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Spiritual Terminology |
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Tamas: that of darkness, inertia, and delusion |
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Upadhi: limiting adjunct; all that is being superimposed on the formless and attributes Brahman |
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Upasana: contemplation or meditation on the Brahman by aid of symbols advised by the sruti. |
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Vikara: According to another school of thought, one which is evolved from the previous source of Nature(Prakriti). t |
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Vivarta: the special appearence of a subsatnce in various new forms without having undergone any real change itself. |
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These definations have been compiled from the book titled "vedanta- sara of Sadananda" by Swami Nikhilananda |
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