Aham/Ahankara
Ego, one of four elements of the mind or antakharna.("I-maker"): the individuation principle, which must be transcended.
Ahimsa ...
Ahankara - Egoism.
Ahimsa - Non-violence, non-maliciousness, inoffensiveness.
Ajna Chakra - Spiritual centre at the eyebrows.
AHANKARA (submitted by: Shihansean)
This refers to egoism or self-conceit; the false "I"; "I" am-ness. It is the self-arrogating principle "I" that is projected by the mind rather than the real self.
ahankara (Ahankar) see ahamkara
ahimsa (Ahinsa) harmlessness, non-injuring and non-killing.
ahimsa paramo dharmah ahimsa is the highest law (dharma) .
In other words, the emotional mind (manas) and ego (ahankara) cannot truly comprehend an experience they can only react. So if we experience only through our emotions and ego we create a conflict between the conscious and sub-conscious mind.
AHANKARA: Egoism.
AHIMSA: Non-injury in thought, word and deed. Click here for a more detailed explanation.
AISVARYA: Divine powers.
AJARAM: Without old age.
ALABDHABHUMIKATVA: The feeling that it is impossible to see reality.
ALASYA: Laziness.
From yoga and upanisadic lore, the mind has four facets - Manas, Buddhi, Chitta and Ahankara. Manas is often called mind. Sankalapa vikalpatmakah manah, a changing mind oscillation from one state to another.
Suffering is a part of our lives because of our attachment to our ego or self-identity (Ahankara).
3. The path toward ending suffering is the path of dissolving or transcending our ego (Ahankara).
The Jivatma in the subtle body, the receptacle of the five vital airs (Pancha Pranas), mind in its three aspects of Manas, Buddhi and Ahankara; the five organs of action (Karmendriyas); and the five organs of perception (Jnanendriyas), ...
stuff of the entire universe is real and eternal like the individual souls, and like tem, though eternal and unborn, has yet Brahman for its cause. It consists of the three qualities of sattva, rajas and tamas, such as p rakrit, mahat, ahankara etc.
 See also: Ananda, Bhakt, Yoga, Body, Mind
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