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Asana |
postures
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Pranyama
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Breathing
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dharana
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concentration
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dhyana
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meditation
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samadhi
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self realization
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klesas
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afflictions
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atman
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self
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vedanta
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A Hindu philosophy based on the doctrine of the Upanishads
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pursha
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The primeval man, considered to be the soul of the universe, which was created out of his body
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3 main yoga paths
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1. karma
2. jhana 3. bhakti |
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karma yoga
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yoga of service
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jhana yoga
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study of inscription (intellectual)
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bhakti yoga
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devotion (think more in terms of god)
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mantra
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song or chant to still the mind, to think or be inent
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samsara
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wheel of suffering
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discipline
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is skill and action
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shankara describes viveka as
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discrimination
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equanimity
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balance
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______is orderly. when _______ is to go against nature.
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Devine Law, broken
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Dharma
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your duty
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involution
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getting stuck
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evolution
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good road
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parkrti
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world of things, the basic nature of intelligence by which the Universe exists and functions
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om or aum
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primordial sound, the sound of the universe
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how many chakras are there?
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seven
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crown sound
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Om
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brow sound
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ham
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throat sound
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yam
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heart sound
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ram
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solar plexus sound
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vam
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abdomen sound
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lam
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trana
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savings
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function of mantra
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tool used to mind to remove the mental obstacles standing in the way of discovering " the knowledge of its own essential nature"
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japa
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continual repetition of a sacred name or sound
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mani padme om how many times
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108 times
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spanda
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ocean of vibration
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vibrational sand
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is the primordial substance from which our universe was created
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vibration
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is the underlying essence of matter or reality
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holomovement
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cosmic strings and physicist david bohm
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EEG Signal processing and magnetic resonance imaging
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provides pictures to the brain
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4 types of brain waves
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1. beta
2. alpha 3. theta 4. delta |
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beta wave
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14-30 Hz- awake, normal alert
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alpha wave
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9-13 Hz- relaxed, calm, lucid
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theta wave
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4-8 Hz- deep relaxation and meditation
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delta wave
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1-3 Hz- deep dreamless sleep
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sanskrit
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ancient vedic language
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vedic texts
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it is by mantra that god is drawn to you
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gayatri mantra
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hymn to the supreme power of mantra, of all radiance of liberation
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lord sri rama
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Rama is the seventh avatar of the god Vishnu in Hinduism,[1] and a king of Ayodhya in Hindu scriptures
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rama
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A deified hero worshiped as an incarnation of Vishnu
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yamaas
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compassion emphaty
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aphorisms
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yoga sutras
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classical yoga
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patanjali
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ashtanga yoga
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8 limbs of yoga
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yamas
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ethical moral
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niyamoo
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self study, cleanliness of mind and spirit, study of scripture
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pratyahara
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can turn into addiction
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oharana
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concentrated
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dhyana
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meditation
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samadihi
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many stages of awareness
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meditation
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deep flow into sound
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concentration
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focusing on a task
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satsanga
sat- sang |
-the company of the highest truth
-sat=true -sang=company |
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dhyana yoga
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Profound meditation that is the penultimate stage of yoga.
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bhagavad gita
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he sacred `song of God' composed about 200 BC and incorporated into the Mahabharata (a Sanskrit epic
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goals and meaning of pranayama
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is a Sanskrit word meaning "extension of the prāṇ or breath" or, "extension of the life force". The word is composed of two Sanskrit words, Prāṇ, life force, or vital energy, particularly, the breath, and "ayām", to extend or draw out.
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language used in yoga terminology
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sanskirt
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eight limbs of yoga
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Yama : Universal morality
Niyama : Personal observances Asanas : Body postures Pranayama : Breathing exercises, and control of prana Pratyahara : Control of the senses Dharana : Concentration and cultivating inner perceptual awareness Dhyana : Devotion, Meditation on the Divine Samadhi : Union with the Divine |
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function of guru
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a teacher who is capable of removing the students spiritual darkness, or blindness
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-ru |
-darkness
-dispeller |
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yoga
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A Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, is widely practiced for health and relaxation
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