YOGINI STYLE LEXICON
MIND · Volume IIIYGYL301–YGYL312

Paths and Fruits: Abundance, the Four Yogas and Liberation

12 terms
YGYL301
Abundance Samṛddhi समृद्धि

It refers to a state of being fulfilled in all aspects, including not only material wealth but also health, time, relationships, mental contentment, and spiritual growth.

YGYL302
Prosperity Śrī श्री

It refers to a state where one's life is progressing smoothly, being blessed in both material and spiritual aspects.

YGYL303
Bhakti Yoga (The Yoga of Devotion) Bhakti Yoga भक्ति योग

Bhakti Yoga is the path of love and devotion — the union with the divine through the heart.

YGYL304
Law of Attraction Karma (कर्मन्) - indirectly related

Law of Attraction is an English term referring to the concept that "thoughts create reality" and "like attracts like," meaning positive thoughts and emotions attract positive realities, and negative thoughts and emotions attract negative realities.

YGYL305
Dana (Generosity, Giving) Dāna दान

It is not confined to goods or money: it covers every act of sharing what one has, whether time, skill, knowledge or attention.

YGYL306
Seva (Selfless Service) Sevā सेवा

Because it releases the "I" from the doer of the act, the service itself becomes a way of thinning the self.

YGYL307
Jagrat (Waking Consciousness) Jāgrat जाग्रत्

Jagrat denotes the state of full wakefulness, where one is actively engaged with the external world.

YGYL308
Raja Yoga (The Royal Path) Rāja Yoga राज योग

It is the systematic path codified by Patañjali in the eight limbs (Aṣṭāṅga), leading from ethical foundation through posture and breath to concentration, meditation, and absorption (Samādhi).

YGYL309
Bhagavad Gita (The Song of the Lord) Bhagavad Gītā भगवद्गीता

The Bhagavad Gītā, "Song of the Lord," is a 700-verse dialogue between the warrior Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa, his charioteer and the divine, spoken on the eve of battle.

YGYL310
Jnana Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge) Jñāna Yoga ज्ञान योग

Jñāna Yoga is the path of knowledge and wisdom — liberation through discernment.

YGYL311
End of the Vedas Vedānta वेदान्त

It is concerned with the inquiry into the ultimate nature of reality and the Self.

YGYL312
Karma Yoga (Yoga of Action) Karma Yoga कर्म योग

Karma Yoga is the path of selfless action.