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Glossary
Ahaṅkara —false ego, the junction point at which a person falsely identifies his self as the material body.
Ahaṁ Brahmāsmi —(lit.—“I am not this body; I am  Brahman ”) Spiritual realization of the qualitative oneness of the infinitesimal individual with the infinite Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa.
Bhakti-yoga —direct attachment to Kṛṣṇa.
Brahmacarya —student life of celibacy and study of  śāstras  under a spiritual master.
Brāhmaṇas —those trained in higher philosophical science, knowers of  Brahman  (spirit).
Kṣatriya —one trained and naturally qualified for ruling and for protecting the women, children, elderly persons and  brāhmaṇas .
Mahāmantra —Great chant for deliverance, the Hare Kṛṣṇa  mantra .
Māyā —(Lit.—“that which is not”) Material atmosphere in which the conditioned soul tries to enjoy without Kṛṣṇa, or God.
Māyāvādīs —impersonalist philosophers who believe everything is illusion; they believe only in the impersonal aspect of God, but they do not recognize the source of the impersonal  Brahman , the  Parambrahman , or the Personality of Godhead.
Prasādam —food made spiritual by offering it to Kṛṣṇa.
Śāstra —scripture
Śūdras —the laborer class who, by nature, serve others for their livelihood.
Vaikuṇṭha —where there is no anxiety, the spiritual world.
Vaiśyas —mercantile and agricultural class
Yogeśvara —the master of  yoga , the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa.