annihilator of the present Kali Yuga the metal age... one without a parallel.

Vijay Kumar explains concept of Atman in brief Audio (Eng) (3.1 MB) Audio Hindi (3 MB)
Personal experience of God highlights - brief Audio Hindi (8.6 MB)
Religion and Spirituality difference - brief Audio Hindi (66.6 MB)
Bhagavan Kalki - Bhagwan Kalki - brief Audio Hindi (71.8 MB)

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