A da du da lv ne di: (Cherokee) "obligation, to move & bend without creating a rift in our own spirit".

A da du hi s to di: (Cherokee) " to accuse without proof".

A da ge yu di: (Cherokee) "circle of love".

A da ge yu di: (Cherokee) "real love".

A da ku ge ku tse di: (Cherokee) "to appreciate age (maturity)".

A da la du di: (Cherokee) "hands that worship the light & not the darkness".

A da lo nu he di: (Cherokee) "deceit".

A da nv to: (Cherokee) "spirit".

A da to li gi: (Cherokee) "a blessing".

A da to li s di: (Cherokee) "a time of grace when we have done nothing to deserve it" IE: forgiveness.

A da to li s to di: (Cherokee) "the way that Creator speaks to us through supernatural ways".

A de la: (Cherokee)"money".

A di sv s di: (Cherokee) "to scuffle or wrestle with imagined competitors & hidden foes".

A du da lv di: (Cherokee) "our personal responsibilty to keep self-respect, without question".

A dv hi: (Cherokee) grow.

A dv yu go di: (Cherokee) "jealous".

A ga nah si daw: (Cherokee) "messenger or ambassador of good will".

A ga s gv: (Cherokee) rain.

A ga se s to di: (Cherokee) "anything out of order that gets our attention".

A ga yu li: (Cherokee) "the elderly".

A go wa dv di: (Cherokee) " a vision.

A hi ya s to di: (Cherokee) "to overlook, ignore".

A ho li: (Cherokee) mouth.

A i so qui lv di: (Cherokee) "a weight or burden".

A li s de lv to di: (Cherokee) "safety or protection".

A li s ga s to di: (Cherokee) "to depend on yourself".

A ma yi: (Cherokee) "creek water".

A 'ma: (Cherokee) "water".

A me qou hi: (Cherokee) sea.

A na da lv: (Cherokee). "beloved sisters.

A na su hv s gv: (Cherokee) "going fishing".

A ne lo ta nv: (Cherokee) "made an effort, or tried to change & failed".

A ne lv to di: (Cherokee) "one strong effort".

A ni: (Cherokee) "wild strawberry".

A s da wa dv s to di: (Cherokee) "to overtake or rule".

A s go na: (Cherokee) "wickness of the world".

A s qua dv: (Cherokee) "success".

A s qua dv: (Cherokee) "to win or triumph over opposite powers".

A sa s dv: (Cherokee) "a reward".

A si ni: (Cherokee) "backward thinking, going forward & backing up".

A to li s di: (Cherokee) "not to borrow trouble".

A tsa we so lv s di: (Cherokee) "a rest or reprieve".

A tsi nv s gi: (Cherokee) "violets".

A tsv na: (Cherokee) "to turn back".

Adadolisdi: (Cherokee) . "prayer, the language of love and worship".

Adahnehdi: (Cherokee)"the gift".

Adam: Biblical character representative of first created man. There are symbolic creation stories in every spiritual path we’ve known. See Eve.

Adama: (Hebrew) Earth.

Adananuladi: (Cherokee) "no threat or danger".

Adanv tesgv: (Cherokee) "to think clearly".

Adasgagi: (Cherokee) "our worse enemy".

Adome: (Hebrew) Red.

Adonai: (Hebrew) God.

Aemuna: (Hebrew) Belief.

Aemuna: (Hebrew) Trust.

Aemune: (Hebrew) Truth.

Ahava: (Hebrew) Love.

Ahchava: (Hebrew) Love.

Ahdin: (Hebrew) Delicate.

Ahmein: (Hebrew) Amen/Truth.

Ahriman: Ahura Mazda’s antagonist who is a spirit of darkness and evil in Zoroastrianism.

Ahura Mazda: The Supreme Being represented as a deity of goodness and light in Zoroastrianism.

Ajung Chakra: Chakra center located in the forehead. See Kutatsha.

Allah: The Supreme Being.

Amulet: A charm or anything used to protect the wearer against evil. Often amulets are Divinely Created and Divinely-sent to the recepient.

Anahata Chakra: The fourth chakra, situated in the spine.

Ananda: Bliss, eternal Tranquility, eternal Joy.

Ana-ska'tee: (Cherokee) May, "Planting month".

