Pure Consciousness Dictionary - Article Index

Dictionary - Pure Consciousness: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Pure Consciousness
Pure Consciousness: See: Parashakti, Satchidananda, tattva. (See also: Pure Consciousness , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Dharmakaya: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Dharmakaya
A Theosophical definition of Dharmakaya :   Dharmakaya (Sanskrit) This is a compound of two words meaning the "continuance...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Satchidananda: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Satchidananda
Satchidananda (Sachchidananda): (Sanskrit) "Existence-consciousness-bliss."   A synonym for Parashakti. Lord Siva's Di...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Atman: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Atman
A Theosophical definition of Atman :   Atman (Sanskrit) The root of atman is hardly known; its origin is uncertain, but the gen...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samadhi: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Samadhi
samadhi: (Sanskrit) "Enstasy," which means "standing within one's Self." "Sameness; contemplation; union, who...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Self: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Self
Self Theosophical literature distinguishes between self and ego: self is a purely spiritual unit, divine in essence, the same in every...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shakti: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Shakti
Shakti: (Sanskrit) "Power, energy," from the root shak, "to be able."   The active power or manifest energy ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siddha Yoga Dictionary: Dictionary Of Siddha Yoga Terminology
A dictionary Of Siddha Yoga Terminology. From Abhanga to Yogini.   Please note that all words in grey, like "enlightenment&quo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhism: Basic Buddhist Dictionary
Buddhism: Basic Buddhist Dictionary A basic dictionary of Buddhism terms. Please note that all words in grey like " Buddhism "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tattva: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Tattva
tattva: (Sanskrit) "That-ness" or "essential nature." Tattvas are the primary principles, elements, states or cate...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kundalini: Kundalini Dictionary
Kundalini Dictionary Dictionary over terms related to kundalini and kundalini awakening. Please note that words in grey like " Kund...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Atman: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Atman
Atman (Sanskrit) Self; the highest part a human being: pure consciousness, that cosmic self which is the same in every dweller on this...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sankhya, Samkhya: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sankhya, Samkhya
Sankhya or Samkhya (Sanskrit) [from sam-khya to reckon, enumerate]   The third of the six Darsanas or Hindu schools of philosophy...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sanskrit Dictionary: Dictionary Of Commonly Used Sanskrit Terms (a-c)
A dictionary Of Commonly Used Sanskrit terms. From A to Crore.   Please note that all words in grey, like "yoga", "e...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Formless: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Formless
formless: Philosophically, atattva, beyond the realm of form or substance.   Used in attempting to describe the wondersome, inde...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Light: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Light
light: In an ordinary sense, a form of energy which makes physical objects visible to the eye. In a religious-mystical sense, light al...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Being: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Being
Being: When capitalized being refers to God's essential divine nature- Pure Consciousness, Absolute Reality and Primal Soul (God's nat...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Life: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Life
Life Life per se is conscious, substantial, spiritual force, manifesting in myriad ways as the various lives and as forms of energy, w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Universal Mind: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Universal Mind
universal mind: In the most profound sense, mind is the sum of all things, all energies and manifestations, all forms, subtle and gros...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anandamaya Kosha: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Anandamaya Kosha
anandamaya kosha: "Body of bliss."   The intuitivesuperconscious sheath or actinic-causal body. This inmost soul form ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shankara: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Shankara
Shankara: (788-820AD) Founder of the best-known and most influential school of Vedanta, known as the non-dualist or advaita Vedanta. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Parashakti: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Parashakti
Parashakti: (Sanskrit) "Supreme power; primal energy."   God Siva's second perfection, which is impersonal, immanent, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ardhanarishvara: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Ardhanarishvara
Ardhanarishvara: (Sanskrit) "Half-female Lord." Lord Siva in androgynous form, male on the right side and female on the left, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siva: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Siva
Siva: (Sanskrit) "The auspicious, gracious or kindly one."   Supreme Being of the Saivite religion. God Siva is All an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prakriti: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Prakriti
prakriti: (Sanskrit) "Primary matter; nature."   In the 25- tattva Sankhya system - which concerns itself only with th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shuddha-sattva: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Shuddha-sattva
shuddha-sattva “Pure goodness,” the nonmaterial, incorruptible substance of the spiritual world. Also, the pure consciousn...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Atman: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Atman
Atman The eternal or real self, sometimes referring to the principle of life in all things. The pure consciousness of the spirit which...   » Read the article

