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Glossary<br />

This glossary covers the words used and explained in the text plus some<br />

other words which are not used in this book but elaborate on several<br />

important concepts which may help the readers in gaining clearer<br />

understanding of the overall contents described herein.<br />

Abhishekam - A ceremonial bathing of a deity during worship.<br />

Adharma - irreligious, unrighteousness, what is contrary to one's duty in<br />

life.<br />

Advaita - non-duality. Also the name of a school of Vedanta philosophy<br />

which teaches the oneness of God, the embodied soul, and the universe. The<br />

main exponents of the Advaita Vedanta were Guadapada and Shankara.<br />

Ahimsa - non-injuring, abstaining from harming other beings by<br />

thought, words, and deed.<br />

Arati - the waving of light before a deity in a clockwise circular<br />

motion.<br />

Aryasamaji - One who believes and practices the Veda based Aryan<br />

path of worshipping Prakriti or Nature.<br />

Asana - posture.<br />

Atman - Self, oneself; in Sanskrit also a technical term for the<br />

transcendent Self of the Upanishads.<br />

Avadhuta - a type of Sanyasi, monk.<br />

Avatar - an Incarnation of God.<br />

Avidya – ignorance;, cosmic individual, which is responsible for the<br />

non-perception of Reality. Also called Ajnana and Maya.<br />

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