Those Saḿskrta terms that have been sufficiently explained where they first occur in the text itself have not been included in this glossary.

ÁCÁRYA. Spiritual teacher.
ÁHÁRA, ÁHÁRYA. Food.
AMÁVASYÁ. New moon.
ANÁHATA CAKRA. See CAKRA.
ANANDA MARGA. Path of Bliss.
ÁSANA. See p. 23.
ÁSANASHUDDHI. See BHÚTASHUDDHI.
ASHOKA. Jonesia Asoka Roxb. (a tree belonging to the leguminous class with red flowers).
ASHOKAŚAŚT́HII. The sixth day in the first half of the Bengali month Caetra.
ASHOKÁŚT́AMII. The eighth day in the first half of the Bengali month Caetra.
AVADHÚTA. An absolute renunciant.

BANDHA. Lock; firm compression of nerves maintained for some time.
BHOJANÁSANA. Food posture, “cross-legged sitting posture”.
BHÚTASHUDDHI, ÁSANASHUDDHI, CITTASHUDDHI. In meditation, stages of withdrawing the mind from the physical world and directing it toward the Supreme. The ácárya will teach.
BRAHMA. Supreme Entity.
BRÁHMA MUHÚRTTA. The hours before sunrise.

CAKRA. Psychic-energy centre. There are seven major ones in the body: 1) múládhára, located near the base of the spine; 2) svádhiśt́hána, at the sex organ; 3) mańipura, at the navel; 4) anáhata, in the mid-point of the chest; vishuddha, at the throat; 6) ájiṋá, between the eyebrows; 7) sahasrára, at the crown of the head.
CARYÁCARYA. “Carya” means “dos” and “acarya” means “don’ts”; hence “Caryácarya” means the dos and don’ts of life.
CITTASHUDDHI. See BHÚTASHUDDHI.

DHÁRAŃÁ. Restricting the flow of mind; conception; e.g., Tattva Dhárańá is restriction of the flow of mind to, or conception of, the fundamental factors.
DHYÁNA. Meditation.

IISHVARA. The Cosmic Controller.
IISHVARA PRAŃIDHÁNA. Surrender to Iishvara through meditation.
IŚT́A MANTRA. The mantra leading one to the Supreme Goal. The ácárya will teach.

MAŃIPURA CAKRA. See CAKRA.
MUDRÁ. Gesture; see also p. 65.
MÚLÁDHÁRA CAKRA. See CAKRA.

NÁD́II. Psychic-energy channel; nerve.

PHÁLGUNA. Twelfth month of the Indian lunar calendar.
PITR YAJIṊA. Salutation to the forefathers.
PRÁŃA. Energy.
[[ PRÁŃÁYÁMA. Science of controlling vital energy; see also p. 69.
PÚRŃIMÁ. Full moon.

RÁJASIKA. Mutative.

SÁDHAKA. Spiritual practitioner.
SAḾGHA. Ánanda Márga Pracáraka Saḿgha – Ananda Marga organization.
SANNYÁSII. One who ensconces oneself in Sat, the Unchangeable Entity.
SÁTTVIKA. Sentient.
SHÁRADOTSAVA. From the sixth to the tenth day of the bright period in the month of Áshvina.
ŚAŚT́HII. The sixth day of a lunar fortnight.
SHUKRA. Shukra has three stages of transformation: in the male, lymph, spermatozoa and seminal fluid; and in the female, lymph, ova and fluids. In the lymph stage it nourishes the brain and the glands. Lack of self-restraint can cause too much lymph to be converted into the later stages, thus depriving the brain and glands.
SVÁDHIŚT́HÁNA CAKRA. See CAKRA.

TÁMASIKA. Static.
TRIKUT́I. The ájiṋá cakra.

VISHUDDHA CAKRA. See CAKRA.
VRTTI. Mental propensity.
VYÁPAKA SHAOCA. Pervasive cleanliness, “half bath”; see also p. 6. ]]