The Yogic Encyclopedia

The positive principle of the universe.

The perceiving mind. One of the four aspects of consciousness. Also known as mon.

The householder stage of life. The second of four ashrams or stages of life in Hindu philosophy.

The stage of partial retirement from worldly life. The third of four ashrams or stages of life in Hindu philosophy.

The seventh chakra or crown center. The center at which one attains liberation.

The fifth chakra or throat center. Controls the voice and speech, and allows one to break through the veils of delusion.

The sixth chakra or highest spinal center. The center of consciousness of enlightened beings.

The fourth chakra or heart center. Expresses as love, for either the divine or the material world.

The third chakra or lumbar center. Expresses as anger or fiery self-control.

The second chakra or sacral center. Controls sexual energy and creativity.