GLOSSARY

Acarya—One who teaches by example. The bona fide spiritual
master.

Akarma or Naiskarma—Actions which free one from the cycle
of birth and death.

Antaryami—The Lord in His plenary expansion within the
heart, the Witness of all we do.

Anupasyati—To see or observe. It is used for one who observes
the Supreme Lord within everything. This means one
must follow the previous dcarya, the perfected teacher,
not to see as one does with the materially defective
naked eye but by hearing from a Superior Source.

Apdapaviddham—Description of Supreme Lord—sin cannot touch
Him.

Apara—Inferior energy of the Supreme Lord. Also called avidya.

Apara Prakrti—Inferior or material energy of the Lord; the
elements of Nature are earth, fire, water, air, ether,
mind, intelligence, and false ego.

Apauruseya—Not delivered by any person of the mundane
world—words spoken by the Supreme Lord.

Arca—The Appearance of the Supreme Lord in a Deity Form
engraved from wood, stone, or other matter.

Asambhiti—Those who have no independent existence.

Asura—Those ignorant or neglectful of Kygna conscious re-
sponsibilities.

Atma-bhiita—or Brahma-bhiita—Joyful transcendental realization
that one’s self is not the body but spirit soul; after
atma-bhiita or Brahma-bhita, the next step is realizing
one’s loving service relationship unto the Supreme
Atman or Supreme Brahman, the Personality of Godhead.

Atma-hana—The killer of the soul, who, for failing to use the
human form of life for self-realization, must enter into
the planets of darkness and ignorance.

Avid yad—Ignorance, nescience.
