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19 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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Adho |
Downward |
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Ardha |
Half |
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Eka |
One or Single |
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Bandha |
Lock |
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Dhanus |
Bow |
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Dwi |
Two |
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Parivrtta |
Revolved or Twisted |
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Supta |
Supine or Reclining |
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Tula |
Balance |
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Upavistha |
Seated |
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Ubhaya |
Both, Together |
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Ūrdhva |
Upward |
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Utthita |
Extended |
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Abhyasa |
practice; cf. vairagya
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Acarya (sometimes spelled Acharya in English) |
A preceptor, instructor; cf. guru |
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Advaita |
("nonduality”): the truth and teaching that there is only One Reality (Atman, Brahman), especially as found in the Upanishads; see also Vedanta |
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Ahamkara |
("I-maker”): the individuation principle, or ego, which must be transcended; cf. asmita; see also buddhi, manas
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Ahimsa |
("nonharming”): the single most important moral discipline (yama) |
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Akasha |
Akasha (“ether/space”): 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) |
