Āsakti (आसक्ति | āsakti)

Āsakti refers to worldly attachment through which the jīva becomes emotionally bound to temporary objects, relationships, desires, and experiences, strengthening bondage under Māyā.

Akash (आकाश)

Akash (आकाश | ākāśa) is commonly understood as sky or space, but in Vedic terminology it carries deeper meanings depending on context. At the material level, Ākāśa is one of the panch mahabhoot (five gross elements). It represents space—the subtlest of the material elements—and is the first gross

anshavatar (अंशावतार)

Anshavatara (अंशावतार | aṁśāvatāra ) means avatar of God where only a few powers are revealed. God is perfect and unchanging. All of His avatars are also God and have all of His powers. Yet, the need of the hour determines how many powers are exhibited by the avatar.

Akarm (अकर्म)

Akarm means action performed without egoistic attachment to doership or desire for personal reward. Such action does not bind the soul in karmic reaction.

ahaituki

ahaituki (अहैतुकी | ahaitukī ) means causeless. On this site is used in two contexts * Kripa - means grace bestowed for no reason. No qualifying criteria is looked at. * Bhakti - To love God solely for the purpose of pleasing Him. Ahaituki Bhakti is one of the pillars of bhakti described in

Akarta

akarta (अकर्ता | akartā ) means the non-doer. Every jiva is akarta but it has been given an eternal servant called mind. Jeev wants limitless, everlasting, ever-increasing ananda . So, mind keeps striving to find ananda . Since, mind is material it performs tamasik , rajasik , sattvik karma and keeps getting entangled

aham chetana (अहं चेतना)

aham chetana (अहं चेतना | ahaṁ cetanā) means the false ego. It is also called dehabhiman (देहाभिमान | dehābhimāna ) means false pride generated since the jeev considers itself to be a material body. The cause of this disillusion is Svarupavarika Maya aspect of Maya. This is a

aja kripaniya nyay

aja kripaniya nyay (अजा कृपाणीयन्याय | ajā kr̥pāṇiyanyāya ) is another rule in the book of rules called Nyay Shastra. Word by word these are the synonyms aja = goat | kripaniya = sword | nyay = rule It simply means being in the wrong place at the wrong time. In

Anartha Nivriti

Anarth Nivritti refers to the dissipation of unwanted tendencies and impurities that obstruct devotion. * anartha — that which is not meaningful or beneficial for the soul * nivṛtti — removal or cessation It is the stage in Bhakti where inner obstacles begin to weaken and fall away. What It Is Anarth Nivritti is

Atmaram (आत्माराम)

Atmaram means "one who delights in the Atma." Discover how the term refers to delight in the soul or in Shri Krishna, depending on context.

Advay Gyan Tattva (अद्वय ज्ञान तत्त्व)

Advay Gyan Tattva is a Vedic epithet for Shri Krishna, the self-existent Supreme Brahm of whom there is no equal or independent second.