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Narayanashrama Tapovanam Glossary

There are 20 entries in this glossary.

Term	Definition
sadguru	sanskrit : सद्गुरु ; a good teacher.
sādhaka	a sādhaka ( Sanskrit : साधक) is someone who follows a particular sādhanā , or a way of life designed to realize the goal of one's ultimate ideal, whether it is merging with brahman or realization of one's personal deity.
sādhanā	sanskrit: साधना; a sādhaka (spiritual aspirant) undertakes a pursuit (sādhanā) to attain the fruition (siddhi's). Generally speaking sādhanā is a discipline or dedicated effort undertaken in the pursuit of a goal, liberation in this case.
samādhi	sanskrit : समाधिः ; Profound or abstract meditation.
samsāra	sanskrit : संसार; सम्यक सरति इति संसार - comprehensive movement, continuous, cyclic change - constitutes our world
samudra	Sanskrit : समुद्रः ; Ocean.
sankalpa	Sanskrit:संकल्प; A vow or determination to perform any ritual observance.
sannyāsa	sanskrit : संन्यास ; renunciation
sannyāsi	sanskrit : संन्यासी ; renunciate
saptarishis	Sanskrit : सप्तर्षयः ; The seven great saints.
śāstras	sanskrit : शास्त्र ; spiritual scriptures particularly Vedantic in nature.
sattva	sanskrit : सत्त्व ; The quality of purity or goodness.
shabdā	sanskrit : शब्द ; Sound.
śreyas	sanskrit : श्रेयस् ; Most excellent, best, everlasting goodness.
sthūla	sanskrit : स्थूल ; Gross.

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