Pradakshina:

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

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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:

siddha. Accomplished, achieved, fulfilled, successful.

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sankalpa-siddha:

sankalpa-siddha. Master of will.

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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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Ramayana:

One of the great epic poems of India; attributed to the sage Valmiki, the Ramayana recounts the life and exploits of Lord Rama. This story, so rich with spiritual meaning, has been told and retold down through the ages by saints, poets, scholars, and common folk.

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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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Chaitanya:

1)  The fundamental, all-pervasive, divine Consciousness.

2)  When used in refrence to a mantra, chaitanya means that the mantra is enlivened with grace and thus has the capacity to draw one's mind spontaneously into meditative stillness.

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Satsang:

(lit., the company of the Truth) The company of saints and devotees; a gathering of seekers for the purpose of chanting, meditation, and listening to scriptural teachings or readings.

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Guru principle:

The universal power of grace present as the inner Self of all beings.

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

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Murti:

(lit., embodiment; figure; image) A representation of God or of a chosen deity that has been sanctified and enlivened by worship. A murti can be a symbolic embodiment of the presence of God or a recognizable human figure, as in the image of a saint.

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Mantra:

The names of God; sacred words or divine sounds invested with the power to protect, purify, and transform the individual who repeats them. A mantra received from an enlightened Master is filled with the power of the Master's attainment.

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Intensive:

The primary Siddha Yoga meditation program, which was designed by Swami Muktananda to give spiritual initiation by awakening the kundalini energy.

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Hatha yoga:

Yogic practices, both physical and mental, performed for the purpose of purifying and strengthening the physical and subtle bodies.

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Vritti:

Fluctuation or movement of the mind; thought.

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Mala:

A string of beads used to facilitate a state of concentration while repeating a mantra.

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Brahmin:

A caste of Hindu society whose members are by tradition priests and scholars

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Prana:

The vital life-sustaining force of both the body and the universe.

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Bhakta:

A devotee, a lover of God; a follower of bhakti yoga, the path of love and devotion.

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Dharana:

A centering technique; a spiritual exercise that leads one to the experience of God within.

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Vairagya:

Dispassion; the power of renunciation by which a yogi is able to pursue the true rather than the false, the eternal rather than the ephemeral.

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