Angel: A spiritual being superior to man in power and intelligence. An attending spirit, guide, or guardian. See Celestial Hierarchy.

Aravana Sakthi: The veiling power of the mind. The subtlest of all impurities that clouds the pure consciousness of the Soul (Self) and produces body consciousness. Vendantic meditation and inquiry into the true identity of the Soul (Self) removes avarana sakthi.

Archangel: A chief Angel. An order of Angels (see Celestial Hierarchy).

Aryavarta: An ancient name for India.

Asamsaktha: Being unaffected by anything (a meditative state/goal).

Asamsaktha: Being unaffected by anything.

Asanas: meditative postures and cultural postures for body control. See Hatha Yoga.

Ascetic: Practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and spiritual discipline.

Asga Ya Galun Lati: (Cherokee) "the Great Spirit".

Ashram: Hermitage.

Astrology: The use of astronomical phenomena to predict earthly and human events.

Asura: A demon or nondevotee.

Aswadha: The sense world in which one produces good or bad (evil) actions and creates Karma. (As long as a soul is not interested in enjoying the fruits of their actions, the law of Karma does not bind it.

Ateist (Hebrew) Atheist.

Atiyosdi: (Cherokee) "disagreement, argument".

Atman: Soul, The Self, spirit, or pure consciousness.

Augur: To foretell or predict the future.

Augury: Divination from omens or portents or chance events, such as the fall of lots.

Aura: The distinctive atmosphere surrounding a given source. Human auras can reveal characteristics about their subjects. Auras can be photographed through a special process.

Aureole: A radiant light around the head or body of a sacred personage. Halo. See aura.

Avatar: An incarnation of The Lord.

Avesta: The book of the sacred writings of Zoroastrianism.

Avidya: Ignorance, delusion.

Babaji: Reverend Father, Spiritual Master, Guru.

Bayit: Bet; (Hebrew) Communal House.

Bet Knesset: (Hebrew) Temle of the Gathering.

Bet Mikdash: (Hebrew) Holy Temple.

Bet Mikdash: (Hebrew) Holy Temple.

Bhagavad Gita: Hindu Holy Book composed of Lord Krishna’s teachings to Arjuna.

Bhagavad Gita: Hindu Holy Scriptures detailing the spiritual instructions given by Krishna to His friend, Arjuna, on the Battlefield of Kuruksetra.

Bhagavata: Hindu Holy Scriptures detailing Krishna’s life and teachings and explaining the incarnations of Vishnu and and Hindu philosophy.

Bhakta: Devotee.

Bhakti Yoga: The Yoga Path of devotional service to the Lord.

Bhakti: Seeing inner visions. Literally it means love and devotion.

Bhutas: The five elements: earth, fire, water, air, and ether.

Bideha Mukta: One who attains liberation after the physical body has dropped off.

Bijnan: (Literally, "science"). Absolute Knowledge, eternal Realization.

Bindu: (Literally, "spot"). The bright star of Consciousness, seen between the eyebrows.

Brahma: The Creator; part of the Hindu sacred triad of God: Brahma, Vishnu, Siva.

Brahmacharya: (Literally "celibate"). One who lives in inwardness, a monastic; a celibate student under the guidance of a spiritual master.

Brahman/Brahmin: The Absolute. In Hindu Scriptures, The One Absolute Being from whom everything emanates. Also, traditionally one from the priesthood.

Brahmanism: Orthodox Hinduism adhering to the pantheism of the Vedas.

Buddha/Gautama Buddha: Prince Siddhartha, Indian Prince circa 563-483 BC Founder of Buddhism.

Buddhahood: A state of perfect enlightenment sought in Buddhism.

Buddhi: Wisdom.

Buddhism: A religion growing out of the teaching of Gautama Buddha (Indian Prince Siddhartha) that suffering is in inherent in life and that one can be liberated from it by mental and moral purification.

Chaim: (Hebrew) Life.

Chakras: The 6 plexuses or astral centers located in the spine, which are storage centers for Pranic energy.

Chasuble: A sleeveless outer vestment worn by the officiating priest at mass.

Chava: (Hebrew) Eve

Chela: Disciple.

Chit: Awareness, feeling, consciousness.

Chitha: The subconscious mind.

