GLOSSARY official source: Ba'ba''s Grace cross-references: none this version: is the printed Ba'ba''s Grace, 1st edition, version (spelling mistakes only may have been corrected). Sanskrit words appear in italics in the text. In Roman Sanskrit, a is pronounced as in up; 9 as in father; e as in say; am" as ung; c as eh; S' as sh; and jina' as gya' A'CA'RYA -- spiritual teacher; literally, "one who teaches by his conduct and character " ADHARMA -- movement towards imperfection; literally, "not-dharma", not the true nature of man A'NANDA -- Supreme Bliss ANANDA MARGA -- the Path of Bliss ASAT -- the transitory; literally, "not-Truth" ASAKTHI -- attraction for the finite material world A'SANA -- a part of Yogic practice, physical exercises which harmonize the glandular system and thus make the body perfectly fit for meditation AVIDYA' -- the force leading towards "crudeness ", degeneration BALA -- spiritual force BALVA'N -- full of spiritual force BHAJAN -- devotional song BHAKTI -- devotion, intense attraction for the Supreme BRAHMA -- God, Cosmic Consciousness BRAHMACAKRA -- the cycle of Brahma, the movement of creation away from God, from the "subtle" to the "crude ", from consciousness to matter, and then from the crude to the subtle, back to Him again BRAHMA LOKA -- the realm of Pure Consciousness, subtlest realm of the universe CAKRA -- a psychic and spiritual energy center in the human being; there are seven cakras located along the spinal column DAGDHABIIJA -- "burnt seed", one who surrenders his mind to God and so creates no more sam'ska'ras, mental reactions DHARMA -- nature, duty, the essential characteristic of an entity FIVE FUNDAMENTAL FACTORS -- the five basic factors from which the material realm of the universe is created: ether, air, fire (luminous), liquid, and solid. GUN'AS -- the three binding forces of Prakrti GURU spiritual preceptor, literally, "dispeller of darkness" HANUMA'N -- the giant monkey, devoted servant of Ra'ma (the God-king hero of the Indian epic Ra'ma'yana) IISHVARA -- God; literally, "the controller" JINA'NA -- knowledge JINA'NI -- man of knowledge KARMA YOGA -- the Yoga of action; actions performed without attachment to the results KIIRTAN -- chanting the Lord's name KRS'N'A-- great Yogi who lived about 3500 years ago in India, still worshipped by millions as a perfectly realized one KULAKUN'D'ALINI -- "coiled serpentine ", the latent spiritual energy in each human being LIILA' -- the divine play, the game of God in creating the universe MADHUVIDYA' -- literally, "honey knowledge ", the sweet ideation that God is everywhere, that He is doing everything MAHA'BHARATA -- an Indian epic MAHA'YOGI -- a great Yogi MANANA -- literally, "thinking", thinking about God MA'YA' -- the Operative Principle, the creative energy of the universe, sometimes called Prakrti MOKS'A -- salvation, the merger of the mind into unqualified Cosmic Consciousness, Nirgun'a Brahma MUKTI -- liberation; the merger of the mind into qualified Cosmic Consciousness, Sagun'a Brahma MUTATIVE FORCE -- rajogun'a, one of the three gun'as or binding forces of Prakrti.- causes movement, activity, restlessness NAMASKA'R -- salutations NIRGUN'A BRAHMA -- unmanifested Cosmic Consciousness PARAMAPURUS'A -- the Cosmic Consciousness, God PRACA'R -- the propagation of spiritual practices and philosophy PRAKRTI -- the Operative Principle of God, the Cosmic Energy, sometimes called "MA'YA'" PRA'N'A -- the vital energy of an entity PRAN'AVA -- the Om-sound, the sound of God PRA'N'A'YA'MA -- a Yogic practice involving control of breath or vital energy PREMA -- divine love PREYA -- material gain PURA'NAS -- ancient Indian mythological scriptures RA'MA -- the mythological God-king, hero of the Indian epic Ra'ma'yana RA'MA'YANA -- an Indian epic story of the victorious battle of the God-king Ra'ma with the demon-king, Ra'vana RAJOGUN'A -- the mutative force, one of the three gun'as or binding forces of Prakrti, which causes restless activity RASALIILA' -- the play of God's flow, the rhythmic, vibrational dance of creation, the play of waves in God's ocean RA'VANA -- the demon-king, enemy of Lord Ra'ma in the Ra'ma'yana RUDRA -- God, literally, "He who makes others weep" in pain and joy SAT -- Truth, the eternal SA'DHAKA -- a spiritual aspirant, practitioner of Yoga SA'DHANA -- meditation, spiritual practice; literally, "effort" or "completion" SAGUN'A BRAHMA -- manifested Cosmic Consciousness SAMA'DHI -- to become one with God, to expand one's unit mind by ideation on God until it merges in God's mind; a state of peace and bliss. Literally, "to become one with the goal" SAM'SKA'RA -- the potential reaction of one's action SENTIENT FORCE -- that force of the Cosmic Energy, Prakrti, which causes peace, awareness, self-knowledge, and which leads to liberation SEVA' -- service SHA'STRAS -- scriptures SHRAVAN'A -- literally, "hearing" about God, telling stories about God and singing His Name SHREYA -- spiritual gain STATIC FORCE -- that force of the Cosmic Energy, Prakrti, which creates inaction, inertia, death TAPAH -- selfless service VIS'N'U -- the all-expanded, all-pervasive Entity, God YOGA -- literally, "unification", the union of the unit consciousness with the Supreme Consciousness, of the spiritual aspirant with God YOGI -- one who has achieved God-realization [filler] The word Ba'ba' comes from Sanskrit. It means "beloved". For the living beings, the Lord is the beloved one, Ba'ba' na'm kevalam. But for the Lord, the living being is His Ba'ba'! When living beings sing Ba'ba' na'm kevalam, then the Lord also sings Ba'ba' na'm kevalam in His mind.