Guru:

spiritually enlightened soul, who can dispel darkness, ignorance and illusion from the mind and enlighten the consciousness of a devotee/disciple

(See also: Guru, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)

Enlightenment:

The final attainment on the spiritual path, when the limited sense of "I" merges into supreme Consciousness.

(See also: Enlightenment, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary, Siddha Yoga, Siddha Yoga Dictionary)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V X Y Z

enlightenment: the direct experience that the individual Self (Atman) is one with the supreme Self (Brahman); also referred to as realization, Self-realization and liberation. The Sanskrit terms for enlightenment are moksha, mukti and nirvana.

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

Avadhuta: An enlightened being who lives in a state beyond body-consciousness.

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Surya: the sun, also the Vedic Sun God or god of the enlightened mind.

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Bodhi:

Bodhi ("enlightenment"): the state of the awakened master, or buddha

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Bodhisattva:

Bodhisattva ("enlightenment being"): in Mahayana Buddhist yoga, the individual who, motivated by compassion (karuna), is committed to achieving enlightenment for the sake of all other beings

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Jnana Yoga:

Jnana Yoga: Yoga of knowledge, "Union of knowledge." Describes the esoteric spiritual practices of the fully enlightened being, or jnani.

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

Yoga:

state of union between two opposites - body and mind; individual and universal consciousness; a process of uniting the opposing forces in the body and mind in order to achieve supreme awareness and enlightenment.

(See also: Yoga, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)

A Yoga Dictionary from Asanas to Zerosis

Note that all words in grey (like the following examples; Yoga, Kundalini, Enlightenment) in the dictionary are links to archives with articles related to that word or expression.

From "Easy Steps to Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda.

hindu path based in kundalini yoga and sex magic as a way to
enlightenment

(See also: Tantra, Magic, Shamanism, Pagan Dictionary)

Mandala: A circular geometric design that represents the cosmos and the spirit's journey. It is a tool in the pilgrimage to enlightenment. One of the most famous mandalas appears on the floor of the Chartres Cathedral in France.

(See also: Mandala, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)

Bodhi: Enlightenment; the pursuit of pure truth without any attachment.  Prince Gautama, the Buddha sat under the Bodhi tree (actually a fig tree), determined to stay there until he experienced supreme enlightenment.

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dormant bio-energy resident in the base of the human spine, in
the root chakra, released through yoga and other practices for
enlightenment, intelligence, and spiritual insights

(See also: kundalini, Magic, Shamanism, Pagan Dictionary)

Pansita - Pansa means ‘the intelligence of one who is enlightened by knowledge of the sastra’, and the word pansita refers to one who has such intelligence.

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

Antarmukha - the inward tendency. Having one’s attention focused inwards towards the soul and spiritual enlightenment.

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

Sanskrit dictionary. From Advaita to Yoga.

Please note that all words in grey, like "enlightenment" or "kundalini" are hyperlinked to archives further explaining the term. At the corresponding archive you will also find articles related to the term.

Buddha: The Awakened One - The honorary title of Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism who lived in the sixth century B.C. The name is also given to those who achieve true enlightenment and as a result, inner freedom.

(See also: Buddha, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)

Shakti-pata:

Shakti-pata ("descent of power"): the process of initiation, or spiritual baptism, by means of the benign transmission of an advanced or even enlightened adept (siddha), which awakens the shakti within a disciple, thereby initiating or enhancing the process of liberation

(See also: Shakti-pata, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)

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

(See also: Sahaja, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)