Christianity: The religion derived from the teachings of Jesus Christ, based on the Bible as sacred scripture and professed by Eastern, Roman Catholic, and Protestant bodies.

Christmas: A Christian feast on December 25 (or January 6 for the Eastern Orthodox Church) that commemorates the birth of Jesus.

Cohanim: (Hebrew) In ancient times, Cohanim (all Cohen) were priests.

Cohmare: (Hebrew) Priest.

Da tsalu'nee: (Cherokee) June, "Green Corn month".

Dalai Lama: The spiritual head of Lamaism.

Dalala: (Cherokee)"woodpecker".

Dam: (Hebrew) Blood.

Darshan: (Hebrew) Preacher.

Darshan: Holy sight.

Dashahara: A ten-day festival following Durgapuja.

Deha: The physical body.

Deva: A demigod or devotee.

Devata/Devi: God or Goddess.

Dhara: Upward pull within the brain.

Dharana: Concentration.

Dharma: (Literally, "religion"). Kindness, righteousness, duty, grace. An individual’s duty fulfilled by observance of custom or law. The basic principles of cosmic or individual existence.

Dhyana: Meditation.

Di ga ne tli yu s di: (Cherokee) "the changes".

Di ga sa wo s di: (Cherokee) "tears".

Di gu go ta nv: (Cherokee) "to move slowly & with awareness, to use good judgement".

Di ka no di: (Cherokee) rose.

Di ka no di: (Cherokee) "material to work with".

Di ka no gi dv: (Cherokee) "the music of the spirit".

Di Ka No He SGi-Di Go We Li SGi: (Cherokee) "she who writes her philosophy on paper".

Di ni s go li: (Cherokee) heads (as in more than one head).

Digalvnhi: (Cherokee) "Cherokee grape dumplings".

Diksha: Initiation.

Disciple: A devotee or dedicated follower of God, a Spiritual Teacher, or an Incarnation of The Lord.

Dot: (Hebrew) Religion.

Drasha Har: (Hebrew) Sermon on the Mount.

Drasha: (Hebrew) Request, Sermon.

Du yu go dv: (Cherokee) " to live with truth".

Dulu-stinee': (Cherokee) September, "Nut month".

Duna Na-Dee': (Cherokee) October, "Harvest month".

Durga: An aspect of Jaganmatri—"Divine Mother of the World".

Durgapuja: Chief festival of the Bengali year taking place for nine days in late September.

E s ga-nu li s da ne lv gi: (Cherokee) "we are offended".

E to a: (Cherokee) "the now, the present".

Eden: (Hebrew) Pleasure.

Edune: (Hebrew) Enjoyment.

Ekadasi: A day of celebration occurring twice a month meant for meditation and increasing Krishna (Christ) consciousness.

Ekam: Eternal Existence, Absolutely One.

Elohim: (Hebrew) God.

Emet: (Hebrew) Truth.

Eve: Biblical character representative of the first created woman. There are symbolic creation stories in all spiritual paths. See Adam.

Fetish: An object believed to have magical power to protect and aid its owner.

Ga ga ge: (Cherokee) all shades of red.

Ga ho hi li: (Cherokee) "with wisdom we know how to fly".

Ga lo hi s di: (Cherokee) "a person who has known loneliness".

Ga lv di: (Cherokee) "the sweet sleep".

Ga lv la di-tso sv: (Cherokee) "heaven".

Ga lv lo I: (Cherokee) "sky".

Ga lv quo di: (Cherokee) "self esteem".

Ga na nv di s gi: (Cherokee) "a war cry or whoop".

Ga no le s gi: (Cherokee) "a windy person who blows & goes but means well".

Ga nv nv I: (Cherokee) "solitude from the beaten path".

Ga to gv: (Cherokee) "to stand still".

Gabriel: One of the best known archangels.

Gaga lu'nee: (Cherokee) February, "Bony (hungry) month".

Galo'nee: (Cherokee) August, "End of Fruit month".

Gan Eden: (Hebrew) Paradise.

Gan: (Hebrew) Garden.

Gi ga ge: (Cherokee) "cardinal".

Gi ge s di: (Cherokee) "all shades of purple, such as the color of the sunset".

Gi li: (Cherokee) dog.

Giri: A classificatory distinction of one of the ten ancient Swami branches.

Gita: Holy Scriptures often referred to as the Bhagavad Gita.

