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| Words According to Sahaja YogaWhen I was still completely controlled by Sahaja Yoga, I undertook a project to create a dictionary of terms used in the cult. I was careful to cite references, which were usually taken from speeches by Mrs. Srivastava (Shri Mataji) as published in the cult's magazine, Nirmala Yoga. Here is the text of that project, converted to HTML. Keep in mind that at the time this was created, I was a true believer. So critical thinking is left up to the reader. Some of this may be useful to people investigating Sahaja Yoga, its practices, and the dire effects on the many cult followers. Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz AaAbhava 1. Sanskrit: {a-bhâva, masculine} Non-existence; absence.[1] 2. Complete negation of thought.[2] Abhisheka 1. Sanskrit: {abhi-sheká, masculine} besprinkling; inauguration; water for inauguration; ablution.[3] 2. Ablution or consecration with water while reciting hymns (during Puja).[4] Abhishikta 1. Sanskrit: {abhi-shikta, perfect passive participle} sprinkled, anointed, installed, inaugurated.[5] Abraham 1. See Adhi Guru. Achaman 1. Offering water for sipping and for rinsing the mouth (to a deity during Puja).[6] Acharya Kaka Bhujander Tatvachary 1. An ancient astrologer from Karnataka who predicted the advent of Sahaja Yoga about two-thousand years ago.[7] Achintya 1. Sanskrit: {a-kintya, future participle passive} inconceivable.[8] Achintya Rupa 1. Sanskrit: One of the 108 Names of Sri Mataji Nirmala Devi: Inaccessible to thought since mind, the instrument of thought, is Her creation.[9] Achyuta 1. Sanskrit: {á-kyuta, perfect passive participle} firm, imperishable. 2. masculine: epithet of Vishnu.[10] One of the 108 names of Sri Vishnu: unchanging.[11] 2. Never Falling; one of the avatataras of Vishnu.[12] Adharma 1. Sanskrit: {á-dharma, masculine} unrighteousness, breach of duty; injustice.[13] 2. Anti-dharma.[14] Adhi 1. Sanskrit: {ádhi, adverb} above, upwards; highly; within; besides. 2. {preposition with accusative} over, upon; up to. 3. {with ablative} above; down from, from, out of. 4. {with locative} above (of rank or number); under the rule of; upon, in on; with respect to.[15] Adhi Bhumi 1. Sanskrit: Devi of the earth.[16] Adhi Guru 1. Sanskrit: Primordial Master.[17] 2. He incarnates very often to assist Sri Vishnu in His evolutionary task. 3. There have been ten major manifestations: Abraham, Moses, Confucius, Zarathustra, Lao Tse, Socrates, Raja Janaka, Mohammed, Guru Nanak, Sai Baba of Shirdi. 3. Relates to the subtle body area of the Void (or Ocean of Illusion).[18] 4. First Guru. 5. Sri Ganesa.[19] Adhi Sakti 1. Sanskrit: One of the 108 Names of Sri Mataji Nirmala Devi: Primal power, being the first cause.[20] 2. Primordial Power, power of God the Almighty.[21] 3. The primordial Mother.[22] 4. Incarnated as: Sri Durga, the Virgin Mary, Sri Sita, Sri Radha, Sri Nanaki, and Sri Fatimaji.[23] Adhi Sankaracharya 1. Lived in the 6th century and propounded that "It is the Kundalini who has to be awakened and unless and until you get your Realization you are nowhere near religion."[24] 2. Wrote a commentary on Badarayana's Brahma-sutra under the pseudonym Suresvara. He lived from 788 to 820 A.D. and his teacher was Govinda, the disciple of Gaudapada.[25] Adhokshaja 1. One of the 108 names of Sri Vishnu: knowledge of Him arises only when the attention goes inwards.[26] Aditi 1. Sanskrit: {á-diti} adjective-infinite, feminine-infinity, name-of the mother of the gods.[27] 2. Not limited; a means not and diti means limited.