| Baddha |
Bound,
caught, restrained, firm. |
| Bahiranga
Sadhana |
The
outward quest of the soul for its Maker. The first three stages of
Yoga, namely, Yama, Niyama and Asana, are the outward quest and keep
the seeker in harmony with his fellow men and nature. |
| Bahya
Kumbhaka |
Suspension
of breath after full exhalation when the lungs are completely empty. |
| Bandha |
Bondage
or fetter. It means a posture where certain organs or parts of the
body are contracted and controlled. |
| Bhagavad
Gita |
The
Song Divine, the sacred dialogues between Krishna and Arjuna. It is
one of the source books of Hindu philosophy, containing the essence
of the Upanishads. |
| Bhagavan |
Lord. |
| Bhakti |
Worship. |
| Bhakti
Marga |
The
way or path to realization through adoration of a personal God. |
| Bharadvaja |
A
sage. |
| Bhaya |
Fear. |
| Bhedana |
Piercing,
breaking through, passing through. |
| Bhoga |
Enjoyment;
an object of pleasure. |
| Bhoktr |
One
who enjoys or experiences. |
| Bhranti
Darsana |
Erroneous
(Bhranti) vision or knowledge (Darsana), delusion. |
| Bhu |
Land. |
| Bhudana |
The
donation of land. |
| Bhuja |
The
arm or the shoulder. |
| Bhujanga |
A
serpent, a snake. |
| Bhumikatva |
Firm
ground. |
| Bija |
Seed
or germ. |
| Bija
Mantra |
A
mystical syllable with a sacred prayer repeated mentally during
Pranayama, and the seed thus
planted in the mind germinates into one-pointedness. |
| Brahma |
The
Supreme Being, the Creator. The first deity of the Hindu Trinity
entrusted with the work of creation
of the world. |
| Brahma
Vidya |
The
knowledge of the Supreme Spirit. |
| Brahmachari |
A
religious student vowed to celibacy and abstinence. One who is
constantly moving (charin) in Brahman (the Supreme Spirit); one who
sees divinity in all. |
| Brahmacharya |
A
life of celibacy, religious study and self-restraint. |
| Brahman |
The
Supreme Being, the cause of the universe, the all-pervading spirit
of the universe. |
| Brahmandaprana |
The
cosmic breath. |
| Buddhi |
Intellect,
reason, discrimination, judgment. |
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