Essence Dictionary

Bach flower therapy (Bach flower essence method, Bach flower essence system):

 Homeopathic system of diagnosis and treatment developed in the 1930s by British physician Edward Bach (1886-1936). Bach put forth his philosophy in Heal Thyself: An Explanation of the Real Cause and Cure of Disease, first published in 1931. Therein he described five fundamental truths, in sum:

(1)           Souls, invincible and immortal sparks of the Almighty, are the real, Higher selves of humans.

(2)           Humanity's purpose is to develop virtues and wipe out all intrapersonal wrongs. Souls know what circumstances conduce to the perfection of human nature.

(3)           One's lifetime is a minuscule part of one's evolution.

(4)           When one's Soul and personality are in harmony, one is healthy and happy. The straying of the personality from the dictates of the Soul is the root cause of disease and unhappiness.

(5)           The Creator of all things is Love, and everything of which humans are conscious manifests the Creator.

Bach held that disease was essentially beneficial and that its design was to subject the personality to the Divine will of the Soul. He psychically discovered the specific healing effects of 38 wildflowers. The life force (soul quality or energy wavelength) of each of these flowers is transferable to water and thence to humans. Each of the so-called Bach flower remedies is a liquid that contains a soul quality with an affinity to a human soul quality; and each vegetable soul quality harmonizes its human counterpart with the Soul. The bases of classical diagnosis are conversation and intuition. Administration of the remedies is usually oral but may be external.

(See also: Bach flower therapy, Alternative Health, Body Mind and Soul)

Rahasya (Sanskrit). A name of the Upanishads. Lit., secret essence of knowledge.

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Bhutadi (Sanskrit). Elementary substances, the origin and the germinal essence of the elements.

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Tanmatras: which are the subtle inner essences of sound feel, aspect, flavour and odor.

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Tattva - truth, reality, philosophical principle; the essence or substance of anything.

(See also: Tattva, Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Tattva:

Tattva. "Things". Principle. Truth. Element. Essence.

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Dhatu-Vada:

Dhatu-Vada. "Essence Way". Alchemy.

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Airyana-ishejo (Zend). The name of a prayer to the "holy Airyamen", the divine aspect of Ahriman before the latter became a dark opposing power, a Satan. For Ahriman is of the same essence with Ahura Mazda, just as Typhon-Seth is of the same essence with Osiris (q.v.).

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Feeling Light: Holistic approach to wellness and weight management. It encompasses ear acupuncture, Qigong, tai chi, and the use of flower essences (see flower essence therapy).

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Swaroopa:

Swaroopa: essence; essential nature; the  essential nature of Brahman; reality; Satchidananda; true nature of  being.

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Thathwa:

Thathwa (Thatthva). Principle, truth, essence. That-this entity. Thathwa is regarded as made up of That (Thath) and you (thwam).

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swa-bhava:

swa-bhava (sva-bhaava). Essential nature, essence, reality, truth.

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atman:

the presence of brahman as the deepest essence of the self in all entities; the divine self, a synonym of brahman

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kala:

Time. star. perfume. ray. Essence. Unguent. Part or division of one whole process or thing.

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Jnana Yoga (Sanskrit) The form of yoga practice and training where the attaining of union with the spiritual-divine essence within is by means of cultivating wisdom, spiritual insight, and intuition.

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Buddhangums buddhanga (Sanskrit) (from buddha enlightened + anga limb, science)

Buddha-science or the essence of occult wisdom and knowledge.

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Chidrupa cidrupa (Sanskrit) (from chit pure thought, intelligence + rupa form, body)

The essence or form of intelligence; the logos of a hierarchy.

See also ACHIDRUPA

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Suddhasattva (Sanskrit) [from suddha pure + sattva goodness]

Pure goodness, reality per se; a state of conscious spiritual egoity or egoship, and at the same time pure spiritual essence. Considered from the substance viewpoint, it is a supermaterial or ultramaterial essence or substance which to us is invisible, yet on its own plane luminous if not indeed light itself. Of this stuff or essence the bodies of the highest dhyanis and the gods are formed. It is spiritual substance without adulteration of the differentiated matters of the lower cosmic planes.

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Nyingpo snying po (Tibetan) Essence, pith, heart, equivalent to the Sanskrit hridaya; has all the senses of the English word heart. Applied particularly to the universal intelligent essence, alaya, which is "the basis of every visible and invisible thing, . . . though it is eternal and immutable in its essence, it reflects itself in every object of the Universe . . ." (SD 1:48). Hence it corresponds to the world-soul. In Tibet it likewise frequently is called tsang.

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Anyamsam Aniyasam (Sanskrit). A no-raniyansam (in Bhagavad gita). Lit., "the most atomic of the atomic; smallest of the small ". Applied to the universal deity, whose essence is everywhere.

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Eon or Eons (Ancient Greek). Periods of time; emanations proceeding from the divine essence, and celestial beings; genii and angels with the Gnostics.

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Neshamah (Hebrew, Jewish). Soul, anima, afflatus. In the Kabbalah, as taught in the Rosicrucian order, one of the three highest essences of the Human Soul, corresponding to the Sephira Binah.

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