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system of philosophy which is called
‘the qualified non-dualism’, the school
of thought establishes the relationship
of the creation with the Creator as the
part of the whole.
Ra-ma-yan.a : A great epic poem composed by Va-lmi
- ki.
Rutambhara : A level of Yogic consciousness described
by Patanjali. It includes the higher
Buddhic plane and the soul level. The
term means ‘truth bearer’.
Rutu : A sixth part of the solar year.
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Sa-dhana : Practice. Generally used to denote the
practice of occultism or spiritualism.
Sahasra-ra : See Chakra-s.
Sai Ba-ba- : A great seer of the latter part of the
nineteenth century. He was a Yogi who
always lived in divine consciousness.
There are many great initiations and
divine miracles to his credit.
Sanat Kuma-ra : The most prominent of the seven
Kuma-ra-s. He is the fourth of the seven
mental emanations of the four-faced
Brahma. On the cosmic plane he
belongs to the seven great intelligences
who do not come down to the grosser
planes of creation. In the micro-cosmic
level he belongs to one of the levels of
the higher faculties of man that are
roused by the subtler methods of Yogic
practice. His prototypes exist on all the
planes of creation. On this earth he is a
great sage who presides over the
wisdom schools of all ages. He has a