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

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Cit-samadhi - spiritual trance or deep internal perception of spiritual reality.

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Cid-anusilana - spiritual practice or cultivation; the culture of pure spiritual reality.

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Upadhi:

Upadhi. Similar to Maya. The illusion we place over reality. Smash Upadhi and enlightenment occurs.

(See also: Upadhi, Tantra, Tantra Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Sattvika or Sattvic (Sanskrit) [from sattva reality]

Pertaining to the quality of goodness; sattvic is the anglicized form.

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Satya (Sanskrit) Truth, reality, being or esse; as an adjective, true, virtuous, good, faithful, etc.

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BRAHMA-VIDYA: The science of Brahman, knowledge of Brahman, learning pertaining to Brahman or the Absolute Reality.

(See also: BRAHMA-VIDYA, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)

Asampranjata: The highest super-conscious state where the mind is completely stilled and Reality is experienced.

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Rishi: Literally "seer"; refers to one who sees the reality of life as described in the Veda and Vedic literature.

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Siddhi: Spiritual perfection, being at one with reality. Siddhi often involves paranormal ability.

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Ananda:

Ananda ("bliss"): the condition of utter joy, which is an essential quality of the ultimate Reality (tattva)

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Samsara:

Samsara ("confluence"): the finite world of change, as opposed to the ultimate Reality (brahman or nirvana)

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Brahman:

Brahman ("that which has grown expansive"): the ultimate Reality (cf. atman, purusha)

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Cit:

Cit ("consciousness"): the superconscious ultimate Reality (see atman, brahman)

(See also: Cit, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)

Om:

Om: the original mantra symbolizing the ultimate Reality, which is prefixed to many mantric utterances

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Illusion Positive unreality, or that which is wholly and completely deceptive without basis in reality; as such some philosophers consider it to be rooted in the human mind itself, subjective or interior rather than external or objective. As thus understood, illusion falls far short of the significance of the Sanskrit maya, for which it is used as a translation. For the sense of maya is that of appearance rising out of reality, not something opposed to reality.

It is evident that, if the universe can be said to exist at all, we must allow that illusion in the sense of maya has existence, a relative or temporary reality, for it obviously originates from and shadows forth the reality within and behind it.

It is not that reality itself, but its multiform appearances. To say that the world in which we live, and all the people and beings and things in it, are an illusion, does not mean that all this is an empty dream; it means that what is so real to us, as long as we are conscious on this plane, will be seen as a maya or deceptive appearance from our viewpoint when we become conscious on a higher and more inclusive plane.

See also MAYA

(See also: Illusion, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)

Hallucination:

(1) Perception of objects or beings with no reality or not present within normal sensory scanning range.

(2) Experience of sensations with no exterior cause, usually as a result of nervous dysfunction.

(3) Perceptions not in accord with consensus reality.

(See also: Hallucination, Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)

Law of True Falsehoods:

“It is possible for a concept or act to violate the truth patterns of a given personal universe (including a single person’s part of a consensus reality) and yet to still be ‘true,’ provided that it ‘works’ in a specific situation.” See Pragmatism, Law of and Reality, Levels of.

(See also: Law of True Falsehoods, Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)

Purna-Brahma - the complete brahma who is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Bhagavan. Bhagavan is purna, the complete reality. Brahma, because it is the bodily effulgence of Bhagavan, is an aspect of that reality.

(See also: Purna-Brahma, Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Sahaja:

Sahaja ("together born"): a medieval term denoting the fact that the transcendental Reality and the empirical reality are not truly separate but coexist, or with the latter being an aspect or misperception of the former; often rendered as "spontaneous" or "spontaneity"; the sahaja state is the natural condition, that is, enlightenment or realization

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Taijasa:

Taijasa: a name used in Vedanta philosophy for  an individual in the subtle state (as in dream) when the supreme  reality is veiled and coloured by an individual's subtle body.

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Swaroopa:

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

(See also: Swaroopa, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)