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42 Cards in this Set
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1. yama
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moral principles
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2. niyama
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observances
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3. asana
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posture
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4. prana-yama
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breath control
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5. pratyahara
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withdraw senses
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6. dharana
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concentration
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7. dhyana
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meditation
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8. samadhi
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pure contemplation
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utlimate goal: nirbija-samadhi
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seedless contemplation
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jivan-mukti
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one who has achieved moksha (liberation)
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sannyasns
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renunciants
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prakriti
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matter (existence), primordial materiality, includes thought, emotion, and forms
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purusha
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spirit in its conscious aspect (essence)
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klesha
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forces of corruption: ignorance, egoism, passion, hatred, the will to live, lead to karmic action, and then karmic fruit
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citta-vritti-nirodha
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cessation of turnings of thought, jnana yoga
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nirguna
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brahman without form, ineffable, atheism but not in western sense
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saguna
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brahman with form, theism
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avatar(a)
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incarnation, "coming down" of Brahman into human world and human form during troubled times, manifestations of Krishna
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theophany
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appearance, showing of God, happens in Bhagavad Gita
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king pandu
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father of pandavas
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queen kunti
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mother of pandavas
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pandavas
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five brothers in BG, have kingdom stolen from them by cousin Duryodhana
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yudishthira
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eldest of pandavas, only brother accepted into heaven
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arjuna
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warrior in BG, Krishna is his personal charioteer, he learns ways of Brahman and karma yoga (and to some extent bhakti yoga)
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draupadi
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princess who marries pandavas
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dhritarashtra
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father of duryodhana, blind, being told story of conversation between arjuna and krishna by sanjaya his minister
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duryodhana
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elsdest son of dhritarashtra, evil, wants empire for himself
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sanjaya
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minister of king D
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drona
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teacher of all cousins
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bhisma
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commander in chief of D's army
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madhava
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avatar of krishna in gita govinda, beautiful playboy
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radha
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in love with madhava, represents all of mankind in her pain at separation from god, and joy at union and love of him
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jayadeva
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wrote gita govinda, epithet for krishna, meaning "triumph of god"
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bhakta
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one who is realized (in bhakti yogic traditon) and exudes love for all things
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lila
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divine play
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puja
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devotional acts
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sutra
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from word breath, string or thread, also a collection of verses, aphorisms tied together
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prema
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pure, passionate love that one has for their beloved, for god/krishna
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tapas
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heat, power of sacrifice, vedic term
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deva
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god, or divine
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artha
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power
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artha
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power
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