Glossary
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Ācārya —a bona fide spiritual master who teaches by his personal example.
Acintya-śakti —the inconceivable energy of the Supreme Lord.
Adhibhautika —miseries inflicted by other living entities.
Adhidaivika —miseries caused by natural disturbances such as floods and excessive heat or cold.
Adhyātmika —miseries arising from own's own body and mind.
Ādi-puruṣa —Kṛṣṇa, the original person.
Ahaṅkāra —the principle of ego.
Akāma-bhakta —one who serves the Lord without any motives.
Akarma —Kṛṣṇa conscious activity for which one suffers no reaction.
Akiñcana-gocara —Kṛṣṇa, who is easily approached by those who are materially exhausted.
Aṁśa —See:  Viṣṇu-tattva .
Aṇimā —the mystic perfection of becoming so small that one can enter into a stone.
Antarikṣa —outer space.
Arcana —the devotional process of worshiping the Lord in the temple.
Arcā-vigraha —the Deity form of the Lord.
Asuras —demons.
Ātma-nivedana —the devotional process of surrendering everything to the Lord.
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Bhāgavata-dharma —the science of devotional service to the Lord.
Bhaktas —devotees.
Bhukti —material enjoyment.
Bila-svarga —the subterranean heavens.
Brahma-bhūta —the joyful state of being freed from material contamination.
Brahmajyoti —the personal effulgence emanating from the body of Kṛṣṇa.
Brāhmaṇas —the intelligent class of men.
Brahmāṇḍa bhramaṇa —wandering up and down throughout the universe.
Brahma-saukhya —spiritual happiness which is unobstructed and eternal.
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