The following Glossary of Terms was taken
largely from Kiara Windrider's book, Fire from
Heaven: Dawn of Golden Age.
Amma
The name popularly used to refer to Bhagavan’s
wife, Padmavati. She is regarded as an
incarnation of the Divine Mother, and is
considered an Avatar, along with Bhagavan.
Ancient Mind
Rather than having separate individual minds,
Bhagavan says that each of us is simply a
channel for this collective, primeval mind,
which has existed as a continually growing
morphogenetic field since the beginning of human
history. It includes all the human tendencies
that we generally tend to identify with as ours:
jealousies, anger, hurt, frustration, lust,
happiness, greed, warring, and so on.
Antaryamin
The Indwelling Presence, or atman, known in the
West as higher self, essence or inner divinity.
This becomes our identity once the illusion of a
fixed and separate self is dissolved.
Ascension
A state of full body enlightenment wherein the
physical body merges with the so-called light
body, a state that has been experienced by
ascended masters such as Babaji, Ramalinga
Swami, St. Germaine, and several others in the
course of human history.
Assemblage point
Derived from the teachings of Don Juan, a Yaqui
medicine man, it refers to various centers of
consciousness in the physical/subtle bodies,
which determine our experience of reality. The
deeksha shifts our assemblage point so we can
move into a permanent state of altered reality.
Atman
Our essential self, the divinity within. It is
the individualized aspect of Brahman. See also
Antaryamin.
Avatar
A descent of divinity into human form. Each
avatar incarnates for a specialized purpose in
order to raise humanity to the next level of
collective evolution. Einstein was an avatar for
physics; Bhagavan is an avatar for
enlightenment. We are now entering the age of
the collective avatar, says Bhagavan, and
expects that this avataric consciousness will
flow through a critical mass of people, who will
then give enlightenment to the rest of the world
as we transition into the Golden Age.
Bhagavan
Literally means ‘bestower of blessings’, and is
a Hindu term referring to anyone who has
realized God. It is also the current legal name
of an avatar in south India whose only claim for
himself is that he is a technician, whose
specialty is being able to give enlightenment
through a neurobiological reorganization of the
brain.
Brahman
The universal spirit that pervades all creation,
and which exists beyond creation. When
individualized through any point of creation, it
is known as the atman.
Chakra
Literally wheel in Sanskrit. The kundalini
energy flows through these 7 centers of energy
along the spine, maintaining the life force of
the body. When the chakras are dormant, one
lives in separation consciousness. When they are
fully activated, one becomes enlightened.
Consciousness Scale
David Hawkins, author of the book, Power vs.
Force, uses a system known as applied
kinesiology to devise a scale of consciousness
ranging from 0 to 1000. At the bottom of the
scale are states of mind such as guilt, shame
and fear, while the upper end of the scale
reflects love, joy, and various levels of
enlightenment. He says, interestingly, that when
a person vibrates on the higher end of this
scale, he or she can offset millions of people
vibrating at the lower ends of the scale, an
assertion which explains how mass enlightenment
might eventually be accomplished.
Critical mass
A certain amount, when achieved, at which
transformation suddenly and irreversibly
happens. This could relate to water turning to
steam, or to the hundredth monkey phenomenon, or
to global enlightenment!
Dark night of the Soul (or Cloud of
Unknowing)
A period of time, sometime after enlightenment
has taken place, when the personal unconscious
is emptied out. It can be experienced as an
intense dryness, emptiness, and inner struggle,
similar to what Jesus experienced in the
wilderness before the start of his ministry.
This process of clearing the unconscious can
only happen once the self has dissolved, and is
not the same, in Bhagavan’s definition, as the
periodic slumps that we pass through before
enlightenment.
Darshan
A Sanskrit word meaning interview or gathering.
Deeksha
The transfer of energy, directed by Bhagavan,
which creates a neurobiological shift in the
brain, ultimately leading to enlightenment.
Although usually a hands-on experience, the
transfer can also take place through a glance,
prayer, or thought, or by simply being in the
presence of someone who is enlightened.
