अनाहत चक्र Anahata (unhurt/unstruck) + Chakra (wheel) Anahata Chakra Definition The Anahata Chakra is our fourth primary chakra, physically located in the heart space. Anahata, meaning unstruck, is named after the unstruck, unlimited, infinite sound of the universe (anahata nadam) that can be heard when you achieve Samadhi. This unstruck sound is Om (or … Read more
अहङ्कारः The ego Ahankara Definition Ahankara is the Sanskrit term for the ego. Essentially it’s our conscious mind, the part of our ‘self’ that we identify with and become attached to. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar calls this the ‘cage of matter’. Ahankara Deep Dive Ahankara is a vritti that arises in the mind. A vritti, … Read more
आदियोगि Adi (first) + Yogi (practitioner of yoga) Adiyogi definition Adiyogi refers to Lord Shiva, the Supreme Being who was the divine source of yoga and very first yogi. It is thought that Adiyogi Shiva is the creator of all yogic wisdom, the origin of this source of knowledge that was first shared over 15,000 … Read more
अहिंसा A (no) + Himsa (injury) Ahimsa definition Ahiṃsā is the first and most important of Patanjali’s yamas, meaning non-harming or non-violence: II.30 ahiṁsā-satyāsteya-bramacaryāparigrajā yamaḥ Ahiṁsā, nonviolence; satyā, truthfulness; āsteya, refraining from stealing; brahmacaryā, celibacy; aparigrāhah, refrainment from acquisition or coveting; yamaḥ, the abstentions The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, Edwin Bryant The yamas are instructions … Read more
अद्वैत A (no) + dvaita (two) Advaita Definition Advaita is a non-dualist school or spiritual path of Vedanta that means “one reality”. All religions are said to lead to the same reality, according to Advaita. Advaita Vedanta philosophy says that the individual soul and ultimate reality are the same. It is often referred to as … Read more