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What is Aarti? Aarti is the Hindu religious ritual of worship,...

Akashic Record (also Akash, or Akash Remembrance)

What is Akashic Record? The term Akashic Record comes from...

Amrit or Amrita

What is Amrita? Amrita translates to immortality. It is often used...

What is Ananda? Ananda is a state of spiritual bliss where...

What is Antahkarana? Antahkarana translates to “inner organ” and is the...

Ascended Master

What is an Ascended Master? An Ascended Master is one...

What is Ascension? Ascension is the transformation of the material...

Atman (or Atma) is the innermost core of an individual. It...

What is Bhakti? Bhakti is a Sanskrit term that refers...

Blue Pearl (also Blue Light)

What is the Blue Pearl? The blue pearl is a...

Body Consciousness

What is Body Consciousness? Body consciousness is the state of being associated...

What is Chakra? The word “chakra” is a Sanskrit word...

Chant (also Bhajan)

What is Chant or Bhajan? Bhajan translates from Sanskrit to “reverence”...

Christ Consciousness

What is Christ Consciousness? Christ consciousness, or higher consciousness, is the...

What is Consciousness? Consciousness is the foundational state of beingness,...

What is Dakshina? Dakshina is an offering, often monetary, given to...

What is Darshan? Darshan translates from Sanskrit to “viewing” and refers...

What is Deva? Deva translates from Sanskrit to “heavenly” and “divine.”...

What is Dharma? Dharma is the concept of right action, duty,...

Divine Feminine

What is Divine Feminine? Divine Feminine is the energy and...

Divine Masculine

What is Divine Masculine? Divine masculine is a universal energy...

What is Duality? Duality is the view that the universe...

What is Elohim? Elohim is the Hebrew word for God....

What is Enlightenment? Enlightenment is Spiritual Liberation or Self-Realization. It...

What is the Golden Age? A golden age is a...

What is Grace? Grace is defined as the divine assistance or...

Great Silent Watcher

What is the Great Silent Watcher? The Great Silent Watcher is a...

What is a Guru? Guru translates to “from darkness to light”,...

What is HealthSpan? HealthSpan is the period of life spent...

Higher Self (Christ Self, Buddha Self)

What is the Higher Self? The Higher Self is the...

I AM Presence (also the I AM, the I AM Principle or the Presence)

What is the I AM Presence? I AM is the...

What is Initiation? Initiation is the ceremony in which the...

Jagadguru (see Guru)

What is Jagadguru? Jagadguru translates from Sanskrit to “teacher of the...

Jai (also Jay or Jaya)

What is Jai? Jai translates as hail to or glory to....

What is Japa? Japa is the ancient practice of rhythmic repetition...

What is Karma? Karma means action. It refers to the universal...

What is Kirtan? Kirtan is a call-and-response style song or chant where multiple...

Kundalini (also Mother Kundalini Shakti)

What is Kundalini? The Kundalini is a powerful energy that lies dormant...

What is a Light Body? A light body is a network of...

Maa (also Ma, Mata, Mataram, Mataji)

What is Maa or Mataji? Maa, or Mataji, is a revered...

What is a Mala? Mala is a Sanskrit word that means...

What is a Mandir? A mandir is a sacred space where Hindus...

What is a Mantra? A mantra is a sacred phrase, a sound...

What is Maya? Maya is a Sanskrit word that has many...

What is Meditation? Meditation can be practiced in various ways, but...

What is a Merkaba? Merkaba is derived from the Hebrew term...

What is Moksha? In Hinduism, Moksha (Sanskrit: मोक्ष), also called...

What is Mother Divine? In the yogic tradition, Mother Divine is often...

What is Namaste? Namaste (Devanagari: नमस्ते) is used as a...

Who is Narayan? Narayan is a Hindu god who is the...

What is Aum or Om? Aum is a sacred sound and...

Om Jai Jai Sai Maa

What is Om Jai Jai Sai Maa? This is a ...

Om Namah Shivaya

What is Om Namah Shivaya? The Om Namah Shivaya mantra is called the...

What is Omnipotence? Omnipotence is the quality of having unlimited power. Omnipotence is often ascribed...

What is Omnipresence? Omnipresence is the ability to be present anywhere...

What is Paramatman? Paramatman (Sanskrit: परमात्मन्) is the belief that there...

What is Permanent Atom? The Permanent Atom is the focal...

What is Prana? Prana is a Sanskrit word that literally means...

What is Puja? Puja or pooja (Sanskrit: पूजा, romanized: pūjā) is a...

What is a Pandit or Pundit? Pandit or pundit (Sanskrit: पण्डित, romanized:...

Sacred Fire is the master power of life that resides...

What is a Sadhaka? The word “sadhaka” has several meanings...

What is a Sadhana? Sadhana is spiritual practice that is undertaken...

What is a Sadhu? A sadhu is a holy man or ascetic...

Who is Sai Baba? Bhagavan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, affectionately...

Samskara (or Sanskara)

What is Samskara? Samskara is a Sanskrit word that refers to...

Sat-Chit-Ananda (also Sachchidananda)

What is Sachchidananda? The word sachchidananda is a Sanskrit compound that are...

What is a Satsang? A satsang is a spiritual gathering or meeting where truth is discussed...

What is Seva? Seva is a Sanskrit word that means “selfless...

What is Shakti? Shakti is the divine energy that drives the...

Who is Shiva? Shiva is the most important Hindu deity, the...

What is a Siddha? Siddha is a Sanskrit word that means...

What is Soham? The Soham or Sohum (Sanskirt: सो ऽहम्), pronounced “so...

What is Source? Source is the all-pervading Oneness from which...

What is Sri? The word “Sri” is also used as...

What is our Subtle Anatomy? Although many times we see...

What is Tantra? Tantra is a Sanskrit word (तन्त्र) that literally...

Universal Consciousness

What is Universal Consciousness? Universal consciousness is a central concept in...

What are the Vedas? The Vedas are a collection of texts that...

What is Yagya? In Hinduism, yagya is a sacred fire ritual performed...

What is Yoga? Yoga is an ancient practice that originated in India and...