A Wisdom Archive on Relations

Vyavaharika (Sanskrit) [from vy-ava-hri to act or behave in affairs from the verbal root hri to carry, receive, obtain, hold]
 
Relating to business or practice, hence practical. Pertaining to the ordinary pragmatic affairs of life or custom. In Vedantic philosophy one of the three forms of existence in human life in contradistinction to the only real life (paramarthika) and the illusory life (pratibhasika).

 
(See also: Vyavaharika, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body mind and Soul )

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Yang (Chinese) The bright aspect -- as the sunny side of a hill -- in contrast to yin, the dark side. In mystic Chinese literature and in Taoism, yang is associated with the masculine aspect, while yin refers to the feminine aspect. Thus tao is regarded as the interaction of the revolving changes produced by the yang and yin: yang referring to immaterial, celestial force and substance; yin, to material equivalents.
 
Popularly everything of a beneficial aspect is associated with yang, while everything of maleficent tendency is related to yin. However, this limits the original conception of yang and yin as forming the two contrasted sides of the universe, for one cannot exist without the other, and each in its own way is as important as the other.

 
(See also: Yang, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body mind and Soul )

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Vitala (Sanskrit) Better place, i.e., better for matter, in that its substance is more material or differentiated than atala which precedes it; the second on the descending scale of the seven talas, corresponding to taparloka. Vitala is related on earth to the state of samadhi, and in one sense also to human buddhic consciousness. No adept, save one, can be higher than this in the tala side of his consciousness and continue living on earth. All the different talas and their corresponding lokas are connected both with states of consciousness and with varieties of vehicles on which these various consciousnesses work. Every tala with its respective loka forms a bipolar sphere containing its own hosts of conscious entities imbodied in vehicles appropriate to the loka-tala or tala-loka in which they are.

 
(See also: Vitala, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body mind and Soul )

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Vortex-Atom Theory The theory devised by Kelvin (1824-1907), more or less copied after misunderstood teachings of the ancients, to represent the atoms of matter as vortices in a homogeneous, incompressible, and perfectly nonviscous fluid.
 
It can be shown, both mathematically and by experiments with smoke rings, that such vortices would have many of the properties attributed to atoms -- they are indestructible, when two meet they rebound and vibrate -- but the property of mass is not sufficiently explained. A vortical motion in such a fluid should keep on forever, but the hypothesis supplies no explanation of how such a motion could ever have been started. Descartes propounded a vortical theory, relating however to the physical universe of stars and planets; but, in his theory, it was God who set his vortices in motion.

 
(See also: Vortex-Atom Theory, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body mind and Soul )

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 When speaking of relationships, we mean any person with whom you have frequent or continuing interactions. Throughout your life, your energy is connected with others through shared interactions. Length or duration of a relationship does not determine the strength of the energy bond. The strength or 'intensity' of an energy bond is determined by the amounts and types of energy you put into that bond. Due to this, some relationships may have ended long ago, but have a 'stronger intensity' than current or ongoing relationships.
 

Read more here: » Relationships: The Energy of Relationships

An important factor in any relationship is the energy exchange between the individuals. Those in the process of developing spiritually will find relationships to be a primary area of work. In physical reality, interaction with others is a focus point for development.
 

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We are all familiar with chemical addictions to intoxicating substances such as alcohol or cocaine. Sex, work and Internet use are also frequently mentioned as aspects of life that can be used addictively. The least recognized addiction in our society, however, may be the addiction to drama that manifests in so many relationships. While drama is a legitimate category of cinema and theater, as an addictive process in relationships it refers to an ongoing dysfunctional need to continually recreate unsafe and unhealthy emotional intensity in one's relationships.

Read more here: » Relationships: Are You Or Your Partner Addicted To Drama?