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________________ Bhujanga - serpent Bhuvah - astral plane of existence Bija - seed Bija mantra - seed sound; a basic mantra or vibration Bindu - point; seed Bindu chakra - psychic/pranic centre situated at the top of the back of the head; centre or source of individual creation from where psychic vibrations first emanate Bindu visarga - flow of fluid (bindu) secreted at the bindu chakra Brahma - the first god in the cosmic trinity, the Creator; potentiality of mooladhara chakra Brahma granthi - lit. 'Brahma's knot'; psychic knot in mooladhara and swadhishthana chakras, symbolizing material and sensual attachment Brahma nadi - the most subtle pranic flow within sushumna nadi Brahmacharya - self-restraint, celibacy; to abide constantly in Brahman; one of the yamas, according to Patanjali's Yoga Sutras Brahmamuhurta - the time between 4 am and 6 am best suited to spiritual sadhana Brahman - ever-expanding, limitless consciousness; monistic con cept of absolute reality Brahmin - of the priestly caste; a person whose life is dedicated to the study of the Vedas and dispensation of the knowledge of Brahman Buddhi - higher intelligence, discrimination; intuitive aspect of mind Chaitanya - consciousness Chakra - a psychic/pranic centre in the subtle body; circle, wheel or vortex; congregation point of the nadis Chakra sharira - body of the chakras Chandra - moon; representing mental energy Chandra nadi - ida nadi Chidakasha - inner space visualized in meditation behind the closed eyes Chinmaya - supreme intelligence Chitra/chitrini nadi - the second of three energy currents (nadis) lying within sushumna nadi Chitta - individual consciousness, including the subconscious and unconscious layers of mind; storehouse of memories or samskaras Chitta shakti - mental force 342
SR No.009371
Book TitlePran and Pranayam
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorNiranjananand Saraswati Swami
PublisherYoga Publication Trust
Publication Year2009
Total Pages369
LanguageHindi
ClassificationBook_Devnagari
File Size11 MB
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