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veda Vedanta
Vedas
vedic vibuthi Vishnu
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yaga
Y asada yoga
yogi yugas
SPIRIT AND THE MIND
Knowledge.
One of the six systems of orthodox Hindu philosophy, for- mulated by Vyasa.
The most sacred scriptures of the Hindu religion, regarded as revelations to great seers and not of human origin. There are four Vedas: The Rig-Veda, the Yajur-Veda, the Soma-Veda and the Arthava-Veda.
That which derives from the Vedas. (An adjective)
Sacred ash, frequently materialized by Sai Baba.
The preserver God of the Hindu trinity, the other two be- ing Brahma and Shiva.
A township about thirteen miles from the city of Bangalore.
Outward-directed activity; sacrifice.
Foster mother of Krishna.
Union of the individual soul and the universal soul; also the method by which to realize this union. It is the general term for the several types of devotional practice that are disciplines for controlling the mind and transforming it into an instrument for realizing God.
A spiritual aspirant who seeks union with God by means of one or more specific mental and physical disciplines which are traditional and which are known by the title of yoga. The four phases through which life moves to complete a world cycle. (See Treta Yuga)