Go hi yu di: (Cherokee) "our faith".

Go hu s di-ge sv: (Cherokee) intelligence.

Go li s di yi: (Cherokee) "recognition or reckoning".

Go na ya: (Cherokee) "doing without.

Go wo ni ha: (Cherokee) "to talk on and on".

Gopis: Cowherd girls, specifically those devoted to Lord Krishna.

Gu na da yi li da s di: (Cherokee) "to court, woo through our thoughts & words, reaching with intense effort".

Guru: (Literally- That which dispels darkenss.) A Spiritual Teacher. Often this relationship is cemented when a guru bestows meditation technique upon a devotee in an initiation ceremony. Some believe the connection between a Guru and a devotee (disciple) lasts until the devotee achieves spiritual emancipation from duality.

Gv ge wi s di: (Cherokee) "to neglect".

Gyana Yoga: The Yogic path of Knowledge. Attaining self-realization of God through inquiry and meditation.

Haoma: Ritual drink in Zoroastrianism.

Har: (Hebrew) Mountain.

Hatha Yoga: A form of Yoga pertaining to the physical body. Hatha Yoga teaches many techniques and asanas of physical control which contribute to mental discipline.

Hatha: Sun and Moon. Ha (Sun) tha (Moon).

Hi lv s gi nv ya: (Cherokee) "many heavy stones".

Hierogylphic: The picture script of the ancient Egyptian priesthood.

Hindi: a literary and official language of Northern India.

Hinduism: Originally called Sanatan Dharma. The dominant religion of India, emphasizing dharma (and its resulting ritual and social observances) and mystical contemplation (meditation) and ascetic practices.

Hiranyaloka: An astral planet.

Hitpalel: (Hebrew) Prayer.

Hlvdaji: (Cherokee) "lion".

Holy Grail: The cup or platter used by Jesus at the last supper.

Howa: (Cherokee) "you are welcome".

I ga osi: (Cherokee) "deeper rest".

I ga: (Cherokee) "a new day".

I ya dv ne li da s di: (Cherokee) "the WHOLE you".

I ye li s di i.: (Cherokee) "the remember of things not as they were, over imagination".

I yv da: (Cherokee) "careful or mindful of what is important".

Islam: The religious faith of Muslims including belief in Allah as the sole deity and in Muhammad as His Prophet.

Iswara: A name for God.

Ivri: (Hebrew) a person.

Ivrit: (Hebrew) language.

Jaya: Victory.

Jesus: The Jewish religious teacher whose life, death, and resurrection are the basis of the Christian message of salvation.

Ji: Suffix denoting repect.

Jiva: The individual soul.

Jnana Indriyas: The five sense organs; touch taste, sight, hearing, smell.

Jnana: Absolute Knowledge; wisdom.

Joseph of Arimathea: The rich councilor of the Sanhedrin who placed the body of Jesus in his own tomb and took the Holy Grail to England.

Joss House: A Chinese temple or shrine.

Joss Stick: A slender stick of incense burned in front of a joss.

Joss: A Chinese idol or image.

Jyoti: Inner Light.

Ka ne tsv: (Cherokee) "the power to help heal".

Ka no he lv hi: (Cherokee) "traditions, the old ways of life".

Ka wat lee os, tat gat eh': (Cherokee) "peace for the cherokees, oh america, peace for the cherokee".

Kali: A name for the Divine Mother.

Kama nanas: The lower mind.

Karana: The causal body.

Karma Yoga: The Yogic Path of Action. Realizing God by serving all beings as manifestations of God.

Karma: The universal law of action and reaction, cause and effect. As a creation with free will, man creates his own karma, through chosen actions.

Kipa: (Hebrew) Head cap; Yarmulke.

Kippur: (Hebrew) Atonement.

Knisia: (Hebrew) Church.

Kodosh, Kodesh: (Hebrew) Holy.

Koran: Holy Scripture composed revelations made to Muhammad by Allah through the angel Gabriel.

Krishna: A Deity of Hinduism worshipped as an incarnation of Vishnu.

Kriya Yoga: A series of asanas, recharging exercises, and meditation techniques which lead to the ultimate liberation (Realization) of the Divine Nature of the Self (Soul).

Kriya Yoga: Meditation technique for God-realization.

