Nirgun
Devoid of any quality, untainted and beyond duality.
A Rajput princess of the medieval period who, intoxicated by her devotion for Lord Krishna, spent most of her life as a wandering saint, singing praises of the Lord. A poetess and mystic, her life story and bhajans are extremely popular even today.
Release, liberation, final absolution of the Self from the chain of death and rebirth. The highest goal of all spiritual seekers.
The first chakra, the psycho-energetic chakra located at the perineum. Source of the central channel (Sushumna-nadi) of the life force.
Channel through which the life force, or prana, flows in the energy body. There are 72,000 interconnecting the chakras. The three main nadis are named Ida, Pingala, and Sushumna.
Lit. serpent. Symbol of the Kundalini coiled at the base of the spine; one of the secondary types of life forces (prana).
People belonging to a certain spiritual sect in North India, who are known to wander naked in the Himalayas with just vibhuthi smeared on the body, even during the coldest winter seasons.
Traditional salutation which acknowledges the divinity within a person.