![]() It’s the third limb ( anga) of Patanjali’s eightfold path of yoga.Īshram: The home of a spiritual practice community where the focus is on spiritual living, meditation, and self-realization.Īshtanga-yoga. The Sanskrit term for “seat” refers to a physical posture. The Sanskrit term for “limb”, anga refers to a “fundamental category” on the yogic path, such as asana, dharana, dhyana, niyama, pranayama, pratyahara, samadhi, yama.Īsana. A Pali word which refers to the mindfulness of breathing.Īnga. Bliss, the condition of utter joy.Īnapanasati. It is a union with your highest self in which enthralling, continuous joy is present no matter what your outward circumstances may be. Rather it is a state of being in which you no longer fall victim to the trappings of like, dislike, judgment, worry, and fear. A Sanskrit word that means “bliss” or “divine joy.” Ananda differentiates from the type of temporary joy that comes from sense pleasures like eating or seeing beautiful things, or the excitement of attaining objects like a new car or house. The Sanskrit word that means “immortal/immortality” referring to the deathless Spirit ( atman, purusha) as well as the “nectar of immortality” that oozes from the psychoenergetic center at the crown of the head (see sahasrara-cakra).Īnanda. A Sanskrit term meaning “ether/space” is the first of the five material elements of which the physical universe is composed also used to designate “inner” space, that is, the space of consciousness (called cid-akasha).Īma: The Sanskrit word that refers to the internal toxins produced by improper metabolic functioning and digestion.Īmrita. It’s the absence of violence and consideration and love for one’s self and others.Īkasha. The Sanskrit term meaning “nonharming” is considered the single most important moral discipline and is one of the five y amas. ![]() The Sanskrit term meaning “I-maker” refers to the individuation principle, or ego, which must be transcended.Īhimsa. Pitta is the container and Agni is the content.Īhamkara. Pitta contains heat-energy which helps digestion. This Sanskrit term refers to the biological fire that governs metabolism, similar in its function to Pitta as a catalytic agent in digestion. Often refers to the interpretation of Vedanta.Īgni. The Sanskrit term means “nonduality” and refers to the teaching that there is only One Reality ( Atman, Brahman). It can be self-massage or received from a practitioner.Īdvaita. ![]() A Sanskrit word referring to a specific, herbalized oil massage in Ayurveda. F rom Meditation, Yoga, Ayurveda, Buddhism & VedantaĪbhyanga. ![]()
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