GLOSSARY

Ananta

The full form of Krishna, whose form is  the Divine Snake with innumerable heads, which serves as a layer to Lord Visnu, known as Sankarsana or Balarama. It is also called Sesa or Sesa Naga. It is the force that keeps all the planets in their respective positions. (Force that man calls gravitation).

Atma

Spiritual soul.

Bhagavan

The complete form of God, his original spiritual form.

Bhakta

Devotee of God, the servant of the Supreme Lord.

Bhakti-yoga

The way of spiritual development, devotional service.

Brahma

First being created in the universe. He receives from krishna the power to create everything in the universe of which he is, as a demiurge, the main Regent. He is also the divinity of "passion".

Brahman

Dazzling radiance emanating from the body of God, an impersonal and omnipresent aspect of God, the only known form of Jews, Christians and Muslims. Being Supreme Spiritual.

Brahman Impersonnal

Or Brahma Jyoti. Radiance emanating from the absolute body of Krishna and Representing the impersonal (spiritual) aspect of God, the Absolute Truth, or the first degree of the realization of the absolute.

Brahmana

A pure and intelligent man, well-versed in divine knowledge.

Brahmajyoti

Refers to the irradiating radiance of the impersonal Brahman. See impersonal brahman.

Caitanya mahaprabhu

Or Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. The avatar came to India 500 years ago To teach the way of spiritual realization. He spread the Song of the Holy Names of Krishna.

Consciousness of God (The)

Being conscious of Krishna, knowing him, meditating on him, acting for him, spreading his glories from the service of love and devotion.

Concupiscence

Material desire, greed, sex, pleasure of the senses.

Deva

Virtuous being, servant of God, inhabiting the Edenic planets. To be that the Lord has endowed the power to govern an area of universal creation, which the sun, which rain, that fire, and thus watch over the needs of all beings.

Dharma

The principles of spirituality.