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Para(m)
Supreme; highest.
Paramatman
The absolute Self.
Paramesvara
The divine.
Parvati
Consort of Lord Shiva.
Pattabhi Jois
A contemporary Indian Yogateacher of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga, student of Krishnamacharya.
Patanjali
The revered patriarch of Yoga, who systematised yogic teachings. Author of the Yoga Sutras.
Pingala
One of the three major subtle energy channels in the body, running around the spine and corresponding to solar energy.
Pitta
One of the three dominant physiological forces in man acc. to Ayurveda, characterised by gall, temperament, heat, fire etc.
Prajna
Intuitive wisdom (penetrating all things and phenomena in the entire universe); cognitive acuity; revelation.
Prakasha
Light; illumination.
Prakriti
The web of manifestation apparent as the natural world. The uncaused cause; eternal nature with three constituents, the Gunas.
Pramana
Right, relative knowledge.
Prana
The most subtle energy of manifestation, underlying all other energies and matter; cosmic energy.
Pranava
Aum.
Prana Vayu
One of the five internal ‘winds’ (Vayus), currents or organic Prana inside our body, that regulate the body’s energies and bodily functions.
Pranayama
The fourth limb of Ashtanga Yoga, using the breath to regulate the accumulation and circulation of prana in the body.
Pranidana
Total commitment to the spiritual path.
Prasadanam
Making peaceful; grace; purification.
Pratyahara
The fifth limb of Ashtanga Yoga. Internalisation of awareness.
Puraka
Inhalation during Pranayama.
Puranas
Ancient scriptures extolling in legendary form the powers and deeds of positive gods.
Purusha
Supreme or transcendental Self. Pure, eternal spirit, immutable, unchangable under all circumstances. The eternal conscious principle, counterpart to eternal nature (Prakriti); analogous to Atman.
Pushkara
One of two mythological isles between which lies the ocean of milk; also symbol for Sahasrara Chakra.