[28] Adivasis 1. Sanskrit: Aborigines.[29] Aggressiveness 1. Caused by a problem on the right side.[30] 2. Sahaja Yogis must be peaceful not aggressive.[31] Aghoksha 1. One of the 108 names of Sri Vishnu: known by turning inwards.[32] Agnayi 1. Sanskrit: {agnâ'yî, feminine} Agni's wife.[33] Agneya 1. Sanskrit: {âgneyá, adjective} relating to fire or Agni. 2. Noun: the lunar mansion Krittikâ.[34] Agni 1. Sanskrit: {ag-ní, masculine} fire; conflagration; god-Agni[35] 2. Deva of fire.[36] Agrani 1. Sanskrit: {agra-nî, adjective; agra-nîs nominative male} leading.[37] 2. One of the 108 names of Sri Vishnu: He leads the seekers of salvation to the foremost abode.[38] Ahamkara 1. Sanskrit: {aham-kâra, masculine} self-consciousness; selfishness; self conceit, pride.[39] 2. Ego.[40] Ajaekapad 1. Sanskrit: {aga_ekapâd, masculine} name of one of the eleven Rudras and of Vishnu.[41] Ajna chakra 1. Common alternate spelling of ajnya chakra.[42] Ajnakhya chakra 1. Common alternate spelling of ajnya chakra.[43] Ajneya 1. Sanskrit: {a-gneya, future participle passive} not to be known or recognized.[44] Ajnya Chakra 1. Sanskrit: The plane of Jesus Christ located at the junction of the optic thalamus (pineal and pituitary glands). 2. the Jesus Principle in you which only becomes active after the awakening of the Kundalini.[45] 3. Mantra for center: Sri Mataji make me a forgiving and sacrificing person. 4. Mantra for the left side: Sri Mataji, by Your Grace, please forgive me. 5. Mantra for the right side: Sri Mataji, I forgive everyone and I forgive myself; Sri Mataji, by Your Grace, please keep me in Your attention.[46] 6. Presiding Deities: Center- Sri Mary Jesus; Left (on Right temple)- Sri Mahavira; Right (on Left temple)- Sri Buddha; Back- Sri Maha Ganesa; Front- Sri Maha Karttikeya.[47] 7. Never argue with a person caught on Ajnya.[48] 8. The only door for winning over ego and super-ego.[49] 9. Ego orientation causes this chakra to catch.[50] Akula 1. Sanskrit: {a-kula, adjective} low-born.[51] 2. One of the 108 Names of Sri Mataji Nirmala Devi: One who is beyond kula, that is measurable dimension.[52] Alasya 1. Sanskrit: {a-lâsya, adjective} not dancing.[53] 2. Laziness.[54] Albion 1. William Blake: from where all things had their beginnings. Traditionally associated with England or Britain as a whole.[55] Allergies 1. Can be caused by a lethargic liver, a left sided problem.[56] Amara 1. Sanskrit: {a-mára, adjective} immortal.[57] Amaraisvara 1. Sanskrit: {a-mara_îsvara, masculine} lord of the gods.[58] Amaraprabha 1. Sanskrit: {a-mára-prabha, adjective} bright as an immortal.[59] Amaraprabhu 1. Sanskrit: One of the 108 names of Sri Vishnu: the lord of the immortals.[60] Amavasya 1. Sanskrit: {amâ-vâs-yâ, feminine} night of the new moon.[61] 2. The 15th day of a dark fortnight (the New Moon day) according to the Indian Calendar (Shalivahan Shaka).[62] 2. The last lunar day of the dark fortnight.[63] Amita 1. Sanskrit: {á-mita, perfect passive participle} immeasurable. 2. Innumerable.[64] Amitavikrama 1. Sanskrit: One of the 108 names of Sri Vishnu: of enormous valor.[65] Amogha 1. Sanskrit: {á-mogha, adjective} not vain, unerring, infallible.[66] 2. One of the 108 names of Sri Vishnu: He who blesses His worshipers.[67] Amrita 1. Sanskrit: {a-mríta, perfect passive participle} not having died; immortal. 2. Masculine: a god. 3. Feminine: a goddess. 4. neuter: immortality; world of immortals; nectar.[68] 5. Nectar, the flow of bliss.[69] Anahata 1. Sanskrit: {an-â-hata, perfect passive participle} not struck; unwashed, new.[70] 2. The sound that is without percussion. 