CHAITANYA | CHAITYA | CHAKRA | CHAKRAVAKA | CHAKSHUS | CHAMPAKA | CHANDAN | CHANDAS | CHARYA | CHIT | CHIT LAKE | CHITTA | CHOWRI (PROPERLY CHAMARI) |
CHAITANYA
Consciousness.
CHAITYA
A Shrine or temple.
CHAKRA
Wheel: A centre of psychic energy. It is also known as a knot or granthi.
There are said to be many such chakras within the human body of which the most
important are said to be seven: Sahasrara, Ajna, Visuddha, Anahata, Manipuraka,
Svadhisthana and Muladhara. While Sahasrara is said to be anubhava chakra (a
chakra of experience) the other 6 chakras are called sadhana chakras (work on
which needs to be done for progress).The Upanishads speak about the Hrdya
granthi- the knot of the heart of affection that ties up man to sorrow and
affliction.
CHAKRAVAKA
A ruddy goose, the male and female being regarded as a pattern of conjugal love.
CHAKSHUS
Organ of vision. Divya chakshus: organ of divine vision granted by the
grace of God.
CHAMPAKA
A tree with yellow blossom also the flower of the tree.
CHANDAN
Sandal-tree; also the fragrant sandal paste.
CHANDAS
Vedic metres which have occult vibrational properties.
CHARYA
The particular discipline in spiritual life- it means also
brahmacharya.
CHIT
The Superconsciousness or Consciousness which is the nature and attribute
of the Soul or God.
CHIT LAKE
Chit lake is a place where everything remains inclined downwards with no
tendency to rise upwards unless his own or the Master' s power turns instrumental
in this respect. Cleaning of the Chit lake would mean making the downward
tendency of our thoughts upwards to the realm of the Divine.
CHITTA
Mind. Derived from the word chit, the original consciousness which has
undergone modifications. Its seat is said to be the heart. The emotional
aesthetic way of knowing or associating with objects is mainly chitta-vikara, or
chitta-vritti, which are asked to be controlled or prevented by the Yoga Sutra;
Yogah chitta-vritti nirodhah.
CHOWRI (PROPERLY CHAMARI)
The yak, the tail of which is used as a fan.
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