Dimensions
Also known as lokas, these are a multitude of
worlds, each operating on a different
vibrational frequency, within the created
universes. The physical world is only of these.
Bhagavan speaks of 21 lokas, each associated
with a specific chakra, (7 within the body, 7
below the body, and 7 above the body), which
incarnated humans are allowed to explore.
Dosha
The ayurvedic system of Indian medicine proposes
that the health of the human body has to do with
the balancing of three doshas: vata, pitta, and
kapha. When these doshas are in balance, the
body becomes more receptive to the deeksha.
Ego
The Western equivalent to what Hindus identify
as the self.
Enlightenment
A state of consciousness where the self, or ego,
is recognized to be an illusion. When the self
dissolves, a new identity emerges, which is the
antaryamin or higher self. Bhagavan maintains
that enlightenment is a neurobiological
phenomenon. It cannot be achieved through ones
own efforts, any more than a drowning man can
pull himself out by his own hair. Rather, it can
be given as a gift of grace through a transfer
of energy known as the deeksha, which
reorganizes the brain leading to enlightenment.
The first stage of enlightenment is the witness
state, which in later stages deepens into states
of unity consciousness with all creation, and
eventually with God: I Am That. As more and more
people become enlightened, says Bhagavan, it
will create a morphogenetic field which will
ultimately result in a collective enlightenment
for all humanity.
Essence
See Antaryamin.
Foundation for World
Awakening
See Oneness Movement.
Golden Age
Bhagavan speaks repeatedly of this as an Age of
Enlightenment. Also called the Satya Yuga, or
Age of Truth, he says that according to many
Hindu scholars, this officially began in 2003,
although it may take a few decades for the
effects to be fully manifest. The Golden Age is
expected to last 1000 years.
Guides
The teachers at
Oneness University. They have been through years of specialized
training with Bhagavan before the public deeksha
programs began.
Higher self
See Antaryamin.
Hundredth monkey
phenomenon
A metaphor for the way morphogenetic fields
function, the story goes that a certain tribe of
monkeys were observed on a Japanese island
learning to wash sweet potatoes in the river
before eating them. As more and more monkeys
began to teach each other to do this, something
very unexpected happened. Suddenly, one day, as
a hypothetical hundredth monkey learned this new
behavior, it was discovered that every single
monkey on the island began to wash their sweet
potatoes in the river, and not only that, but
every monkey of that species on neighboring
islands also began washing their sweet potatoes.
A critical mass had been reached in the
evolution of that species, which affected the
mass consciousness fields of that species,
creating an entirely new genetic pathway!
Inner Divinity
See Antaryamin.
Kali Yuga
Hindu cosmology speaks of 4 yugas, or ‘ages’,
which follow each other in linear succession.
The darkest of these is the Kali Yuga, and the
lightest of these is the Satya Yuga. We are
currently in a transition from a Kali Yuga to a
Satya Yuga.
Kalki
In Hindu mythology, the tenth incarnation of
Vishnu, who is predicted to come at the end of
the Kali Yuga to lead humanity into the Golden
Age. It is the name formerly applied to
Bhagavan, until he decided to stop using it due
to the controversy it was creating. This is the
age of the collective avatar, he maintains, and
everybody who is enlightened, and working for
the enlightenment of humanity, is a ‘kalki’.
Karma
The law of universal action which states that we
reap according to what we sow. It is the means
whereby a soul gathers experience through its
journey of existence.
Kosha
Literally means body or sheath. There are 5
koshas that interpenetrate each other in every
incarnated human being: the anandamayakosha
(bliss body), the vignanamayakosha (wisdom
body), the manamayakosha (mind body), the
pranamayakosha (etheric body) and the
annamayakosha (food body), which our senses
recognize as the physical body.
Kundalini
The life force energy that runs through
channels, or nadis in the spine known as the
ida, pingala, and sushumna. It passes through 7
chakras, or centers, in the body as it rises
from its dormant position at the bottom of the
spine up to the crown of the head, where it
meets the descending cosmic energies activated
by the deeksha, resulting in enlightenment.
