Most of the words explained in this section have been more or less described in text. Here they are briefly reviewed for your own convenience and easy reference. They are mostly derived from Sanskrit, i.e. the ancient and sacred language of India. Absolute Supreme Brahman i.e. Parabrahman or know as the Absolute in Western metaphysics. This is what presents itself to the mind as void of all relations and determenations, the Ineffable, meaning to say the first and last word of existence. Absolute must be indeterminable, at the same time source of all determinations, and yet beyond and unbound by them. Ananda The essential delight of existence. Hence it means bliss. Atma Also called Atman. The soul, the soul, the central coordinating principle of consciousness. See jiva. Atmanandam Bliss of the soul (cf atma = soul, ananda = blis). Atmasakshatkara Self realization. Aum also spelled On. The sound-symbol of the highest Realty. It is presumed to be the earliest sound in universe and accepted as sacred syllable called Pranava. The three wheels are 'a', 'u', and 'm' as three components used in meditation. Aura Envelope of the body or spirit with subtle emanation. Also known as "nerve -ether', 'nerve-atmosphere' or 'animal magnetism'. Bal Vikas Program Education in Human Values. Being The dual aspect of Reality. Bhajan Devotional song sung by one person only. Cf. Namasmarana. Brahman The Absolute, independent of everything else; but governing, pervading and constituting all relations. It is Omnipresent. Brahman is at once void of qualities and capable of infinite qualities. He is the Lord, Doer of work, yet the non-doer, and the silent witness of the working of nature. Hence, God or Allah. Chi Chinese word for life energy. Also spelled Qi. Consciousness The faculty of becoming aware of anything through the senses or by direct aspect of Impersonality, but it has no standing place if there is none who is conscious. Actually consciousness is the result of 'Being' or 'Isness'. If both are unlimited and unconstrained then we will have 'Bliss'. Dharma Righteousness. Right thinking and correct action as dutiful conduct prescribed by 'Sanatama Dharma', the most ancient and sacred texts in Hinduism. This will lead to righteousness according to the spiritual law of live. Dharmasthapana Divine mission. Dharmaswarupa The principle of the spiritual law of live, by which man strive to reach down to his real and deepest nature. This Divine Self is the Subego according to my concept. See swaroopa. Ego Psychic apparatus of the mind. Thus, it is a psychological division of the brain, not an anatomical part. Cf. Id, Original ego, Ideal ego or Ego ideal, Subego and Superego. Ego ideal See Ideal Ego Egophany Visible manifestation of 'purest self', also called 'Subego-Manifestation'. Eka-gratha One pointedness Energy That which seems to create and move matter though it is, in fact, itself the substance of matter. Energy appears as matter. It is sometimes called 'Universal Nature' which produces the world. The infinite indeterminate existence reveals itself as Energy which is known by its works. Energy without a being possessing it or a consciousness supporting it, looks like a mental construction, an unreality. Homo Spiritualis Spiritual human being or spiritual man or anthopos. Term used by the German philosopher and psychiatrist Karl Jaspers. He differentiated three categories to understand the essence of human being, viz. 1. homo reagens (reactive human being); 2. homo naturalis (natural human being); 3. Homo spiritualis (spiritual human being). Id The earliest form ego inherited from the gene. It is known as instinct or instinctual drive, a term used by the German philosopher Nietzsche and later introduced by Freud. Ideal Ego Also called Ego ideal, i.e. an ego-pattern developed during the oedipal phase when a girl begins to admire her father, whereas a son admires his mother according to Sigmund Freud. Jivatma Soul being, Hence, man, anthropos or human being. Can also mean human-ness. Jnana Wisdom as aquired through Yoga and/or meditation. Kama Passion One of the six elementary passions to be sublimated while practicing sadhana or meditation. Cf Krodha, Lobha, Mada, Matsara, Moha. Kirlian Semyon Kirlian, Rusian engineer discovering 'Kirlian Photography' based upon electrophotographic process to demonstrate the existence of 'Chi'. Krodha Anger of rage. Hence, aggresion. Life Matter, Life, Mind are the three realized powers of the present evolution. Life is not an original reality but is yet a form, a power of it. When Life manifests, it is involved in matter. Matter is the basis of life, life a form of cosmic energy, a dynamic movement, a play of the Force which builds up forms, energizes them by an unceasing process of disintegration and renewal. Life has three realms : 1. The material; 2. The vegetable; 3. The animal. Movement, breathing and eating are only processes of life, not life itself. Living Adhyamatic living. This is a complete equilibrium between emotion and thought. Thus, the aim goal of lmy psychosynthesis shown by the test as described in this homepage is this balace mento-emotional living. Lobha Greed or greediness. One of the six elementary passions to be sublimated before undertaking meditation. Mada Pride. See Kama. Mahasakthi Positive pole equal to Yang. Manthra Also spelled Mantra. Mystic words or used for meditation traditionally. Nowdays words or verses pregnant with power and affect. Hence, in my method of meditation, which is based upon the test depicted in this Matsara Jealousy. See Kama. Maya Nature. Or the name for all the various items that impress upon man the glory and splendour of God. Hence, universality. Maya envelopes the good with the blemish of the bad; it makes the evil glitter with the shine of the good. Cf. Yin