Light on Yoga: The Bible of Modern Yoga

532 Glossary

Tamas

T amo-gurJa

Tan or Tan

Tandava

Tap

Tapas ·

Tar aka

'Tat twam asi'

Tattva

T attva-jnana

Tejas

Tha

Tirieng

Tittibha

To/a

Tri

Triaizga

Trikona.

Trivikrama

Trsna

Turl.yavastha

Ubhaya
Udana

Darkness or ignorance, one of the three qualities or

constituents of everything in nature.

The quality of darkness or ignorance.

To stretch, extend, lengthen out.

The violent dance of Siva, symbolising the destruc­

tion of the universe.

To burn, to blaze, to shine, to suffer pain, to be

consumed by heat.

A burning effort which involves purification, self­

discipline and austerity.

A demon slain by Kartikeya, the god of war.

'That thou art.' The realisation of the real nature of

man as being part of the divine, and of the divinity

within himself, which liberates the human spirit from

the confines of his body, mind, intellect and ego.

The true or first principle, an element or primary

substance. The real nature of the human soul or

the material world and the Supreme Universal Spirit

pervading the universe.

The knowledge of the true principle.

Lustre, brilliance, majesty.

The second syllable of the word 'ha!ha'. The first

syllable 'ha' stands for the sun, while the second

syllable '�ha' stands for the moon. The union of these

two is Ha�ha-yoga.

Horizontal, oblique, transverse, reverse and upside

down.

A firefly.

A balance.

Three.

Three limbs.

A triangle.

Vi��u is his fifth incarnation, who with his three steps

(krama) filled the earth, heaven and hell.

Thirst, longing, desire.

The fourth state of the soul, combining yet

transcending the other three states of waking, dream­

ing and sleeping state-the state of samadhi.

Both.

One of the vital airs which pervades the human body,

filling it with vital energy. It dwells in the thoracic

cavity and controls the intake of air and food.