Gaudapada, a celebrated
Brahmanical teacher, the author of
commentaries on the Sankhya Karika, Mundukya Upanishad,
&c.
Gayatri, the holiest
verse of the Vedas.
Gehs, Parsi prayers.
Gelugpas, “Yellow
Caps,” the true Magi and their school, so
called in Tibet.
Gnansaki, the power
of true knowledge, one of the six
forces.
Gujarathi, the vernacular
dialect of Gujrat, a province of
Western India.
Gunas, qualities, properties.
Gunava, endowed with
qualities.
Guru, spiritual preceptor.
Ha, a magic syllable
used in sacred formula; represents the
power of Akasa Sakti.
Hangsa, a mystic syllable
standing for evolution, it
literally means “I am he.”
Hatha Yog, a system
of physical training to obtain psychic
powers, the chief feature of this system being the
regulation of breath.
Hierophants, the High
Priests.
Hina-yana, lowest form
of transmigration of the Buddhist.
Hiong-Thsang, the celebrated
chinese traveler whose writings
contain the most interesting account of India of the
period.
Hwun, spirit; the seventh
principle in man (Chinese).
Ikhir Bongo, spirit
of the deep of the Kolarian tribes.
Indriya, or Deha Sanyama,
control over the senses.
“Isis” ("Isis
Unveiled"), book written by Madame Blavatsky
on the Esoteric Doctrine.
Iswara, Personal God,
Lord, the Spirit in man, the Divine
principle in its active nature or condition, one of
the four states of Brahma.
Itchasakti, will power;
force of desire; one of the six
forces of Nature.
Itchcha, will.
Ivabhavat, the one substance.
Jagrata, waking.
Jagrata Avasta, the
waking state; one of the four aspects
of Pranava.
Jains, a religious sect
in India closely related to the
Buddhists.
Jambudvipa, one of the
main divisions of the world,
including India, according to the ancient Brahminical
system.
Janaka, King of Videha,
a celebrated character in the Indian
epic of Ramayana. He was a great royal sage.
Janwas, gross form of
matter.
Japa, mystical practice
of the Yogi, consisting of the
repetition of certain formula.
Jevishis, will; Karma
Rupa; fourth principle.
Jiva or Karana Sarira,
the second principle of man; life.
Jivatma, the human spirit,
seventh principle in the
Microcosm.
Jnanam, knowledge.
Jnanendrayas, the five
channels of knowledge.
Jyotisham Jyotih, the
light of lights, the supreme spirit,
so called in the Upanishads.
Kabala, ancient mystical
Jewish books.
Kaliyuga, the last of
the four ages in which the
evolutionary period of man is divided. It began
3,000 years B.C.
Kalpa, the period of
cosmic activity; a day of Brahma,