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| Adharma, Adharman | Opposite of dharma; absence of righteousness and virtue; dominance of indolence and greed |
| Adhiparasakthi | Primeval Supreme Power who created the entire Universe and Gods - Supreme God |
| Adigalar | Founder of the Om Sakthi Movement and spiritual Guru to millions |
| Angapradhakshanam | Rolling on the ground all the way around the temple so that Mother Earth absorbs our sins and recharges us with Her energy |
| Archana | Devout offering, usually Kumkum and flowers |
| Atma(n) | Soul, Jeevatman |
| Avatar | Incarnation |
| Bharata, Bharatha | A king and saint of India. Now used by Indians in refering to the country of India. |
| Bhagavad Gita | Writing which embodies the teachings of Lord Krishna to Arjuna on the battlefield |
| Brahman(m) | The Absolute Reality, Parabrahmam, Paramathma |
| Chit or Chitta | The ability of the mind to perceive or to see God |
| Cosmic | Relating to the whole frame of the universe |
| Dharma, Dharman(m) | Righteous conduct; basis of human morality and ethics; foundation of all religion |
| Dhyana | Meditation |
| Diksha | Transference of Spiritual Power by a Guru to his devotee |
| Evolution | A gradual advance from a rudimentary condition to a more complex condition of higher character |
| Gnana | Mature knowledge of spirituality |
| Gunas | Attributes or Qualities; The creation of the world has been made possible by the interplay of the three Gunas. They also exist in human beings. They are: Sattva = Purity Rajas = Hostile attitude and activity Tamas = Dull, lazy, inert |
| Guru | Preceptor, a teacher or instructor who removes ignorance and elevates the spiritual status of his disciples |
| Ithikas | The Hindu epics |
| Jiva | Soul |
| Jivanmukta | One who has realised the self even while living |
| Jyothi | Flame related to divinity |
| Kalasa Puja | Pujas of vessels containing sacred water and sacred lamps |
| Kaliyuga | The present age |
| Karma | Action and reaction. The fruit or result of past thoughts and deeds |
| Kumkum, Kungamum | Sacred red powder worn on the forehead by worshippers; used for Archana also. It is made by mixing lemon juice with tumeric powder and drying it. |
| Life | Power which sustains a person or other living being from conception to death (i.e. departure of the soul) |
| Mantra | To think and to say words with divine power |
| Maya | Illusion or delusion, deceptive, unreality |
| Melmaruvathur | Small village in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu where the Adhiparasakthi Siddhar Peetam is located |
| Mukti or Moksha | Liberation from cycles of births and deaths |
| Muni | A holy man, a sage, a devotee; one who attains a high level of spiritual experiences within |
| Mystic | Concerned with direct communion of the soul with God |
| Nada | A mystic sound, Music |
| Nadi | An astral nerve |
| Nectar | Most delicious drink conceivable (Amirtham) |
| Niyama | Observances |
| Ojas | Spiritual energy |
| Oracle | Divine sayings of the Almighty |
| Pancha Poothas | Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Earth |
| Para- | Highest, supreme |
| Parabrahman(m) | The highest brahman |
| Paramathma | The supreme atman (self); also "world soul" |
| Parasakthi | The Supreme Goddess, Adhiparasakthi |
| Prana | Vital air, the control and regulation of which is the basis of sustenance of life |
| Pranava | The monosyllable 'OM' |
| Pranayama | An exercise to control Prana |
| Prithvi | Earth |
| Puja | Worship |
| Prarabdha Karma | Portion of past Karma which is the cause for the present life |
| Rajas | Hostile attitude and activity |
| Rishi | A seer |
| Sadhana | Spiritual practice |
| Sadhu | Holyman |
| Sahasranama | Thousand names of a God |
| Saint | A person remarkably free of human weaknesses |
| Sakthi | Power, strength; feminine aspect of divinity |
| Samadhi | Superconscious experience of union with God |
| Samsar | The cycle of births and deaths |
| Sanathana, Sanatana | Imperishable, eternal |
| Sanathana Dharma | The eternal religion, Hinduism |
| Sanchita Karma | Accumulated Karma of the past |
| Sastras | Certain Hindu scriptures |
| Satchitananda | Existance - knowledge - Bliss |
| Satguru | A saint who is also a spiritual teacher |
| Sattva | Purity |
| Sattvic | Pure |
| Satya Yuga | The Age of Truth |
| Seva | Service |
| Siddhar | Mystic unorthodox saint |
| Swami | God |
| Swamiji | The great saint and founder of a faith |
| Swayambu | Spontaneous revelation of the Almighty from underneath the earth in whatever form |
| Tamas | Dull, lazy, inert |
| Tantric rites | Rites performed with chakras and mantras. |
| Tapas | Meditation on God |
| Trinity | A whole consisting of three parts |
| Upanishads | The philosophical and mystical treatise of the Vedas which describes the essence of the Vedas. Central to them is the significance of atman and brahman and the meaning of Om. |
| Vaidhiga Rites | The Vaidhiga rites are fire rites. For each rite, a fire has to be lit and intensified into a flame to which oblations are fed |
| Vaishnava | Adherant of Vaishnavism, one of the three major forms of deity worship in Hinduism |
| Vedas, Vedhas | The oldest texts of Hindu literature which include the Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda |
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