| Words |
Meanings |
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Parmataman |
The universal self |
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Parichayavastha |
Third stage of yoga practice, when the intelligence and body become one |
|
Parigraha |
Possessiveness |
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Patanjali |
A sage, the founder of Yoga; believed to have lived some time between 200-500 BC |
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Pramada |
Carelessness |
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Prakriti |
Nature |
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Prana |
Vital energy or life force |
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Pranamaya kosha |
The vital or the organic body, one of the five sheaths of the body |
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Pranayama |
Expansion of the vital energy through the regulation of the breath |
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Pratyahara |
Internalisation of the senses |
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Purusha shakti |
The Seer or the soul |