2. Expressed by the heart.[71] Ananda 1. Sanskrit: {â-nandá, masculine or neuter} joy, bliss; sensual pleasure.[72] 2. Joy.[73] Anant Ashirvad 1. Sanskrit: Everlasting blessings.[74] Anant Sakti 1. Sanskrit: Limitless Power.[75] Ananta 1. Sanskrit: {an-antá, adjective} endless.[76] 2. Unending.[77] Anantarupa 1. Sanskrit: One of the 108 names of Sri Vishnu: infinite are His forms, or, form of infinity.[78] Anger 1. Sahaja yogis should never be angry. Without getting annoyed they should improve everything tactfully and intelligently.[79] 2. Doesn't behoove a Sahaja Yogi at any point, unless Sri Mataji tells you to be angry.[80] 3. Be angry with yourself if you are losing your temper and being unkind to others.[81] Animal heads on deities 1. "...the head of an animal signifies that such a person never gets ego."[82] Aniruddha 1. Sanskrit: One of the 108 names of Sri Vishnu: never obstructed nor overcome.[83] Anna 1. Sanskrit: {án-na, perfect passive participle-neuter} food, especially rice.[84] Annam 1. Sanskrit: One of the 108 names of Sri Vishnu: He causes all beings to eat.[85] Annapurna 1. Sanskrit: Mahalakshmi as the giver of food.[86] Anniversary, marital, of Sri Mataji 1. April 7th.[87] Anshavatar 1. A limited manifestation of an incarnation.[88] Antahkarana 1. Sanskrit: {antah-karana, neuter} the internal organ. 2. Heart.[89] 3. The inner organs.[90] Antar 1. Sanskrit: {antár, adverb, preposition} within, inwards, in.[91] Antar Yoga 1. Sanskrit: Inner yoga.[92] Apocalypse 1. The coming of Sri Kalki.[93] Apollo 1. Represents light, clarity, and knowledge.[94] 2. Greek Mythology: One of the greatest gods. God of the sun, music, poetry, eloquence, medicine, and the fine arts. Son of Zeus and Leto. Twin brother of Artemis. Sometimes identified with Helios, the sun god.[95] Apology 1. To keep peace with others, be in an apologetic mood. This will express the complete peace from within. The Indians and the Japanese (Zen) have this quality.[96] Apostles 1. See Nirmala Yoga, Jan-Feb 1984, p. 30. 2. The close disciples of Christ were not true seekers.[97] Aquarius 1. Kumbha. The Mother Earth.[98] 2. The Age of Aquarius is the Age of the Kundalini.[99] Archetype 1. Model, form, fundamental symbol.[100] Ardha 1. Sanskrit: {ardh-á, adjective} half. 2. masculine, neuter: half or middle.[101] Ardha-Bindu 1. Sanskrit: One of the Chakras placed above the Sahasrara.[102] Ardhaakshi 1. Sanskrit: {ardha_akshi, neuter} side glance.[103] Argentina 1. Government problems: See Nirmala Yoga H.H. Mataji, "Sri Rama's Birthday (Ram navami, Ehelsham Road, London: 2nd April 1982)," Nirmala Yoga, 4 (Sep-Oct 1984), p. 18. Arghya 1. Sanskrit: {argh-ya, future passive participle} valuable; worthy of a hospitable reception. 2. neuter: water presented to a guest.[104] Arghyam 1. Sanskrit: Offering water for washing the hands (of a deity during puja).[105] Argument 1. Don't argue. If you are argumentative then know that you are not yet there (where you have to be).[106] Arrogance 1. Comes to people who lack self-confidence.[107] Asanam 1. Sanskrit: Offering a seat to the deity.[108] Asanavidhi 1. Sanskrit: {â's-ana-vidhi, masculine} offer of a seat.[109] Ashadha 1. Sanskrit: {âshâdha, masculine} name of a month (June-July).[110] Ashtami 1. Sanskrit: The day the Goddess killed many evil doers, demons and raksasas.[111] 2. The 8th day of a fortnight according to the Indian Calendar (Shalivahan Shaka).[112] Ashtavinayakas 1. Sanskrit: All in India.[113] 2. Svayambhu: Eight of the symbols of the innocence Deity.[114] Asram 1. Only people who want to be Gurus have to stay in the asram.