Glossary
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Tadvid | The knower of truth or Gyan |
| Tamas | Delusion. It is one of the three attributes of Nature that perform actions |
| Tamasik | Nature of Tamas or delusion. Also means a person with the predominance of the attribute of
Tamas or delusion in him
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| Tapa(s) | Austerity or penance
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| Tapasvi | One who performs austerity or penance
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| Tattvadarshi | One who sees the truth, that is, who sees the same God in every being and/or sees all actions
being performed by Nature and sees the self as actionless
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| Tattva-Gyan | True self-knowledge that the same Self dwells in all the bodies and all actions are performed by the attributes of Nature, not the self |
| Tattvavid | One who knows the truth and knows the division of attributes and actions, that is, who knows
that the actions are performed by the attributes of Nature and not the being
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| Tyag | Relinquishment. According to Lord Krishna, Tyag means relinquishment of the fruits of
all actions
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| Tyagi | Relinquisher. One who renounces fruits of all actions to God |
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Upanishad | Ancient Indian texts that contain spiritual knowledge. There are said to be 108 Upanishads. The Bhagvad Gita is said to be the essence of the Upanishads |
| Vak | One of the seven most distinguished feminine deities ruling over virtues. Vak is the deity of speech |
| Vashisht | The royal sage who was the Guru of Lord Ram |
| Vairagya | Dispassion. Renunciation, non-attachment and absence of desires for objects |
| Vaisya | A person of the trading class |
| Vasudev | Supreme Reality. Also refers to Lord Krishna |
| Vasudev Sarvam | The Bhava that all is Supreme Reality and all beings are God |
| Vedant | The teaching of non-dualism based on the Upanishads propagating the Truth that the entire
universe is but the manifestation of Supreme God
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| Vedas | The four ancient Indian Holy Scriptures namely Rigved, Samaved, Yajurved and Atharvaved
that contain directions for reaching Brahm
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| Vedic | Pertaining to the Vedas |
| Vibhu | All-pervading |
| Vidriti | Cleft |
| Vidwan | Wise ones who are not attached to actions |
| Vigyan | Science. In the Gita, Vigyan refers to Yog or non-attachment to actions and fruits that can lead one to Brahm or the Supreme Bhava of sameness towards all |
| Vikars | Agyan or ignorance comprising of desire, anger, greed, attachment and ego/pride |
| Yagya | Sacrifice. Generally Yagya means to make some offering in the sacrificial fire accompanied by the chanting of hymns. In the Gita, Yagya refers to Karma Yog or performing actions by offering them to God in one's heart |
| Yog | Yog means union. In the Gita, Yog refers to the union with Brahm or the Supreme Bhava of God by the practice of mentally renouncing the fruits and actions to God |
| Yog Maya | Divine illusion comprising the Nature of three kinds of attributes |
| Yogi
| One who follows the path of Karma Yog by mentally renouncing all actions to God |
| Yuga | A time span consisting of thousands of years |
| Yukta | One who is united to Brahm or the Supreme Bhava of God |
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