Sambalpur
A small town in the state of Orissa, India.
S_Category, Spirituality
Samsara
The world, the existence, the domain of karma, protracted delusion of the mind. The cycle of birth, death, and rebirth.
Hinduism, R_Category
Rama
The hero of the epic Ramayana, believed to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Bhakti_Yoga_Devotion, R_Category, Spiritual_Beings
Ramakrishna Paramahansa
A mid-nineteenth century spiritual Master who lived mostly in Kolkatta. A devotee of Goddess Kali, he frequently went into ecstatic states of samadhi. One of his best-known disciples is Swami Vivekananda, who established and propagated the Ramakrishna Order, which has a world wide following today.
R_Category, Spiritual_Beings
Ramana Maharshi
Early 20th Century spiritual Master who lived in the hills of Tiruvanamalai near Chennai, in South India. His teachings revolve around self-inquiry. He is believed to have enlightened not only humans, but also a cow and a crow.
Places, R_Category, Sacred_Walks
Ramanashram
An ashram located in Tiruvanamalai, established by Ramana Maharshi.
Places, R_Category, Sacred_Walks
Rameshwaram
A sacred coastal town in South India, the closest point in India to the neighbouring country, Sri Lanka. Figures in the epic Ramayana, where Rama built a bridge from India to Sri Lanka to enable his army to cross the ocean.
Kriya_Yoga, Mysticism, P_Category
Pranayama
A powerful yogic practice that uses certain breathing techniques to generate and direct the flow of prana in the human body.