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Brahma - Yoga Lingo

Brahma - Yoga Lingo

Brahma is an essential concept for both the practice of yoga and the Hindu religion in general. According to Hinduism, Brahma is the name of one of the trinity gods and was responsible for creating the world and everything in it. He is considered the most senior of the gods and is often...
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Buddha - Yoga Lingo

Buddha - Yoga Lingo

Around 2500 years ago, a child was born into a royal family. His father was named King Shuddhodhana, and he was the ruler of Kapilavastu (now in Nepal). The name of the child was Siddhartha Gautama, a name derived from two Sanskrit roots - ‘sidda,’ which means ‘achieved,’ and...
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Brahman

Brahman

Brahman is a Sanskrit word, which refers to the highest universal principle. It is also described as the ‘absolute’ or ‘ultimate’ reality. The Sanskrit root ‘brh’ makes up the word, and this means ‘to grow or expand.’ Hindu texts refer to it as the Atman, which means soul or...
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Aum - Om Mantra class

Aum - Om Mantra class

Patanjali, the sage who composed the famous Sutras, considered Om yoga to be one of the highest forms of meditation a person could undertake. Also known as Pravana or Aum yoga, this is a practice designed to awaken consciousness, focusing one's mind on realizing their true self, as well as...
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Buddhi

Buddhi

Like its sister terms, Buddhi consists of the root ‘budh’ - meaning to know or to be awake. It refers to wisdom and intellect, and to use the power of one's conscious and unconscious mind to understand and analyze the world around us, to discriminate and decide the best courses of...
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