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Glossary
abhisheka advaita
ahimsa akasa
amrita ananda
anandaswarupa Anantapur
Arjuna
asana asanthi ashram atma
atma shakti Avatar avatara avedana Baba Bangalore
Ablution, ritual washing.
The viewpoint that consciousness can transcend duality—that man can merge with God.
Non-injury, avoidance of violence, harmlessness.
Ether or space, the first of the five elements evolved from Brahman; the subtlest form of matter.
Nectar of the gods, an ambrosial liquid sometimes materialized by Sai Baba.
Bliss, joy. Bliss is considered to be the very substance of God (God is bliss, not has bliss).
Of the very form or nature of bliss; ananda.
A town in Andhra Pradesh, South India. The location of the Sri Sathya Sai College of Arts and Science for Women. The disciple of Lord Krishna to whom Krishna revealed the
truth of human existence just prior to the opening battle of
the Mahabharatha war. The divine discourse is known as the Bhagavad-Gita.
Easy, comfortable sitting pose. Hatha yoga posture.
Grief, anxiety (absence of peace).
Hermitage, monastery.
The most subtle aspect of one’s being. That which is without change, unmodified, unaffected, timeless.
The force, the power of the atma.
An incarnation of God.
The embodied lifetime of the Avatar.
Yearning for the Lord.
Father.
A city in South India, some fifteen miles from the Sri Sathya Sai College of Arts, Science and Commerce for Men.
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