Glossary
Glossaries
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vajrasana (vahj-raa-sah-nah) | Thunderbolt pose |
| Vama swara | Flow of breath through left nostril |
| Vashitva | Ability to control all objects living and non living |
| Vayu tattwa | Air element |
| Vedanta ( Ve daan –ta) | Literal meaning “the end of the Vedas”. The school of thought based primarily on the Upanishads. The philosophy of “Oneness”-the end the Knowledge |
| Vedas (Vedaas) | The revealed scripture of the Hindus - four ancient texts- Rig, Yajur, Sama, Atharva, which are further divided into Samhita, Brahmana, Aranayaka and Upanishads |
| Veerasana | Hero’s pose- for concentration and discrminative thinking. |
| Veerasana | Hero’s pose- for concentration and discrminative thinking. |
| Vibhuti (Vee bhoo-ti) | Sacred white ash, manifestation of divine power-super normal power |
| Vichara | Right enquiry |
| Vicharana ( Vi-chaa-ra-na) | Right enquiry-the second stage of jhana (knowledge) |
| Vidya ( Vid-yaa) | Knowledge science art |
| Vijnanamaya kosha (Vi-jnaa-na-ma-ya) | The intellectual sheath one of three layers of the astral body |
| Vikshepa | Tossing of mind |
| Viparita karani | Literal translation –“Topsy Turvey “-half shoulder stand |