Kriya: (literally) Cleansing Process.

Kumbha Mela: Large religious festival in India attended by numerous devotees and ascetics.

Kundalini Yoga: A branch of Raja Yoga.

Kutastha Chaitanya: The Christ (Krishna) Consciousness center located at the point between the eyebrows.

Kutatsha: Chakra located between the eyebrows.

Kwan Yin: Chinese personification of the Divine Mother.

Lam: A root syllable (see Mantra Sastras); name of the gross matter or earth principle.

Lamaism: The Mahayana Buddhism of Tibet and Mongolia marked by tantric and shamanistic ritual and a dominant monastic hierarchy headed by the Dalai Lama.

Lila: The Divine Play, God’s Play, beyond understanding through intellect and reason.

Lo gui si: (Cherokee) "star".

Lv quo di: (Cherokee) " the precious, the dear truth".

Maha: Great, eternal.

Maharloka: Mental plane of consciousness.

Mahasamadhi: A yogi’s final exit from earth.

Mala: Impurities of the mind.

Mala: Selfishness, the grossest impurity which should be removed before meditating. The I. Me, mine, that clouds the soul.

Mandir: Temple.

Manipura Chakra: Chakra located near the lumbar region of the spine.

Mantra Sastras: The books dealing with mystical syllables, often used in repetitive prayer or chanting, such as "Aum".

Mantra: A holy mystical symbol or name of God chanted or repeated mentally.

Mantra: A potent chant.

Mantra: Vibration of Mystic syllables or letters that free the mind from attachment or distraction.

Mauna: Spiritual silence.

Maya (Maya Sakthi): The illusion (power) which veils the consciousness and brings individuality.

Maya: Cosmic delusion.

Maya: Illusion. Restless breath.

Mazel: (Hebrew) Luck.

Medicine Animal: Animal or animal spirit/nature that helps one through their spiritual journey.

Michael: One of the best known archangels.

Mincha: (Hebrew) Afternoon Prayer.

Moda: Great Joy.

Monsignor: A prelate of the Roman Catholic Church having a dignity or titular distinction usually conferred by the pope.

Montanism/Montanist: A Christian sect arising in the late second century and stressing apocalyptic expectations, the continuing prophetic gifts of the Spirit, and strict ascetic discipline.

Mudras: Hatha Yoga postures that produce beneficial electric currents or forces in the body.

Muhammad: (570-632) Arab Prophet and Founder of Islam.

Muhammadan calendar: A lunar calendar reckoned from the Hegira in A.D. 622 and organized into cycles of 30 years.

Muharram: The 1^st month of the Muhammadan year. Also a Muslim feast held during Muharram.

Mukti: Liberation.

Muladhara Chakra: The lotus or pelvic plexus located in the lower spine.

Na ni we a: (Cherokee) "singing with joy".

Na quu na? (Cherokee) "how about now?

Nadis: Physical and astral nerves.

Naga Vayu: A manifestation of Prana, the vital force.

Nakshatra Mandala: In ancient Hindu scriptures, man traveling to the stars.

Ni ga na ye s gv na: (Cherokee) "a time to be bold".

Ni ge ya ta hv na: (Cherokee) "careless or callous".

Nigvnhdiha: (Cherokee) "to put on airs".

Nimesa: In relation to time, the twinkling of an eye.

Nirbikalpa samadhi: A meditative state of changeless God-consciousness.

Nirmanu: The Yogic method of cleansing the body in order to achieve perfection in breathing exercises.

Nirvana: The final beatitude that transcends suffering, karma, and samsara and is sought especially by Buddhists through the extinction of desire and individual consciousness.

Niyama: From Patanjali’s Eightfold Path, religious observances, such as cleanliness, contentment, mortification, study, and worship of Spirit.

Nu da le hna v: (Cherokee) "different or separated".

Nu Da'Na'Egwa: (Cherokee) November, "Big Trading month".

Nu ne lv na: (Cherokee) "mischief or harm".

Nu we hna v I: (Cherokee) wealth.

O si yo: (Cherokee) "greetings".

O ta li: (Cherokee) "mountain".

Olam: (Hebrew) World.

Om (Aum): The sacred symbol in Hindu Philosophy. Part of the Holy Trinity: Sat, Tat, Aum. A sacred symbol for God. Often used at the end of a prayer, similar to "Amen."

