Glossary / Definitions for novices?

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I'm very new to the list and very much enjoying the discussions. But I find

that there is much that I do not understand because there are so many words and

ideas that I've never encountered before. Is there an online resource that any

of you may be aware of that would help to define many of these terms?

 

Also, I'm very interesting in learning more about sadhana but am having

difficulty finding information online. Perhaps I am not looking in the right

place. If anyone has a good resource for this, I would be most ingratiated!

 

Blessings,

 

Emaara

 

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Namaskar Emaara:

 

All members should feel free to ask about any words or ideas they do

not understand, either by posting here on the list, or by sending a

private e-mail to the Group moderators at -

owner

 

In the meantime, you may be able to get some basic orientation by

referring to this online dictionary of Hindu terminology:

 

http://www.himalayanacademy.com/books/dws/DWSLexicon.html

 

"Sadhana" is a term that, in Sanskrit, means basically "effort" ...

so, for instance, if you wanted to learn French, your sadhana would

be studying the grammar, memorizing vocabulary lists, and practicing

your listening and speaking skills in the language. If you wanted to

run a marathon, then your sadhana would be appropriate dietary

adjustments, endurance-building sessions in the gym and lots of road

training. And if you want to surrender to and realize the Goddess,

then your sadhana is Shakti Sadhana.

 

What is Shakti Sadhana? That is a broad question -- something like

asking, "What is Christianity?" or "What is Buddhism?" It is many

different things to many different people. For some it is an intense

cultivation of devotion; for some it is the practice of esoteric

Tantric ritual; for some it is a process of knowledge -- for many, it

is a combination of many such approaches. For an excellent

introduction to Srividya, probably the most sophisticated and revered

form of esoteric Shaktism, please see this presentation on our

homepage (if you haven't seen the homepage, do poke around a bit --

you might find that quite a few of your questions are answered there):

 

http://www.shaktisadhana.org/shaktatantra.html

 

Good luck. And again, please don't hesitate to contact me or Nora or

kochu1tz if you have any questions.

 

Aum Maatangyai Namahe

 

 

, Emaara Blue <emaara>

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> I'm very new to the list and very much enjoying the discussions.

But I find that there is much that I do not understand because there

are so many words and ideas that I've never encountered before. Is

there an online resource that any of you may be aware of that would

help to define many of these terms?

>

> Also, I'm very interesting in learning more about sadhana but am

having difficulty finding information online. Perhaps I am not

looking in the right place. If anyone has a good resource for this,

I would be most ingratiated!

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> Blessings,

>

> Emaara

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