Govinda

Govinda: one of the names of Krishna. granthi: Sanskrit word meaning knot; attachment. guhya: Sanskrit word meaning "hidden" or "secret" ...

Govinda, Lama Anagarika (1988) Way Of White Clouds. Shambhala Publications ...

Govinda (friend of the cows, he who pleases the cows): name of K r i s h n a as the source of joy and happiness for the land, the cows and the senses of every living being (also: G o p â l a).

Lama Govinda referred to our ordinary consciousness as three dimensional. When we look out into the world, what we actually see is a two dimensional projection, like a photograph or cinema screen, of the three spatial dimensions.

Govinda: Another name for Krishna, who is also referred to as Gopala. Granthi: Blockages of energy within the body. Literally, a "knot". In order to experience self-realization, the knots must be released.

Gaudapadacharya imparted Self-knowledge to his disciple Govindapadacharya; Govindapadacharya to his disciple Sankaracharya; Sankaracharya to his disciple Suresvaracharya. Gorakhnath to Nivrittinath; Nivrittinath to Jnanadev.

Saints & Gurus Ramanuja, Madhva, Chaitanya, Buddha, Bhaktivedanta Swami, Adi Shankara, The Ultimate Preceptor, The Mission of Chaitanya, Nimbarka, Vishnuswami, Gour Govinda Swami, Aurobindo...

You shall not win what you have in your mind as long as Govinda is on the other side." "Well! This is the old story again," said Duryodhana, "and I am not here depending on you senile people. I have my comrades like Karna.

See also: Yoga, Swami, Body, Mind, Spirit