Glossary of terms used on this site
Narayanashrama Tapovanam Glossary
There are 21 entries in this glossary.
Glossaries
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sadguru
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sanskrit : सद्गुरु ; a good teacher.
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sādhaka
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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.
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sādhanā
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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.
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samādhi
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sanskrit : समाधिः ; Profound or abstract meditation.
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samsāra
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sanskrit : संसार; सम्यक सरति इति संसार - comprehensive movement, continuous, cyclic change - constitutes our world
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samudra
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Sanskrit : समुद्रः ; Ocean.
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sankalpa
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Sanskrit:संकल्प; A vow or determination to perform any ritual observance.
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sannyāsa
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sanskrit : संन्यास ; renunciation
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sannyāsi
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sanskrit : संन्यासी ; renunciate
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saptarishis
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Sanskrit : सप्तर्षयः ; The seven great saints.
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śāstras
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sanskrit : शास्त्र ; spiritual scriptures particularly Vedantic in nature.
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sattva
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sanskrit : सत्त्व ; The quality of purity or goodness.
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shabdā
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śravaṇa
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Sanskrit : श्रवण ; Acquiring knowledge by hearing.
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śreyas
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sanskrit : श्रेयस् ; Most excellent, best, everlasting goodness.
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