theism: Belief that God exists as a real, conscious, personal Supreme Being, creator and ruler of the universe. May also include belief in the Gods.

(See also: Theism, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

Yoga: Literally, "union." Union with the Supreme Being, or any practice that makes for such union. Meditation that unites the individual spirit with God, the Supreme Spirit. The name of the philosophy expounded by the sage Patanjali, teaching the process of union of the individual with the Universal Soul.

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

Practitioners of Agama Hindu Dharma share many common beliefs, which include: A belief in one supreme being called 'Ida Sanghyang Widi Wasa', 'Sang Hyang Tunggal', or 'Sang Hyang Cintya'. A belief that all of the gods are manifestations of this supreme being. This belief is same as the belief of Smartism, which also holds that the different forms of God, Vishnu, Siva are different aspects of the same Supreme Being. A belief in the Trimurti, consisting of: Brahma, the creator ...

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Agama Hindu Dharma, Agama Hindu Dharma - General beliefs and practices, Agama Hindu Dharma - Hinduism in Bali, Agama Hindu Dharma - Javanese Hinduism, Agama Hindu Dharma - Hinduism elsewhere in the archipelago, Agama Hindu Dharma - See Also

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Camp Delta - United States Supreme Court. On November 10, 2003, the United States Supreme Court announced that it would decide on appeals by Afghan war detainees who challenge their continued incarceration at the Camp as being unlawful. On 10 January 2004, 175 members of both houses of Parliament in the UK had filed an amici curiæ brief to support the detainees' access to USA jurisdiction. On June 28, 2004 the Supreme Court ruled that "illegal combatants" such as those held in Guantánamo can challenge detentions but can also be held without charges or trial. See also:

Camp Delta, Camp Delta - Camp Delta, Camp Delta - Camp X-Ray, Camp Delta - International concern about the conditions in the camp, Camp Delta - U.S. Government Denial of Allegations of Mistreatment, Camp Delta - Legal proceedings, Camp Delta - United States Supreme Court, Camp Delta - Other proceedings

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Purusa -

(1) the primeval being as the soul and original source of the universe, the Supreme Being or Soul of the universe.

(2) the animating principle in living beings, the soul, spirit as opposed to prakrti, or matter.

(3) a male or mankind.

(See also: Purusa, Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Bodhisattvas

Those who aspire to Supreme Enlightenment and Buddhahood for themselves and all beings.

The word Bodhisattva can therefore stand for a realized being such as Avalokitesvara or Samantabhadra but also for anyone who has developed the Bodhi Mind, the aspiration to save oneself and others.

 (See also: Bodhisattvas, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

religion: From Latin religare, "to bind back."

Any system of belief in and worship of suprahuman beings or powers and/or of a Supreme Being or Power. Religion is a structured vehicle for soul advancement which often includes theology, scripture, spiritual and moral practices, priesthood and liturgy.

See: Hinduism.

(See also: Religion, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

demigods

Finite living beings empowered with vast intelligence and influence for administration of the material universe on behalf of the Supreme Lord.

(See also: demigods, Bhakti, Bhakti Yoga, Bhakti Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

Vaiswanara:

Vaiswanara (Vaishvaanara). Omnipresent, Supreme Self. Name for Sun; means "sum total of created beings".

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

Adhokshaja:

Adhokshaja: a name of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vishnu or the Vishnu-avatara, as being situated above and beyond the senses and who is not perceivable by impure, material senses.

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

Ananda: Bliss or joy. In Indian philosophy of the Upanishads, Ananda was an important attribute of the supreme being, Brahman. "Bliss" was used to define Brahman and was also considered to be the highest state of the individual self.

(See also: Ananda, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)

Aum (Sanskrit) The ancient Indians held that Om, when considered as a single letter ((Sanskrit character)) was the symbol of the Supreme; when written with three letters -- Aum -- it stood among other things for the three Vedas, the three gunas or qualities of nature, the three divisions of the universe, and the deities of the Hindu Trimurti -- Brahma, Vishnu, and Siva -- concerned in the creation, preservation, and destruction of the universe or the beings composing it. "The mystic formula, rŽsumŽ of every science, contained in the three mysterious letters, AUM which signify creation, conservation, and transformation" (IU 2:31).

These three letters are supposed by some Hindus to have correspondences as follows: "The letter A is the Sattva Guna, U is the Rajas, and M is the Tamas; these three qualities are termed Nature (Prakriti). . . . A is Bhurloka, U is Bhuvarloka, and M is Svarloka; by these three letters the spirit exhibits itself" (Laheri in Lucifer 10:147). This word is said to have a morally spiritualizing effect if pronounced during meditation and when the mind is at peace and cleansed of all impurities.

See also OM

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

Hiranyagarbha:

Hiranyagarbha: cosmic intelligence; the  supreme Lord of the universe; also called Brahma, cosmic Prana,  Sutratma, Apara-Brahman, Maha-Brahman, or Karya-Brahman;  Samasti-Sukshma-Sarirabhimani (the sum-total of all the subtle  bodies); the highest created being through whom the supreme being projects the physical universe; cosmic mind.

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

Ormazd or Ahura Mazda (Zend). The god of the Zoroastrians or the modern Parsis. He is symbolized by the sun, as being the Light of Lights. Esoterically, he is the synthesis of his six Amshaspends or Elohim, and the creative Logos. In the Mazdean exoteric system, Ahura Mazda is the supreme god, and one with the supreme god of the Vedic age - Varuna, if we read the Vedas literally.

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In his seminal "History of the Shakta Religion," N. N. Bhattacharyya explained that "[those] who worship the Supreme Deity exclusively as a Female Principle are called Shakta. The Shaktas conceive their Great Goddess as the personification of primordial energy and the source of all divine and cosmic evolution. She is identified with the Supreme Being, conceived as the Source and the Spring as well as the Controller of all the forces and potentialities of Nature. Nowhere in the religious history of the world do we come across suc ...

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Shaktism, Shaktism - Philosophy, Shaktism - Origin and History, Shaktism - Roots in Hinduism, Shaktism - Worship, Shaktism - Shakta Upanishads, Shaktism - See Also

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