Dictionary - God Realization: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On God Realization
God Realization: Direct and personal experience of the Divine within oneself.   It can refer to either 1)    sav...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Soul: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Soul
soul: The real being of man, as distinguished from body, mind and emotions. The soul - known as atman or purusha - is the sum of its t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purusha: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Purusha
purusha: (Sanskrit) "The spirit that dwells in the body/in the universe." Person; spirit; man.   Metaphysically, the s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Self-realization: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Self-realization
Self-realization: The state of enlightenment in which the individual merges with pure Consciousness.   (See also: Self-realiz...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Tattvas: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Tattvas
Tattvas: In Kashmir Shaivism, the basic categories or principles of the process of universal manifestation from pure Consciousness to...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purusha: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Purusha
purusha: literally 'person': the original, primeval being the sacrifice of which was believed to create from its body the phenomenal ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guna: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Guna
guna: (Sanskrit) "Strand; quality." The three constituent principles of prakriti, primal nature. The three gunas are as foll...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hinduism And Sanskrit Dictionary
A dictionary with common spiritual words from Hinduism and Sanskrit. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aitreya Upanishad: Vedic Hindu Scriptures Dictionary On Aitreya Upanishad
Aitreya Upanishad It belongs to the Rg Veda. It is considered as one of the principal Upanisads and concerns with imparting the knowl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vohu-mano, Vohu-mana: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Vohu-mano, Vohu-mana
Vohu-Mano, Vohu-Mana (Avestan) Vahman (Pahlavi) Bahman (Persian) [from Avestan vohu goodness from the verbal root vah to love cf Sansk...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Self: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Self
A Theosophical definition of Self :   Self Man is a sheaf or bundle of forces or energies and material elements combined; and t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ayurveda: Ayurveda Ayurvedic Dictionary On Ayurveda
Ayurveda is the oldest surviving complete medical system in the world. Derived from its ancient Sanskrit roots - ‘ayus' (life) a...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  chit: Sanskrit Dictionary On  chit
 Chit: pure consciousness   (See also:  Chit , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Chaitanya: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Chaitanya
CHAITANYA: Pure Consciousness.   (See also: CHAITANYA ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Amitabha (amida, Amita, Amitayus): Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Amitabha (amida, Amita, Amitayus)
Amitabha (Amida, Amita, Amitayus) Amitabha is the most commonly used name for the Buddha of Infinite Light and Infinite Life. A trans...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Chaitanya: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Chaitanya
CHAITANYA: pure consciousness   (See also: CHAITANYA , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upahita Chaitanya: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Iii On Upahita Chaitanya
UPAHITA CHAITANYA: pure consciousness associated with Upadhis, the individual soul   (See also: UPAHITA CHAITANYA , Hinduism, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Karma: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Karma
A Theosophical definition of Karma :   Karma (Karman, Sanskrit) This is a noun-form coming from the root kri meaning "to d...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sachchidananda, Saccidananda: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sachchidananda, Saccidananda
Sachchidananda saccidananda (Sanskrit) [from sat reality + chit pure consciousness + ananda bliss]   Abstract being, abstract con...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pure Land School: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Pure Land School
Pure Land School When Mahayana Buddhism spread to China, Pure Land ideas found fertile ground for development.   In the fourth ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pure Land: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Pure Land
Pure Land Generic term for the realms of the Buddhas.   In this text it denotes the Land of Ultimate Bliss or Western Land of A...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Three Pure Land Sutras: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Three Pure Land Sutras
Three Pure Land Sutras Pure Land Buddhism is based on three basic sutras: a)    Amitabha Sutra (or Shorter Amitabha S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahavakya: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Mahavakya
mahavakya: (Sanskrit) "Great saying."   A profound aphorism from scripture or a holy person. Most famous are four Upan...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samadhi: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Samadhi
Samadhi (Sanskrit) [from sam with, together + a towards + the verbal root dha to place, bring]   To direct towards; to combine th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Shiva: Tantra Tantric Dictionary On Shiva
Shiva: Shiva. Lord of Withdrawal. Represents pure consciousness. Possesses 3 Shaktis or Powers: Iccha (Will), Jnana (Knowledge), an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Actinic: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Actinic
actinic: Spiritual, creating light. Adjective derived from the Greek aktis, "ray." Of or pertaining to consciousness in its pu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purusha: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Purusha
Purusha: man; pure consciousness   (See also: Purusha ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Purusha: Hindu Sanskrit Dictionary Ii On Purusha
Purusha: pure consciousness, spirit   (See also: Purusha , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Brothers Of The Shadow: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Brothers Of The Shadow
A Theosophical definition of Brothers of the Shadow :   Brother(s) of the Shadow A term given in occultism and especially in mo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pure Land: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Pure Land
Pure Land: Form of Buddhism that survived the persecution of Buddhism in the ninth century C.E. in China. This school emphasizes medit...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pure Land Sutras: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Pure Land Sutras
Pure Land Sutras   See "Three Pure Land Sutras."    (See also: Pure Land Sutras , Buddhism, Body Mind and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pure Land Buddhism: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism Mahayana school originating in China teaching faith in Amitabha Buddha, invoking his name to win rebirth in his Pu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Maya: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Maya
maya: (Sanskrit) "Consisting of; made of," as in manomaya, "made of mind."   From the verb root ma, "to ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bee: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Bee
Bee(Bees) Greek and Roman writers, having in mind the terminology of the Mysteries, used the term bees (melissai) to denote both pries...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pure Land Buddhism: Eastern Philosophy Dictionary On Pure Land Buddhism
Pure Land Buddhism: School of Mahayana Buddhism founded in China by Tao-cho (562-645 CE) which emphasizes devotion to Amida, the Celes...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Visualization: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Visualization
Visualization See Meditation Sutra for explanation.   The visualizations (in the Meditation Sutra) are distinguished into sixte...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Absolute: Siddha Yoga Dictionary On Absolute
Absolute: The highest Reality; supreme Consciousness; the pure, untainted, changeless Truth.   (See also: Absolute , Yoga, Yo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nirvana: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Nirvana
A Theosophical definition of Nirvana :   Nirvana (Sanskrit) This is a compound: nir, "out," and vana, the past partic...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purusha: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary On Purusha
purusha: Pure, unmanifested consciousness.   (See also: purusha , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bhajana: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Bhajana
Bhajana - (1) the word bhajana is derived from the verbal root ‘bhaj’ which is defined in the Garusa Purana (Purva-khansa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acchadita-cetana: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Acchadita-cetana
Acchadita-cetana - covered consciousness. This refers to living beings such as trees, creepers, shrubs, stones, and other non-moving b...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anagami: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Anagami
anagami (anaagaamii): Nonreturner. A person who has abandoned the five lower fetters that bind the mind to the cycle of rebirth (see s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Gods: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Gods
A Theosophical definition of Gods :   Gods The old pantheons were builded upon an ancient and esoteric wisdom which taught, und...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Akasic Samadhi: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Akasic Samadhi
Akasic Samadhi (adjective of akasa ether, space + samadhi profound meditation from sam-a-dha to hold or fix together (in abstract thou...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Individuality: Theosophy Occultism Mysticism Dictionary On Individuality
A Theosophical definition of Individuality :   Individuality Theosophists draw a sharp and comprehensive distinction between in...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sadhya: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Sadhya
Sadhya - the object or goal which is desired by a person and for the attainment of which he undergoes a suitable process, is known as ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sankucita-cetana: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Sankucita-cetana
Sankucita-cetana - contracted consciousness. This refers to animals, birds, insects, and aquatics. Their consciousness is more de velo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mediator: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Mediator
Mediator An agent who stands or goes between, specifically one who acts as the conscious agent or intermediary of special spiritual po...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhi: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Buddhi
Buddhi (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root budh to awaken, enlighten, know)   The spiritual soul, the faculty of discriminating, the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cinmaya: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary On Cinmaya
Cinmaya - possessing full spiritual nature and consciousness; composed of pure cognition; spiritual.   (See also: Cinmaya , B...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Hinduism Lexicon On B
Hinduism Lexicon on B From backbiting to buddhi chitta.    » Read the article