[115] 2. Mother's house.[116] Asthma 1. Caused by a problem on the right side.[117] 2. A person with asthma catches on right heart. Only by taking the name of Rama can this condition be cured.[118] Astrology 1. Started in India about 14,000 to 15,000 B.C. Started with the books Nadi Grantha and Bhrigu Samhita which predicted the advent of Sahaja Yoga. These books were updated by Bhujander about 300 years ago who wrote that Sahaja Yoga would start in 1970.[119] Athena 1. The tutelary goddess of Athens, Greece. 2. Adhi Sakti. 3. Sri Gauri. 4. Kundalini.[120] Ati 1. Sanskrit: {áti, adverb} over, beyond.[121] Atita 1. Sanskrit: State where you go beyond. 2. Must be achieved by Sahaja Yogis.[122] Atitapasvin 1. Sanskrit: {ati-tapasvin, adjective} very ascetic.[123] Atman 1. Sanskrit: {âtmán, masculine} breath; soul; life, self; essence, nature; peculiarity; body; intellect, understanding; universal soul.[124] 2. Chaitanya; Consciousness.[125] 3. The Spirit. 4. Before realization, the Atman, resides in the Heart as Kshetragya (witness of the field) and after Sahaja Yoga its light spreads within us in seven layers.[126] 5. The self.[127] AUM 1. Alternate spelling of Om. See Om. Auspiciousness 1. The Quality of being tuned to the Unconscious.[128] Australia 1. Country ruled by Sri Ganesa.[129] 2. See H.H. Mataji, "Concept and Reality (Birthday Celebration Aiwan-E-Ghalib, Delhi, 28-3-83)," Nirmala Yoga, 5 (Mar-Apr 1985), p. 28. Authority 1. The third and last major aspect of Sahaja Culture (after Peace and Bliss). Sahaja Yogis have the authority of Spirit. See Nirmala Yoga May-June 1985, p. 18. Autonomous Nervous System 1. Has two groups of nervous systems: sympathetic and para-sympathetic.[130] Avadhuta 1. Sanskrit: The one who is a master.[131] 2. The one who is a great Master.[132] Avahanam 1. Invocation (of a deity).[133] Avatara 1. Sanskrit: {ava-târa, masculine} descent, especially of gods to earth; incarnation.[134] 2. A Divine Incarnation.[135] 2. There are four types of incarnations: the Father, the Primordial Master, the Son, and The Mother.[136] Avatarana 1. Sanskrit: {ava-tar-ana, neuter} coming down, descent.[137] Avidya 1. Sanskrit: {a-vidya, adjective} uncultured; destitute of knowledge. 2. {a-vidyâ, feminine} ignorance.[138] 3. Ignorance.[139] Avishishta 1. One of the 108 names of Sri Vishnu: the pervasive inner Ruler of all.[140] Avriti 1. The veiling power of Tamas which makes things appear different than they are and starts the projecting power.[141] Avyagra 1. Peaceful, without restlessness.[142] BbBaddha 1. Sanskrit: {baddha, perfect passive participle} bound.[143] 2. Dead spirits. Bhutâ. Praita.[144] Balasaheb Salve 1. Sri Mataji's younger brother.[145] Baptism 1. The raising of the Kundalini.[146] 2. On the artificial kind of baptism as widely practiced, Blake has said "A priest cursed on my head."[147] Bapu 1. Gandhiji.[148] Barmby, Goodwyn 1. The self styled leader of the Communist Church-- an obscure Christian sect which existed in Britain between 1841 and 1849. He wrote prophetic poems about a Woman-Savior.[149] Barren women 1. Caused by a problem on the right side.[150] Benares 1. Varanasi.[151] Bhaga 1. Six things altogether.[152] Bhagavadgita 1. Sanskrit: {bhagavad-gîta, neuter} song sung by Krishna--the Adorable One. 2. {bhagavad-gîtâ, feminine plural} with or without upanishad: secret doctrine sung by Krishna--the title of a the well-known theosophical poem from the Mahabharata.[153] Bhagavan 1. Sanskrit: {bhága-van, masculine vocative} a worshipful term of address epithet of Vishnu, Krishna, or Siva. |
