Light To Superlight

Glossary

AHANG. AHANGKAR—Ego, Egoism

AMRITA BAZAR—(Patrika) Daily newspaper in English

ANGARAKSHANA, ANGARAKSHAKA—Body-protection, Body protector

ANUSTHAN—Action—here tantric or terroristic action

ARYA—Monthly magazine, edited by Sri Aurobindo from Pondicherry (1914)

ARUPA—Formless

ASTASIDDHI—Eight-fold perfections attainable by yoga-sadhana

A . CHAUDHURI—Justice Ashutosh Chaudhuri, famous Barrister-at-law and a leader of Moderate Party

BANDEMATARA—Nationalist daily paper in English edited by Sri Aurobindo

BARIN—Barindra Kumar Ghosh, a famous revolutionary and youngest brother of Sri Aurobindo

B.C. CHATTERJEE—Renowned Barrister-at-law, associated with Shree Aurobindo in the editorial staff of Bandemataram paper

BHUKTI—Enjoyment

BHUTAS—Ghosts

BRAHMA-SAMAJ—Brahma-Society—founded by Raja Rammohan Roy and developed by Maharshi Devendra Nath Tagore, Brahmananda Keshab Chandra, Shivanath Shastri etc for revival of worship of One-God and social reforms

BUJRUKI—Humbug

CHAKRA—Spiritual circle

DALA—Organisation, group, circle

DAYANANDA—Thakur Dayananda—Spiritual leader and founder of Arunachal Mission, Silchar (Assam)

DEVAVRATA—Formerly member of 'Yugantar'-party, subsequently joined Ramakrishna Mission

DEVATVA—Divine nature and quality

EI MUHURTE—At this moment

EI KHANE—At this point of time

GITA —Shreemat Bhagabat Gita—Well-known gospel of India containing Shreekrishna's message to Arjuna at the battle-field of Kurukshetra.

JAHI KAMAM DURASADAM—Conquer passions so hard to control

JANMABHUMI—Weekly journal from S. India

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KARMA—Work or action as part of universal movement of life

KARMA YOGA—Yoga of Karma or action.

KARMAYOGIN—Weekly periodical in English, edited by Sri Aurobindo Karmanyebadhikaraste (Ma Falesu Kadachana)—-Your mission is to work without any hankering for the result (from Gita)

KARTA—Master

KALI—Universal Mother-Energy who creates, preserves and destroys the world

KALI-YUGA—Iron age

KHASTRIYA—Warrior class in Hindu Society

KARIKAL—One of the erstwhile five French possessions in India, southeast of Pondicherry

KACHHA—Unripe, not pucca i.e. not ripe or developed to perfection

KAYA-SIDDHI—Physical perfection attained by yoga-sadhana making the body a fit adhara or vehicle for the play of God in life

KRISHNA—Shreekrishna—Supreme Soul, visioned by Sri Aurobindo at Alipore (Calcutta) Jail and regarded by him as Master of the Yoga

KAUSALAM—Scientific or technical skill

MADGODKAR—A Marhathi merchant

MANTRA—Sound-formula revealing an aspect of Divine Consciousness

MANTHARA-GATI—Slow pace

MANTREE DEEKSHA—Spiritual initiation through reception, repetition and practice of word-sounds, pregnant with deep spiritual power and meaning

MANI NAIEK—Manindra Nath Naiek—follower and disciple of Samgha-guru Motilal Roy. He took major part in the revolutionary work at the Chandemagore circle taking charge of bomb-making. The historical bomb thrown on Lord Hardmge, former British Viceroy of India on 23rd December 1912 at Delhi by Basanta Biswas under the lead of Rash Behari Bose, was made by Naiek

MATH—Monastery

MUKTI—Salvation or liberation (spiritual or national)

NAGEN—Nagendra Kumar Guha Roy of Noakhali—associated with Sri Aurobindo, specially in connection with his departure to Pondicherry

NALINI—Kanta Gupta—now secretary of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry

NARAYAN—Bengali monthly magazine started by Chittaranjan Das (Deshbandhu) and edited for some time by Barindra Kumar Ghosh

NAYAK—A newspaper in Bengali edited by Panchkowri Bandopadhayya

PRADESH—Entrance

PAISACHIK—Diabolical

PRERANA—Inspiration or impulsion

PREMA—Love

PRABARTAK—Monthly magazine in Bengali, founded by Shree Motilal Roy at Chandemagore in the year 1915

PURANIC—Other than Vedantic or Tantric Shastras for regulation of social and political life

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R. C. DUTT—Ramesh Ch. Dutt, I.C.S., eminent Bengali novelist, writer of economic treatise in English and translator of Rigveda in Bengali

RAJAS—Of kinetic attribute

RAJASIC AHANKARA —Egoism dominated by the rajasic quality Rajoguna—The kinetic quality

RAJOGUNA—Paul and Mirra Richard, European Yogins who came to Pondicherry about 1914. Madame Richard found in Sri Aurobindo the fulfilment of her spiritual aspirations and dreams. Monsieur Richard left and Madame Richard dedicated herself entirely to fulfil Sri Aurobindo's mission and work as the Mother of the Ashram .ever since 1921

ROGA—Disease

RUPA—Form

RASH BEHARI BOSE—Born in the village Subaldaha, Burdwan district (West Bengal), educated in Chandernagore, became a revolutionary yogin and leader, initiated by Shree Motilal Roy. He escaped to Japan in May 1915

SADHAN—Spiritual practice

SAMGHA—Commune, community of individuals interested with a spiritual ideal

SAMATA—Equanimity of mind

SAHASH—Courage

SANDHYA—Twilight

SANNYASIN—One who has renounced the world

SANNYASA—Renunciation

SHANKAR—Shree Shankaracharya—A great philosopher and spiritual leader of India (8th Century A. D.). His Vedanta commentary, specially his gospel of 'Mayavada' has been vehemently opposed and criticised by Sri Aurobindo

SHAKTA—Worshipper of Shakti (Energy)

SHAKTI—Energy—Universal or divine

SIDDHI—Perfection

SISTER NIVEDITA—Disciple of Swami Vivekananda who dedicated her life to the service of India

SHYAM BABU—Shyam Sunder Chakraborty, associate of Sri Aurobindo in editorial staff of 'Bandemataram

SMASHHANA—Cemetary ground

SAMPRADANA—Giving away in marraige—a social ceremony

SUDARSHANA CHATTERJEE—Emissary sent to Shree Aurobindo at Pondicherry from Chandernagore

SWAYAMVARA—Ancient social ceremony in Hindu Society when royal princesses chose their own husbands from a gathering of invited kings and princes.

TANTRA, TANTRIC YOGA, TANTRICISM—System of Shakti-upasana—here code words for revolutionary cult and practice.

TRIMARGA YOGA—The three-fold yogic paths of Jnana, Bhakti and Karma to attain divine communion

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UPANISHADS—Ancient spiritual scriptures

UPADRABA—Troubles

UTSARGA—Dedication or Consecration

VAISYA—Social class having commercial or industrial skill

VEDA—Ancient record of spiritual knowledge and world knowledge

VIJOY KRISHNA GOSWAMI—A great spiritual leader and social reformer

VYAPTI—one of the Astasiddhis (Vide Appendix F, page 207)—Sapta-chatustaya

YOGA—Union, processes and practices for union with God

YOGASTHA KURU KARMANI—Do work in communion with the indwelling Lord

YUGA—Acycle of time.

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