Ourielle: One of the four best known archangels. Sometimes spelled Uriel.

Pantheism: A doctrine that equates God with the forces and laws of the Universe. Also, toleration of the worship of any aspect of God.

Parama Siva: Supreme Being.

Paramguru: Guru of one’s guru.

Parardha: The time measurement to denote the creation and dissolution of the cosmos by Brahma.

Pararthabhavina: Meditative state where external things do not appear to exist.

Pararthabhavina: Where external things to do appear to exist.

Parvati: An aspect of Jaganmatri—"Divine Mother of the World".

Pingala: A subtle tube; an astral counterpart or sensory and motor fibers in the spinal column through which the nerve current (Prana) travels.

Pitrs: Spirits of the dead. Gods of the lower world.

Pons asinorum: A critical test of ability imposed upon the inexperienced or ignorant.

Pope: A prelate who as bishop of Rome is the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Prakrit: Nature; the unmanifest universe.

Prakriti: The restless characteristic of the mind or the breath.

Pramoda: The greatest joy.

Prana: Vital energy and vital air (breath).

Pranava: The sacred syllable Aum (Om); that which pervades life or runs through Prana (breath).

Pranayama: Breathing exercises; breath control.

Pranic energy: Life force.

Prathyahara: Withdrawl of the sense from objects; making the mind introspective.

Premavatar: Incarnation of Love.

Priya: Joy.

Pronam: To salute or bow down, especially before respected persons or monastics.

Prophet: One who utters divinely inspired revelations.

Raja/Rajah: The bearer of a title of nobility among Hindus.

Raja: Illumination, Radiant Self (Soul).

Rajab: the 7^th month of the Muhammadan year.

Rakini Devi: The Sakthi, or the power of the Swadishtana Chakra (the second plexus in the spine).

Ram: The root syllable and name for fire.

Rama: A Deity of Hinduism worshipped as an avatar of Vishnu.

Ramadan: the 9^th month of the Muhammadan year observed as sacred with fasting practiced from dawn to sunset.

Ramayana: An ancient epic.

Rani/Ranee: A Hindu queen, a rajah’s wife.

Raphael: One of the best known archangels.

Rapture: A mystical experience in which the spirit (soul, self) is exalted to a knowledge of divine things.

Realization: Oneness between the seeking soul (self) and God.

Rishi: An illumined sage.

Rishi: Seer.

Rosh: (Hebrew) Head.

Rudra Grandhi: The knot in the spine column which blocks the movement of Pranic energy.

Rudra: Another name for the Lord Siva, part of the Hindu Trinity.

Sa go ni ge: (Cherokee) "bluejay".

Sacrit: (Hebrew) Morning Prayer.

Sadhana: One’s path of spiritual discipline.

Sadhu: A spiritual ascetic.

Sahasrara Chakra: The thousand-petal lotus, the chakra located in the highest center of the brain where the Yogi attains union between soul (self) and God.

Sakini Devi: The power (Sakthi) mainfested in the Visudha Chakra, located in the throat.

Sakthi: The divine power often expressed in the form of a Goddess, or the Mother of the Universe.

Samadhi: Literally "To direct together." The blissful superconscious state in which the meditator perceives individual soul (self) identity and Cosmic Spirit.

Samadhi: Meditative state of God-union.

Samadhi: Superconscious state preceding Self (soul) Realization.

Samadhi: Trance, absorption in meditation upon the Supreme.

Samana: A manifestation of Prana, the vital force.

Samanu: A mental process of cleansing the Nadis.

Sambhabi Mudra: Fixing one’s gaze at the point between the eyebrows.

Samprajnata Samadhi: A lower form of the superconscious state where duality continues to exist in the mind of the devotee.

Samsara: The indefinitely repeated cycles of birth, misery, and death caused by karma.

Samskaras: Impressions. I.e., the thoughts the astral body carries with it which, along with the actions of the past, determine which path the soul will travel after physical death.

Sanatan Dharma: (Literally "eternal religion"). Original name for Hinduism.

Sanctum Sanctorum: Holy of Holies.

Sanctus: An ancient Christian hymn of adoration sung or said immediately before the prayer of consecration in traditional Eucharistic liturgies.

Sankirtan: Group chanting.

