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Fundamentals Of The Esoteric Philosophy

By Gottfried de Purucker

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Appendix B Expanded Glossary

*s mark entries from H. P. Blavatsky's Theosophical Glossary
{to enable 7-bit encoding and easy pronunciation, long vowels have been doubled, rather than use diacritic marks}

* aakaasha
The subtle, spiritual essence which pervades all space.
akarma
inaction
anta
end
antahkarana
mind
apara
lower
asat.h
appearing as unreal, unreal
daurmanasya
despair
* dhyaan chohans
The divine Intelligences charged with the super- vision of the Kosmos (cf. Archangels).
* dzyan
Wisdom, divine Knowledge.
* kaarana
Cause
* karma
literally, action; universal law of cause and effect which governs rebirth and the world of samsara
karmaaNaM
the fruits of actions
karmaaNi
deeds
karmabandhaM
bondage of reaction
karmajaan.h
born of work
karmaNaa
by work
karmaNi
in action
karmaphala
the result of an action
karmaphala
the result of an action
karmaphalaM
the results of all activities
karmasaN^ginaaM
who are attached to fruitive work
karmasu
in all activities
karma-viparyaya
m. perversity of action, perverse action, mistake
* mahat
Universal Intelligence and Consciousness, cosmic consciousness
mahat.h
great man
mahattonmaada
macromania
mahattva
largeness
* manas
Mind; the reincarnating principle in man, the Higher Ego, the reasoning ability of the mind
manasaa
by the mind
* manvantara
A period of manifestation or cosmic activity, n. epoch, the period or age of a Manu (it comprises about 71 {mahaa-yugas} [q.v.], which are held equal to 12,000 years of the gods or 4,320,000 human years or 1/14th of a day of Brahma
* maayaa
Illusion; the cosmic power which renders phenomenal existence possible.
mula
root
* mulaprakriti
Undifferentiated substance; the root of matter.
* naastika
Atheist, or rather, one who does not worship any gods or idols.
nityasattvasthaH
in a pure state of spiritual existence
paraa
higher, universal, beyond, supreme, other
* parabrahman
Beyond Brahman; the impersonal, nameless universal Principle; the Absolute.
paraaM
transcendental
paraamaanasashaastra
parapsychology
paramaartha
highest purpose
* prakriti
Nature in general, as original substance.
(eternal nature)
* pralaya
A period of rest between manvantaras or periods of activity
* purusha
Spirit
samaasataH
in summary
samudaaya-satya
the apparent reality of the aggregate
samvr.tti-satya
empirical truth
sarva-karma-sannyaasa
omniscience
* sat
The one ever-present Reality; the divine Essence or Be-ness.
sat-asat
real-unreal
satkaarya
good or useful work particularly helpful to many
sattva
inner strength, orderliness, the quality of goodness in everything natural, pure, steady, goodness, illumination, the mode of goodness
satya
honesty, truth
satyasya satyam
the true of the true
satyopaadhi
true limitation
sumanasya
benevolence
* upaadhi
A basis or vehicle of something less material than itself.
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