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Prasanthi Nilayam The abode of undisturbed peace. The name of Sai Baba’s ashram.
prema
premarasa pundit pura Purana(s) Purusha Puttaparthi
Radha rajasic Rama
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
rishi
saadrisya saalokya saathi sadhaka
sadhana
sadhu Sai sakhya
samadhi
samkhya samsara
Prasanthi Nilayam.
sankalpa God’s resolve or will.
sankirtan Reciting or singing with joy.
sanyasi A Hindu ascetic; one who has adopted the monastic,
celibate life.
saris Traditional ladies attire worn throughout most of India.
Sastra The scripture that illumines, the moral code. satchitananda The supreme state, usually translated as existence,
knowledge, bliss.
sathwic Pure, good, pious; the principle of balance or wisdom.
sathya Truth—that which is always the same no matter past, pre- sent, future or circumstance.
Divine love of the most intense kind; universal, uncondi- tional, unblemished love.
The flavor of prema.
Scholar.
The physical body.
Books of Hindu mythology.
Eternal conscious principle; soul.
The quiet and remote village in southern India where Sai Baba was born (November 23, 1926) and where he now has his ashram, Prasanthi Nilayam.
The beloved devotee of Krishna.
The active, passionate aspect of nature.
An Avatar of God, a divine being. An Avatar whose name means, he who pleases; he who fills with ananda (bliss). 1836-1886: A great saint of Bengal.
A sage, one leading a life without desires, with attachments only to the atma. A seer of truth.
Acquiring divine nature.
Existence in God.
Calmness of senses, passions, emotions.
A spiritual aspirant engaged in conquering his egoism and greed, the sense of “I” and “mine.”
Spiritual discipline or practice through activities such as meditation and recitation of holy names.
A holy man, generally used with reference to a monk. The divine mother of all;
One of the five attitudes cherished by the dualistic wor- shipper toward his chosen ideal: the attitude of one friend to another.
Perfect equanimity, devoid of ups and downs, untouched by joy or sorrow—communion with God.
One of the six systems of orthodox Hindu philosophy. The sensory world which captures consciousness and gives rise to craving, attachment and suffering.
The tendencies inherent from previous births.
samskara
sanathana dharma
Sanathana Sarathi The eternal charioteer—name of the monthly publication from
The ancient wisdom, the eternal path of righteousness.


































































































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