Article - Nirvikalp Samadhi: Pure Consciousness: Nirvikalp Samadhi  
The nature of Atman is pure consciousness, and though the phenomena are perceived to be taking place, in reality they are only aspects...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Hinduism Lexicon On A
Hinduism Lexicon on A From aadheenam to axis.      » Read the article

Article - Vedic Science: Understanding The Creation Of The Universe
Why should we understand how the universe was created? Because it gives us a clearer understanding of where we have come from, where we a...   » Read the article

Article - Consciousness: Can Consciousness Be Reduced To Matter?  
Francis Crick, the co-discoverer of the DNA, presented what he called the “Astonishing Hypothesis”: Human behaviour is mer...   » Read the article

Article - Consciousness: What Is Consciousness?
What raises us above other known sentient beings is our ability to be conscious of our own consciousness. But what does this mean, scient...   » Read the article

Article - Meditation: Different Kinds Of Meditation
There are different kinds of meditation. A particular kind is best suited for a particular mind. The kind of meditation varies according ...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: What Is The Hindu Definition Of God -monotheistic Or Polytheistic?
What is the Hindu definition of God -monotheistic or polytheistic? There is much confusion about this, not among Hindus but among those ...   » Read the article

Article - Psychic Ability: Psychic Gifts And Psychic Powers
 There's a myriad of psychic gifts and terms to describe those gifts and psychic powers. We have compiled a short list here to help you u...   » Read the article

Article - Jnana Yoga: The Path Of Knowledge - Jnana Yoga
Jnana yoga is the yoga of knowledge - not knowledge in the intellectual sense-but the knowledge of Brahman and Atman and the realization ...   » Read the article

Article - Peace Of Mind: The Wavelength Of Celestial Sound
In most religious scriptures, Shabd or the Word is referred to as the creator of the universe. It is a current from the ocean of pure ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spiritual Dictionary: Hinduism Dictionary From J-r
A spiritual dictionary from J-R of the most common spiritual words in Hinduism. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenme...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Spiritual Dictionary: Spiritual Hinduism Dictionary
A spiritual dictionary of the 280 most common words in Hinduism. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritual D...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hinduism Dictionary: Hinduism Dictionary From A-i
A dictionary from A-J of most common spiritual words in Hinduism. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritual ...   » Read the article

Article - Site Map: Site Map Archives P-s
Map over all archives. See also: Sacred Space, Sacred Places, Power Places, Enlightenment, Spiritual Growth, Meaning of Dreams, Yoga, May...   » Read the article