Glossary 365 



Apana up-ah'nuh; a manifestation of Prana, down- 

 breathing, eliminator of wastes. 



Apas ah'pus, a Tattva, water element, stimulator of 

 taste, gustiferous ether. 



Atma aht'muh; the Spirit of the Universe, highest 

 Principle in man. 



Aum ah-oo-mu (all blended together). The sacred 

 word ; its pronunciation needs to be heard ; it may be pro- 

 nounced as two, three, or seven syllables, setting up cor- 

 responding vibrations. 



Avidyd uh-veed'yah ; ignorance, darkness. 



Buddhi Bood'hi, understanding, wisdom, vehicle of 

 the Spirit, connecting Atma with Manas; " the deter- 

 minative faculty " ; sixth Principle in man. 



Chakra chuk'ruh; a wheel, disc, a circling motion; 

 a cycle of seasons or of years. 



Chitta chit-tuh ; " mind stuff." 



Fohat Fo-hut ; force in its highest, most subtle state. 



Ghdri gu-hah'ree (compound consonants like ph, 

 kh t th, gh, and bh are aspirated separately as in ink- 

 horn, loghouse) ; a period of twenty-four minutes. 



Ida ee-dah; the negative Nadi down left side of 

 spine. 



Ishvara Eesh-wah-ru; the soul of the Universe, the 

 same as Brahma, also the god Shiva. 



Kama kah-muh ; desire, longing, emotion. 



Karana-sharira kah'ruh-nu-shuh-ree-ruh ; Causal 

 body. 



Karma kur-muh ; the moral law of compensation op- 

 erating to produce all conditions of life ; that force which 

 operates to connect cause and effect unvaryingly. 



