PHILOSOPHICAL DEFINITIONS

Vastu-traya
• Sambandha, Abhidheya & Prayojana
o Relationship, Process & Result
o Thinking, Feeling & Willing
o Sat, Cit & Ananda
o Ignorance, Passion & Goodness
 Mind, intelligence & false ego
o Madana-mohana, Govinda & Gopinatha
o Form, Qualities & Pastimes
o Cit, Acit & Isvara
o Brahman, Paramatma & Bhagavan
o The One, The Two, The Three & The Four
o Masculine & Feminine
 I & Mine
 Fear & Attachment
 Controller & Enjoyer
 Gain & Safety
 Security, Facility & Experience
 Desire/Attraction
 Need/Goal
o Kalyana-gunas
 Sankarsana, Pradyumna, Anirudha & Vasudeva
 Jnanam, Guhyam/Vijnanam, Samanvitam/Rahasyam & Tad-angam (S.B.2.9.31—quoted in
2nd Canto Study Guide p. 223)
 The field/nature/rules
 Attraction/interest/desire
• Dasa-mula
• Stages of Education
o Pranipata, Pariprasna & Sevaya
o The 3 Stages of Learning (Bhad€raŠyaka Upaniad 2.4.5)
 sravana - hearing knowledge from the teacher.
 manana (jñ€ana) - gaining an intellectual understanding through practice and reflection on
what is learned.
 nidhidhyasana (vijñ€ana) - a consciouss developement and application of personal values in
one’s life, due to realization of what has been learned
o The 4 Stages of Learning (Naisadam 1.4)
 Adhiti - to learn a subject thoroughly
 Bodha - to gain insight and proficiency in one’s learning
 šAcarana - realizing the purpose of, and living according to, our learning
  Praca€r ana - giving this knowledge to others
• The 5 Topics of B.G.: Isvara, Jiva, Prakriti, Kala & Karma
• The 5 Topics of the Upanisads:
o The nature of Brahman
o The nature of the soul (jivatma) & it’s relationship with Brahman
o The material energy, it’s origin & connection with Brahman
o The means of attaining Brahman (sadhana)
o The nature of the Supreme Goal & the status of the jiva in mukti
• The Five Levels of Consciousness
o Annamaya - The platform of sense gratification and sensual knowledge (the arts and sciences)
 The 5 Stages of Sense Perception:
• Body
o (1) Gathering of information by the knowledge acquiring senses
• Mind
o (2) Accumulation of feelings
o (3) Reduction of the information to what is presently required
o (4) Accepting and rejecting
• Intelligence
o (5) Reasoning (what will be best for my sense pleasure)
o Pr€Šanamaya - The platform of extended sense enjoyment
 Knowledge above sensual but without knowledge of the next life
 Moral codes, political sciences, economics, justice, etc.
o Manomaya - The platform of ethics / religiosity:
 Occupational duties - varŠ€nasrama
 World religions - fear of God, but no actual development of a relationship
 Speculative philosophies
o Vijñ€anamaya - The platform of intellectual discrimination between body and soul
o Anandamaya - The platform of Absolute Knowledge
 Our relationship with KŠrsna
 KrsnŠa Consciousness.

• The Five Levels of Acquiring Knowledge

o Pratyaksa
o Paroksa
o Aparoksa
o Adhoksaja
o Aprakrita

• Rasa – Vaikuntha, Svargiya & Parthiva

• Adhiatmik, Adhidaivik & Adhibautik
• Pancanga-nyaya
• Vyakarana concepts
 • Varnasrama concepts
• Creation
• 14 Books of Vedic Knowledge
o The 4 Vedas
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o The 6 Vedangas
o The 4 Upangas

General Definitions
• Conditioned & Constitutional
• The Reflection
• Focus, Endeavor & Daiva
• Predestiny & Free will
• The 2 Systems of Sastric Study: Chronological & Analytical (thematic)
• Religion without philosophy & philosophy without religion
• Sakama & Niskama Karma
• Pravriti & Nivriti
• Yukta Vairagya
• The “Yoga Ladder”
o Buddhi Yoga: Karma, Jnana, Dhyana & Bhakti Yoga
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[check definitions made in Jaiva Dharma, Bhagavad-gita...]