and Yang dischotomy. Maya sakthi Negative pole. Thus, identical with Yin. See Mahasakthi as its counterpart. Moha Infatuation i.e. an unreasoning love, passion. Muktha Liberated personality. Namasmarana Devotional song sung bya all devotees present in a gathering. Cf. bhajan. Nirvana Buddhist beautitude or blessedness, i.e. extinction of individuality and absorption into the supreme spirit. See Nirvikalpa. Nirvikalpa Nirvikalpa Samadhi, the condition of perfect undisturbed equanimity. Om See Aum. It is a 'vehicle' for the spiritual child as applied in sadhana or meditation. Cf. Soham = So + Ham makes Aum or Om. Original Ego Preoedipally fixed ego. Paramatma The Great Atma i.e. God. Hence, enlightened soul. Patanjali The name of the sage who wrote Yoga aphorisms. See Yoga Sutra of Patanjali. Philosophy See Sankhyan Philosophy, Prakrithi Nature, the creatrix, the active principle in contrast to 'Purusha', which is pure, inactive consciousness often linked to a mirror. Pranava The universal sound like the manthara Om, in which the Reality is sought to be realized through the purified, detached, objective intellect. Prasanthi Peace of mind Hence, eternal peace. Prema Love. Hence, eternal, godly love or also called 'transcendental love'. Sadhana Spiritual exercise or discipline identical to meditation and meant for attaining self-realization. Sai Bhagava Sri Sathya Sai Baba, an avatar who proclaimed the unity of the five big religions of the world, viz. Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. He lives in Prasanthi Nilayam, Bangalore District in South India. He teaches that three is One God, He is Omnipresent. There is One Religion, the Religion of Love. There is one Caste, the Caste of Humanity, There is One Law, the Law of Duty. There is One Language, the Language, of the Heart. Sankhyan Snkhyan Philosophy, one of the six of recognized Indian Philosophy based upon the concept of psychosomatic entity as practiced now in Psychosomatic Medicine. Santhi Also spelled santi, peace. Cf. Prasanthi. Saranaagathi Surrender of the ego. Sathya Truth. Shakti Power, e.g. atmic shakti = power of the soul. Also Spelled Sakti. Soham Consists of So = He and Ham = 1 See Om or Aum. Subego Deepest self or ego. Hence, transcendental ego. Superego Highest self or ego which is postoedipally fixed. Supermind This is the instrumentation of the Sachchidanand, the Infinite consciousness higher than the mental being. Its evolution here is an inevitable necessity. It is a Self-awareness of the Infinite and Eternal and a power of self determination inherent in the Self-awareness. Supermind keeps always and in every status and condition the Spiritual realization of the unity of all respectively 'Absolute Oneness'. It is the consciousness creatrix of the world, a will to light and vision and also a will to power of works. Hence, it is the expression of Divine Enlightenment. It is again the vastness beyond the ordinary firmament of our consciousness, vast all-comprehension, the true, the right, the vast (Satyam, Ritam, Brihat). Therefore, all in one in all, Supermind is the Light, one with Force, vibration of knowledge and with the rhythm of the will. It is thus, know as 'Truth-Consciousness'. Projected to ego dynamics it functions as a 'spiritual ego' or my concept of 'Subego' compared to the more individual aspect of 'personal ego', hence the Freudian superego. Supra-Consciousness Consciousness of thing above our normal consciousness. Supramental Beyond mental, hence, belonging to Supermind. Sutra Aphorisms. See yoga-Sutra. Swaroopa Also spelled swarupa. Cf. Dharmaswarupa Personal glory. Theophany Visible manifestation of a god. Trancendent That which is (1)beyond the cosmos, hence not included in he universal manifestation, (2)beyond our cosmos of mind, body or life itself. In this sense, the Super-consciousness, also called Supramental, is part of he Transcendent. Thus, the word has a relative, not an absolute significance. In term of ego function, 'transcendental ego' will form the status of my concept of Subego. Upadesh Philosophical, religious, mystical, spiritual emanation of sound. Upanishad Each of series of Sanskrit philosophical treatises forming a division of the Vedas. See Veda and Vedanta. Veda Ancient Hindu scriptures written in old form of Sanskrit. It is the most authoritative revealed scripture of the Hindus. The four recognized ones are 1. Rigveda, 2. Yajurveda, 3. Samanveda, 4. Atharvaveda. Will The Power of consciousness turned towards effectuation. It is thus, consciousness applying itself to work and is a result thereof. The active aspect of consciousness is will. Yang Chinese taoistic term for male phenomenon or positive polarity as a counterpart to Yin. Yang is always related to yin and vice versa. Cf. Mahasakthi. Yin Female phenomenon or negative polarity. See mayasakthi. Yoga Spiritual discipline whine prescribes concentration and exclusive contemplation for attaining the highest self-perfection. Actually Yoga means the science of union, viz. Union of 'that' (you) with 'thwam' (the rest) resulting in the One without a second. There are five sorts of Yoga : 1. Hatha Yoga teaches physical and mental fitness through bodily exercises called 'asanas'. 2. Karma Yoga teaches the individual to work for the sake of work and not for the pursuit of its fruits. 3. Bhakti Yoga teaches us in devotional service to the Divine. 4. Jnana Yoga, from which we are taught the Wisdom of Life in order to be able to live 'sathwically' (wisely) with- out excesses. 5. Raja Yoga teaches the person to find Prasanthi, i.e. peace of mind like in meditation. It is the oldest form of psychotherapy ever known to mankind. Yoga-Sutra = Yoga aphorisms Yoga - Sutra of Patanjali = The yoga aphorisms written by Yogi Pa-tanjali. Yogi= One versed in Yoga.