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Concepts
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The state between two lives in which the soul awaits a proper body and context for rebirth
What is Bardo
100
The Awakened One
What is Buddha
100
The Royal Path; the path of meditation.
What is Raja yoga
100
The narrator of the Gita.
What is Sanjaya
100
Faith. Not just intellectual understanding, but something we believe in deep in our hearts; it is deep belief based on personal experience.
What is Shraddah
200
The Supreme reality underlying all life; the Divine Ground of existence, the impersonal Godhead
What is Brahman
200
Breath; vital force
What is Prana
200
Literally means "a thief," but when applies to Vishnu and his incarnation, Krishna it means "the one who steals our heart away."
What is Hare
200
The wife of Rama and the ideal of womanly love and loyalty.
What is Sita
200
Knowledge vs. Experience
What is Jnana and vijnana
300
The monkey devotee of Rama
What is Hanuman
300
The Song
What is Gita
300
Everything that changes
What is Prakriti
300
Ancient mystical documents found at the end of each of the four Vedas.
What is Upanishads
300
What happened to Easwaran's meditation practice when he began to devote more of his time to selfless service?
What is It deepened
400
Liberation, salvation, enlightenment
What is Moksha
400
The Lord of Joy; the principle of joy within.
What is Rama
400
A title of respect.
What is Sri
400
"Knowledge." The name of the most ancient Sanskrit scriptures. Orthodox Hindus regard them as the direct revelation of truth to the first stages.
What is Veda
400
What should be our attitude towards . We should get in the ring and fight. This is our chance to change our personality.
What is Samskaras.
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The cosmic sound which can be heard in deep meditation; the Holy Word which signifies Brahman
What is Om
500
"Serpent power," spiritual or evolutionary energy.
What is Kundalini
500
The inner soul, the spiritual core of a person.
What is Purusha
500
Name of the person who wrote the most famous and well-respected commentary on the Gita.
What is Shankara
500
The thought of "God is in us", but also saying he is everywhere is...
What is Detestable heresy
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