Glossary

Practice

In Sanskrit: Monk; Hermit; Renunciate.

One who has attained Perfect Wisdom. An Enlightened, Self-Realized Being. Sri Ramana Maharshi [caption id="attachment_3385" align="alignleft" width="280"][/caption]

Sanatana Dharma is the Eternal Way of Life of India. In India, ancient Sages who researched within and discovered the Truths of one's Real Being, passed it on to their disciples, who in turn passed it on to others. There is really no such thing as "Hinduism".  It is just a fusion of Indian Cultures and Traditions, with no Founder.

Aum or Om - Meaning: The All-Pervading Being which is the Beginning, Middle and End of all Beings Hindu Swastika Symbol - Meaning: Well-Being, Good Fortune

Sanatana Dharma is the Eternal Way of Life in India. In India, ancient Sages who researched within and discovered the Truths of one's Real Being, passed it on to their disciples, who in turn passed it on to others. There is really no such thing as "Hinduism".  It is just a fusion of Indian Cultures and Traditions, with no Founder.

Aum or Om- Meaning: The All-Pervading Being which is the Beginning, Middle and End of all Beings Hindu Swastika Symbol - Meaning: Well-Being, Good Fortune

Being; Existence; Truth; Reality

Existence, Consciousness, Bliss.

Existence, Consciousness, Bliss.

Association with the wise. Typically it means getting together with good, spiritually inclined people either for worshipping God, chanting, reading or singing songs. In a higher sense, it means keeping in touch with teachings of great Great Sages or Scriptures - reading, listening, pondering, contemplating or meditating. The highest Satsang is to keep in touch with the True Self, the inner Being.

Sattva is a state of mind in which the mind is steady, calm and peaceful. In Vedantic philosophy, it one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva).

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