Glossary
Glossaries
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sadhana (Sad-dha-na) | Spiritual practice- quest |
| Sadhu | Hindu holy man |
| Sadkaka (Saa-dha-ka) 2.Sadahak | A spiritual aspirant-a seeker |
| Sahasrara (Sa-has-raa-ra) | The eighth or highest chakra-“the thousand petal lotus”. The highest psychic centre where yogis attain union-with individual soul and universal soul. Located slightly or at the top of the head |
| Sakala pramatribhava | State of meditation in where we are also aware of outside world. |
| Salabhasasana ( sa-la-bhaa-sa-na) | The Locust pose |
| Sama | Tranquility |
| Samadhi (Sa-maa-dhi) | The Superconscious state - final stage of yoga in which concentration becomes one with the object of concentration; supreme union, absorption, state of God consciousness, realization of one's own nature, the eighth of the eight stages of classic Yoga. |
| Samana ( sa-maa-na) | One of the five major pranas ( energy forces). Performs digestion- controls secretions. Its seat is in the region of the navel. Its colour between pure milk and crystal |
| Samsara ( Sam saa-raa) | The continuous wheel of births deaths |
| Samskara ( Sam-skaa-ra) | The subtle impression of past lives- experiences-mental behavioural patterns- genetic memories- beliefs, attitudes and persona |
| Samyama | Perfect restraint. Complete balance of repose and concentration-via meditation and Samadhi in a developed yogi |
| Sankalpa | Spiritual resolve |
| Sankirtan | Devotional chanting |
| Sannyasi | One who has renounced the world in seek of self-realization |