Loka
A location in space and time existing separately
and independently of the physical dimension.
Many people, as they go through peak states
following their enlightenment, find themselves
able to travel in and out of these lokas. A
shaman is one who has learned to travel through
these lokas at will. See also dimensions.
Morphogenetic fields
Literally form generating fields, these fields
are hypothesized by British biologist Rupert
Sheldrake, to exist as a genetic blueprint for
every species on Earth. They permeate the
thoughtsphere of any given species, and
determine every aspect of its evolution. As
illustrated by the hundredth monkey phenomenon,
a quantum leap in evolution takes place whenever
a critical mass within that species has learned
a new behavior or achieved a new state of
consciousness.
Mukthi
Literally means freedom in Sanskrit, and refers
to the freedom from suffering which results from
enlightenment.
Nadi
The channels in the spine, and also throughout
the body, which carry the kundalini energy.
Nagual
A term used by the Yaqui shaman, Don Juan, to
denote the realms of unified consciousness. The
laws of the universe operate differently in this
realm than in the physical realm.
Oneness Blessing or Oneness Deeksha
The transfer of energy, directed by Bhagavan,
which creates a neurobiological shift in the
brain, ultimately leading to enlightenment.
Although usually a hands-on experience, the
transfer can also take place through a glance,
prayer, or thought, or by simply being in the
presence of someone who is enlightened.
Oneness Movement
Sri Bhagavan and Sri Amma's
movement
Oneness University
Bhagavan’s training program in south India where
various programs are offered to the public,
including courses in parenting, emotional
healing, ayurvedic cleansing, and enlightenment.
Phala Deeksha
A specialized deeksha offered at Oneness
University which puts participants into a state
where they are able to experience and interact
with Amma and Bhagavan in their cosmic body.
They are then invited to ask for what they
desire, whether it is in the realm of health,
enlightenment, finances, relationships, or other
issues.
Sadhana
A Sanskrit term meaning spiritual practice.
Samadhi
Refers to states of unity consciousness.
Classically, there are 4 stages of samadhi in
Hindu mysticism. Savikalpa samadhi refers to the
early peak experiences of oneness with God. As
one spends more time in this state, it evolves
into nirvikalpa samadhi, a relatively
non-functional state where the person is
permanently anchored in oneness. In the 3rd
stage, sahaj samadhi, the physical body becomes
attuned to this oneness to the extent that one
is now able to function normally while also
holding unity-consciousness. In the 4th stage
of soruba samadhi, which is relatively rare, the
entire physical body dissolves into light. This
process is also known as ascension, and one who
has achieved this state is known as an ascended
master.
Satya Yuga
In Hindu cosmology, this is the lightest of four
yugas, or ‘ages’, which follow each other in
linear succession. We are currently
transitioning from a Kali Yuga to a Satya Yuga,
which can also be referred to as a Golden Age.
Self
The Hindu equivalent to the term ego, referring
to an illusory center of identity which is based
in the concept of separation, of existence apart
from the whole.
Soul
Also known as atman, higher self, antaryamin or
essence, it is a center of identity based in
unity consciousness. It is a flow of
consciousness revealed as the basis of human
identity once the illusory self is dissolved.
Supramental
consciousness, or supermind
A morphogenetic field of unity consciousness, as
expounded by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, which
was anchored into human collective consciousness
in 1956, and will be further activated within
each human being in the course of humanity’s
journey of spiritual evolution.
Thoughtsphere
The sum total of all the thoughts and emotions
held within the Ancient Mind of humanity. This
will dissolve once mass enlightenment takes
place, to be replaced by the supermind, an
enlightened field of consciousness that will
permeate the morphogenetic field of every
species on Earth!
Zero point
A term coined by geologist Gregg Braden, it
refers to the convergence of two long term
geological trends, one being the gradual
deterioration of Earths electromagnetic fields,
the other being the steady increase in her base
harmonic frequency. Braden expects that there
will be a collective initiation of the planet
when this moment arrives.
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