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Kundalini.Tantra.by.Satyananda.Saraswati

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Amrit: psychic nectar which is secreted in bindu and drops from lalana chakra to<br />

vishuddhi chakra, causing a feeling of blissful intoxication.<br />

Amygdala: small area of grey matter in the temporal lobe, part of the limbic system.<br />

Anahata chakra: the psychic center related to the region of the heart.<br />

Anandamaya kosha: transcendental dimension; personal and collective unconscious.<br />

Annamaya kosha: the physical body or level of existence; the conscious aspect.<br />

Aorta: largest artery of the body, which takes oxygenated blood from the heart for<br />

distribution throughout the body.<br />

Apana: vital energy in the lower part of the body, below the navel.<br />

Asana: a steady and comfortable position of the body.<br />

Ashram: yogic community where the inmates live and work equally under the guidance<br />

of a guru.<br />

Astral body: the subtle, psychic body; finer than the physical body.<br />

Atman: the pure self, beyond body and mind.<br />

Atma shakti: spiritual force.<br />

Aushadi: awakening of spiritual power through the use of herbs or plant preparations.<br />

Autogenic training: psychotherapy that works with the body and mind simultaneously;<br />

learning to manipulate the bodily functions through the mind.<br />

Avatara: divine incarnation.<br />

Avidya: ignorance.<br />

Awareness: the faculty of conscious knowing.<br />

Ballistocardiograph: machine which measures small body motions accompanying the<br />

movement of blood through the circulatory system.<br />

Bandha: psychomuscular energy lock which redirects the flow of psychic energy in the<br />

body.<br />

Bhajan: devotional song.

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