Avidya
Ignorance, lack of knowledge, mistaking the unreal for the real. The words avidya and maya in Vedanta philosophy refer to the force through which the universe evolves.
Avidya
ignorance; mistaking the false for the true, or vice versa; one of the Pancha Kleshas (five 'hindrances' to spiritual growth); said to be the 'mother klesha' from which all others spring forth; the root cause of all suffering.
Ayurveda ...
Avidya ("ignorance"): the root cause of suffering (duhkha).
Ayurveda ("life science"): one of India 's traditional systems of medicine.
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Avidya
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ignorance; lack of conscious awareness; mistaking the non-eternal for the eternal; confined cognition ...
Avidya ("ignorance"): the root cause of suffering (duhkha); also called ajnana; cf. vidya
Ayurveda, Ayur-veda ("life science"): one of India's traditional systems of medicine, the other being South India's Siddha medicine ...
AVIDYA - ignorance, non-science
AVINASHI - indestructible, imperishable, immortal
AYURVEDA - the ancient Indian medical science. Ayur=Life and Veda=Knowledge ...
Mahavidya
The Goddess Shakti has several forms of which ten are said to be more prominent. The Sadhana of the Mahavidyas or the great accomplishments is said to bestow all round progress to life.
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Avidya (ignorance) is the misconception of our true reality, believing that the temporary is eternal, the impure is the pure, and pleasure to be painful. This false representation of reality is the root klesha and produces the four others.
Avidya (ignorance) arises because the jiva identifies with information received through the senses. Therefore, in order to expand our comprehension, Swami Sivananda advises withdrawing the mind internally by disconnecting it from sense perception.
avidya the Ignorance; the consciousness of Multiplicity; the relative and multiple consciousness.
avidyamaya [maya of the Ignorance].
avidyayam antare within the Ignorance. [see the following] ...
Avidya's obscuration of the nature of Brahman. Sankara would have us believe that the true nature of Brahman is somehow covered-over or obscured by Avidya.
[1] Avidya: a Sanskrit term that literally means ignorance.
[2] From a yogic perspective the sacred Meru is represented physically by the spinal column.
Ignorance (Avidya) is the breeding ground of all the sorrows of mankind, due to which there is attachment to immediate perception. There is Raga and Dvesha, attraction and repulsion.
Maya & Avidya
Brahman is both consciousness and power (shakti). This sakti operates in many ways, including the power or creation. One such power is the veiling power which veils the spiritual truth of the oneness of consciousness.
Tasya hetuh avidya. (II 24)
Tasya = its (of the union); hetuh = cause; avidya = ignorance.
Its cause is the lack of awareness of real nature. ...
Through ignorance (avidya) there is an obscuration of the cosmic Self (purusha), a fundamental misidentification of what is real, a persistent misconception which carries its own distinct logic within the complex dialectic of maya: ...
Those who realize this ignorance call it avidya (a = no; vidya = knowledge: thus ignorance or absence of knowledge). So maya is also called avidya by yogis.
Yoga's essential aim is to eliminate impurities and reduce Avidya. Through this elimination alone, positive results come about. It can be compared to a sewer pipe which has been cleared of all blockages wherein the water can freely flow through.
The messages are always there, but the "mind" has become conditioned to ignore them (avidya).
As a result of mastery gained in pranayama, avidya which is covering the light of Self is destroyed.
The magical panorama of lust and desire for material, sensual, and sexual enjoyment is mighty.
You have forgotten your real Svarupa or purpose of life on account of Avidya, Maya, Moha and Raga. You are tossed up hither and thither aimlessly by the two currents of Raga and Dvesha.
Anahata Chakra"Cardiac plexus.
Ananda"Bliss; happiness; comfort.
Antahkarana"Fourfold internal organs, viz., Manas, Chitta, Buddhi and Ahankara.
Anubhava"Experience.
Asana"Seat; posture.
Avidya"Ignorance.
Asmita: Egoism.
Asteya: Abstinence from theft.
Asuddhi: Impurity.
Atyanta: Complete.
Aushadhi: Herbs; medicine; drug.
Avarana: Covering; veil of ignorance.
Avidya: Ignorance.
Avyakritam: Undifferentiated.
 See also: Yoga, Body, Mind, Spirit, Consciousness
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