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Yoga Ananda-svarupaAnantasana

anantam see under ananta
anantam brahma (Anantam Brahman) the [infinite brahman].
anante antah within the Infinite. [RV 1.130.3; 4.1.7] ...

 


The closest interpretation of the term can be found in the Taittiriya Upanishad (II.1) where Brahman is described as satyam jnanam anantam brahman ("Brahman is of the nature of truth, knowledge and infinity").

"Satyam Jnanam Anantam Brahman" is the one Mantra which he hammers on the mind of one and all, who chance to enter his abode - the saying which centuries ago, at the dawn of civilisation, ...

ANANTAM: Infinity.
ANTARATMAN: Inner Self.
ANTARYAMIN: Inner witness.
ANUBHAVA: Experience.
APTA: Realized.
ARHATA: A perfected Soul.
ASAMPRAJNATA: Highest superconscious state where the mind is completely annihilated and Reality experienced.

See also: Body, Mantra, Atman, Brahman, Yoga