EXAM - Sanskrit Flashcards
OM
Sound of the universe, absolute truth
Yoga
Unity
Practice to facilitate awareness and experience of the body, mind and spirit integration
Pure consciousness, soul, the seer
Purusha
Pure energy, matter, the seen
Prakriti
Imprints of the mind
Samskara
Actions & reactions
Karma
The wheel of bondage, birth and death cycle
Samsara
Liberation
Moksha
Absorption
Samadhi
Absolute realization & liberation (isolation of Purusha, now standing alone)
Kaivalya
Universal energies
Gunas
Non-violence
Ahimsa
Non-lying
Satya
8 limbs of yoga
- Yama
- Niyama
- Asana
- Pranayama
- Pratyahara
- Dharana
- Dhyana
- Samadhi
5 Yamas
- Ahimsa
- Satya
- Asteya
- Brahmacharya
- Aparigraha
5 Niyamas
- Saucha
- Santosha
- Tapas
- Svadhyaya
- Isvara Pranidhana
Fluctuation of the mind
Vrttis
Obstacles obstructing the mind
Klesas
Discipline
Tapas
Self-study
Svadhyaya
Surrendering (to God)
Ishvara Pranidhana
Memory
Citta
Characters from the Bhagavad Gita
- Arjuna
- Krishna
- Dhritarashtra
- Sanjaya
- Pandavas
- Kauravas
- Charriot & Horses
Phases of Pranayama
- Puruka
- Rechaka
- Kumbhaka
Processing mind
Manas
Balance, lightness, essence
Sattva
Heaviness, dullness
Tamas
Activity, passion
Rajas
Moral Restraints / self-regulations
Yama
Observances / attitudes
Niyama
Physical postures
Asana
Control of the breath
Pranayama