Scientific Terms/Concepts

Vedic sacrifice; sacrificial rite; offering oblations to the fire.

Second of the four Vedas; explains the rituals involved in vedic sacrifices.

Five self restraints or rules of conduct pertaining to ethical perfection, designed to remove emotional disorders in preparation for higher yoga practices: ahimsa, satya, asteya, brahmacharya, aparigraha; first stage of Patanjali's ashtanga yoga; period of three hours.

Pair or couple.

Geometrical form of mantra used for concentration.

Literally, 'union' or yoke'; systematic science of body/mind to union of individual consciousness with cosmic consciousness.

Age.