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Sathya Sai Baba The World-Avatar Teaching and Revelations

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Shruti - sacred Veda text of ancient Indian.<br />

Sutra - rule for the proper worship of sacred rituals.<br />

Upanishad - a category of sacred Indian scriptures.<br />

Vedanta - means the "end of the Vedas." It is the essence of the Vedas<br />

enshrined in the Upanishads. <strong>The</strong> philosophy of non-dualism, or<br />

qualified nondualism, or dualism based on the Upanishadic teachings,<br />

is denoted by this term.<br />

Veda - the oldest <strong>and</strong> the holiest of the ancient Bharatiya scriptures,<br />

the primary source of authority in religion <strong>and</strong> philosophy. <strong>The</strong>y are<br />

four in number - the Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda <strong>and</strong> Atharva<br />

Veda.<br />

Vishnu - the protector <strong>and</strong> preserver God of the Hindu trinity comprised<br />

of Brahma, Vishnu <strong>and</strong> Shiva; God the protector <strong>and</strong> preserver.<br />

In order to preserve <strong>and</strong> protect, Vishbaratnu incarnates from Age to<br />

Age.<br />

Yoga - union with God, as also the path by which this union of the soul<br />

with God is achieved. <strong>The</strong> four impotant parts of yoga are that of<br />

knowledge, action, meditation <strong>and</strong> devotion.<br />

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