Glossary

Abhyasa: constant practice (usually of a spiritual discipline).

Arya (Aryan): the good and noble man; he who fights and overcomes inwardly and outwardly all that stands opposed to human advance.

Bhakti: devotion; in yoga, the path of love and devotion.

Buddhi: the intellect, the reason; the thinking and discriminating mind.

Citta: the mental substance; the basic consciousness. Kshoba: disturbance; vibration.

Manas: the mind proper, distinct from the intellect (buddhi) and the sense-mind.

Nadi shuddhi: purification of the nerves.

Prakriti: Nature; the executive Force of the Purusha.

Purusha, manomaya purusha, sakshi, anumanta, ishwara: the true Person, the Soul, the Conscious being; the mental being; the witness; the giver of sanction; the Supreme Lord.

Sadhana: spiritual discipline; the practice of yoga.

Samskaras: associations, impressions ; habitual reactions formed by one's past. Sanatana dharma: the eternal religion.

Swabhava niyatam karma: the controlled action done according to the law of one's true inner nature.

Yoga karmasu kausalam: yoga is skill in works (Bhagavad-Gita).

Yogastha kuru karmani: "fixed in yoga do actions" (Bhagavad-Gita).

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