Sankirtans: Musical gatherings, usually for chanting and spiritual music.

Sannyasi: A renunciant.

Sanyasin: A Swami, sometimes a Realized Soul.

Saranagati: Flinging oneself on the Divine Compassion.

Sari: Dress worn by Indiam women.

Sasa: (Cherokee) goose.

Sat, Tat, Aum: Hindu threefold nature of God; similar to Christianity’s God, The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost (Spirit).

Sat: Existence; an aspect of the self.

Sat-Chit-Ananda: Existence, knowledge, and bliss as attributed to the self or pure consciousness.

Satsanga: "Fellowship with Truth." Often a gathering of devotees to communicate about religious/spiritual topics.

Satwapatti: Attainment of the state of purity.

Satya: Truth.

Satyagraha: Nonviolence movement founded by Mahatma Gandhi.

Satyagrahi: One vowed to truth.

Sdelv-negv: (Cherokee) silver.

Seraph: One of the six-winged angels standing in the presence of God.

Shakti: An aspect of the Divine Mother.

Shemayim: (Hebrew) God.

Si da ne l hi: (Cherokee) family.

Si gi gi: (Cherokee) katydid.

Si li gi: (Cherokee) silk.

Siddha: A Realized Yogi.

Siddhis: Physical and psychic powers.

Siddhis: Yogic powers, temptations to be renounced.

Siva Gita: Ancient textbook on Yoga.

Siva: God, part of the Hindu Trinity.

Siva: The God of Destruction and Regeneration in the Hindu sacred triad. (See Vishnu and Brahma).

Sivan: The 9^th month of the civil year or the 3^rd month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar.

Spiritual Eye (Single Eye): The spiritual eye manifested at the point between the eyebrows, the Kutastha center. During deep meditation, the spiritual eye becomes visible. Often referred to as the third eye, the star of the East, inner eye, dove descending from heaven, eye of Shiva, the eye of intuition, and other. "If therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light." Matthew 6:22. See also Luke 11: 34-35.

Sri: A respectful title meaning Holy.

Sthitha Pragnja: A liberated soul.

Stula: The gross portion of the human organism. See Sukshma Sharira, (the subtle or astral) and Karana (the causal body).

Subhecha: A longing for the truth.

Sudha manas: Pure reason.

Sukshma Sharira: Astral body, also called the subtle body.

Sushumna: The astral tube that runs through the spinal cord.

Swadishtana Chakra: The second plexus in the spine.

Ta wo di: (Cherokee) "red-tail hawk".

Talisman: An object bearing a sign or character engraved under astrological influences and believed useful in averting evil or attracting good.

Talit: (Hebrew) Prayer Shawl.

Tam: A root syllable or the word for moon.

Tenach: (Hebrew) Bible.

To hi dv: (Cherokee) river.

To hi dv: (Cherokee) "good peace".

To hi ge se s di: (Cherokee) "peace on earth".

To hi ge se s do: (Cherokee) "making peace, peace for the earth".

To si: (Cherokee) "pesky insect," IE: mosquito.

Tojuhwa: (Cherokee) Cardinal (red bird).

Torah: (Hebrew) Bible.

Tov: (Hebrew) Good.

Treta Yuga: One of the ages, according to Hindu calculations. See Yuga.

Tsa lu wa'nee: (Cherokee July, "Corn in Tassel".

Tsa su ga: (Cherokee) "a flea".

Tsi law'nee: (Cherokee) April, "Flower month".

Tso tle s di: (Cherokee) "idle in mind or spirit".

Tsu du go ta nv: (Cherokee) "the place where we decide who will sit at the forefront of our lives to guide the way".

Tsu gv wa lo di I: (Cherokee) "a definite standard by which to live, even when the values of others change by the hour."

Tsu la: (Cherokee) fox.

Tsu no ye ni: (Cherokee) "with our hands".

Tsu s ga: (Cherokee) oak (tree).

Turya: Meditative state where the Yogi sees nothing but God everywhere.

Turya: Wherein the Yogi sees nothing but God everywhere.

U ga na s dv: (Cherokee) "sweet".

U gv ha dv: (Cherokee) " fog".

U hi so di: (Cherokee) "the spell or gloom".

U hi so di: (Cherokee) "lack of enthusiasm, sadness".

