Glossary
A
Acarya—a spiritual master who teaches by example.
Anubhava—the bodily symptoms of ecstatic love for Krsna.
Arati—a ceremony for greeting the Lord with offerings of food, lamps, fans,
flowers and incense.
Arcana—the devotional practice of Deity worship.
Artha—economic development.
Asrama—a spiritual order of life.
Asuras—atheistic demons.
Atma—the self (the body, the mind, or the soul).
Avatara—a descent of the Supreme Lord.
B
Bhagavad-gita—the basic directions for spiritual life spoken by the Lord
Himself.
Bhagavata-dharma—religious principles enunciated by the Supreme Lord.
Bhakta—a devotee.
Bhakti—pure devotional service to Lord Krsna.
Bhakti-yoga—linking with the Supreme Lord in ecstatic devotional service.
Bhava—the preliminary stage of ecstatic love of God.
Brahmacarya—celibate student life; the first order of Vedic spiritual life.
Brahman—the Absolute Truth; especially the impersonal aspect of the
Absolute.
Brahmana—a person in the mode of goodness; first Vedic social order.
D .
Dharma—eternal occupational duty; religious principles.
E
Ekadasi—a special fast day for increased remembrance of Krsna, which
comes on the eleventh day of both the waxing and waning moon.
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