Sanskrit Glossary
Terms you'll hear used in Sahaja Yoga from the ancient Sanskrit language

Adi first; original; primordial

Anand joy, bliss

Ananya when there is not the other; when there is no separation

Bhakti devotion; worship

Bhoomi land, earth

Chaitanya vibrations; spiritual energy

Chakra "wheel"; energy center

Chit consciousness; awareness of reality

Chitta attention

Darshan direct physical closeness to the divine in human form

Devi feminine, nurturing divine power; the Goddess

Dharma right conduct; moral conduct

Dharmic righteous, moral; applied to behavior that shows the highest personal integrity

Gyana (also spelled Jnyana) to know directly or subjectively, on the central nervous system

Kali Yuga the darkest age; when righteousness will be most endangered; when the potential for human beings to destroy themselves and their planet will be at its greatest

Krita Yuga the age of awakening the potential for global transformation; the age in which humankind is given the chance to avert global destruction

Leela play; mirthful, sweet, light-hearted activities

Mata mother

Moksha complete spiritual rebirth, empowerment, and bliss

Nadi channel

Nirmala pure

Om (also spelled Aum) primordial sound, made up of three Sanskrit sounds, a, oo, and ma

Parama Chaitanya all-pervading power that
takes care of everything, including our evolution

Pradayini creative power of the divine which gives or provides; Moksha Pradayini giver of enlightenment

Pranaam prostration before the divine

Sahaja spontaneous; easy; inborn

Sakshat in reality; verily

Sanga collective or group

Sarva all

Sat truth

Satya Yuga age of truth; golden age

Shakti power; nurturing, creative power

Shri (also spelled Sri and Shree) salutation of respect

Sushumna Nadi central channel of the subtle
system; the channel of our spiritual ascent

Svamini (also spelled Swamini) creator and protector; motherly power; Goddess

Tvameva (also spelled Twameva) "you are"

Vidya knowledge

Vishva (also spelled Vishwa) universal

Yoga union; integration

 



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