U li he li s di: (Cherokee) "joy".

U li lo hv s gi: (Cherokee) "pleasant times".

U lv da le s gi: (Cherokee) "foolish, thought to be unimportant".

U na du da lv: (Cherokee) "acting in a way that is mature & careful of others".

U na li: (Cherokee) "friend".

U na to tsa li: (Cherokee) "belonging, as in to a tribe".

U na tse li dv-u na to tiv hi: (Cherokee) "we think for ourselves in an independent way using our heads rather than our feet".

U na wi: (Cherokee) "heart".

U na ye hi s di: (Cherokee) "fear or alarm.

U no le: (Cherokee) "tornado".

U s ga nv tsv: (Cherokee) "a false guilt".

U Ski'Ya: (Cherokee) December, "Snow month".

U so nv I: (Cherokee) "not good but downright evil".

U so nv-i ya dv ne di: (Cherokee) "a wrongful act (or misdeed) that brings about a longstanding situation that has to be dealt with more often than we would like".

U tla si dv: (Cherokee) "doubt".

U tse li dv: (Cherokee) "solitary, quiet time".

U tso a de di: (Cherokee) "miserable or unhappy circumstances"

U we to li s di: (Cherokee) "pity or sympathy".

U wo du hi: (Cherokee) "pretty or beautiful".

U wo du hi: (Cherokee) "pretty words".

U wo du hi: (Cherokee) "fine looking, as in appearance".

U wo we la nv: (Cherokee) "stoic, composed".

U yo i gv ne di: (Cherokee) "abuse".

U yo tsv hi: (Cherokee) "pure trash, not worthy of being named".

Udana: A manifestation of Prana, or the vital force.

Udu ju: (Cherokee) uncle.

Uma: An aspect of Jaganmatri—"Divine Mother of the World".

Unalii: (Cherokee) "our best friend".

Uni ne tsv: (Cherokee) "words".

Unu 'la hee: (Cherokee) March, "Windy month".

Unu la ta nee': (Cherokee) January, "Cold month".

Upanishads: Great Holy Scriptures of ancient Hindu philosophy and religion.

Uyelvdvi: (Cherokee) "the real purpose".

V le ni to nv: (Cherokee) "life".

Va da di lv quo ta nv: (Cherokee) "a special or blessed person who is grounded in the Great Spirit".

Vajrini: The inner portion of the Sushumna.

Vam: Root syllable or word for water.

Veda: Holy Scripture.

Vedanta: The philosophy of oneness, or the end of knowledge.

Vikriti: The unmanifest split into manifest forms.

Vikshepa: Tossing of the mind; restlessness.

Vikshpa Sakthi: Tossing of the mind, restlessness. The second impurity which clouds the mind and should be removed before meditation through Yogic breathing, devotion, and chanting.

Vishnu Grandhi: A knot or block, situated in the Manipura Chakra, which affects the movement of Prana and the Kundalini through the spinal column.

Vishnu: The Preserver God of the Hindu sacred triad. (See Brahma, Siva)

Vishudha Chakra: The fifth plexus in the spine.

Vyasa: author the Gita.

Vyo ho wa yi gi: (Cherokee) "something that is not true".

Wahuhi: (Cherokee) "owl".

Wi ta tsi tiv I: (Cherokee) "the best of all".

Wi tsa to li gi: (Cherokee) "blessings".

Wo ha li: (Cherokee) eagle.

Yam: Root syllable or name for the air principle.

Yama: Ethics. Internal purification through moral training in preparation for Yoga and meditation.

Yama: God of Death.

Yamas: Moral conduct. See Niyamas.

Yareyach: (Hebrew) Moon.

Yoga Shastras: An ancient book on Yoga.

Yoga Vasishta: Book of Adwaita philosophy written in the form of conversations between King Rama and the sage Vashishta.

Yoga: (literally) union.

Yoga: The science of realizing the Ultimate Self (Soul).

Yogi: One who practices Yoga.

Yom: (Hebrew) Day.

Yoweh: (Cherokee) "Creator".

Yuga: An age or period of time according to Hindu calculations.

Yukta: Attunement between the seeking self (soul) and the Pure Self.

Yukteswar: Literally: united to Ishwara.

Yv wi-a ne hv: (Cherokee) "humility".