Abhishek:

A ritual bathing offered as worship (puja) to a statue or other representation of a deity.

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Atman:

Divine Consciousness residing in the individual; the supreme Self; the soul

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Yoga-Siddha {SD 2:559; BCW 8:202n, 14:261}

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Nitya-siddha:

Nitya-siddha: a liberated soul of marvellous  powers who is ever present on the astral plane.

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Om namah shivaya:

lit., Om, salutations to Shiva) The Sanskrit mantra of the Siddha Yoga lineage; known as the great redeeming mantra because of its power to grant both worldly fulfillment and spiritual realization. Om is the primordial sound; Namah is to honor or bow to; Shivaya denotes divine Consciousness, the Lord who dwells in every heart.

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Arjuna:

One of the heroes of the Indian epic Mahabharata, considered to be the greatest warrior of all. He was the friend and devotee of Lord Krishna, who revealed the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita to him on the battlefield.

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Ram:

(lit., one who is pleasing, delightful) The seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu, Rama is seen as the embodiment of dharma and is the object of great devotion. He is the central character in the Indian epic Ramayana.

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Liberation:

Freedom from the cycle of birth and death; the state of realization of oneness with the Absolute.

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Mahasamadhi:

1)    A realized yogi's conscious departure from the physical body at death.

2)  A celebration on the anniversary of a great being's departure from the physical body. 3) A shrine erected at the place where a yogi has taken mahasamadhi.

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Devi:

The great mother Goddess; the beloved of Shiva who represents Shakti, or cosmic energy.

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Deva:

A deity or god.

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siddha yoga: (Sanskrit) "Yoga of perfected attainment, or of supernatural powers."

1)    A term used in the Tirumantiram and other Saiva scriptures to describe the yoga which is the way of life of adepts after attaining of Parasiva. Siddha yoga involves the development of magical or mystical powers, or siddhis, such as the eight classical powers. It is a highly advanced yoga which seeks profound transformation of body, mind and emotions and the ability to live in a flawless state of God Consciousness.

2)    The highly accomplished practices of certain alchemists.

See: siddha yogi, siddhi.

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Tattvas:

In Kashmir Shaivism, the basic categories or principles of the process of universal manifestation from pure Consciousness to matter; that which is the essence of each stage of manifestation.

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Durga:

The fierce aspect of the universal Shakti or divine Mother, who destroys limitations and evil tendencies. She is often depicted as the eight-armed warrior goddess who rides a tiger and carries

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Subtle body:

The second of four bodies within a human being (the physical, subtle, causal, and supracausal bodies), which is experienced in the dream state.

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siddha:

siddha - a prophet or adept

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Siddha-sena (Sanskrit) [from siddha perfected + sena lord, leader]

The leader of the siddhas. As the siddhas are the highly evolved sages or saints who have become semi-divine and virtually a class of dhyani-chohans, it means the leader of the celestial beings of both heaven and earth who are endowed with occult yogi powers.

Also one of the many titles of Karttikeya.

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Siddha-Yoga:

Siddha-Yoga ("Yoga of the adepts"): a designation applied especially to the yoga of Kashmiri Shaivism, as taught by Swami Muktananda (twentieth century)

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Pradakshina:

The act of worshipful circumambulation (walking clockwise around a holy temple, shrine, or place).

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NITYA-SIDDHA: A liberated soul of marvellous powers who is ever present on the

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Nada:

Spontaneous inner sounds that may be heard during advanced stages of meditation; nada may take the form of sounds such as bells, the blowing of a conch, and thunder.

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