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).
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.
Govinda, Lama Anagarika (1988) Way Of White Clouds. Shambhala Publications
Gyatso, Geshe Kelsang (1982). Clear Light of Bliss: The Practice of Mahamudra in Vajrayana Buddhism . London: Wisdom Publications.
Govinda was taken to jail. The next day Sivananda took fruit and flowers to the jail and garlanded the would-be assassin. He had him set free and instructed one of his disciples to accompany Govinda to his home town.
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.
Gaudapadacharya imparted Self-knowledge to his disciple Govindapadacharya; Govindapadacharya to his disciple Sankaracharya; Sankaracharya to his disciple Suresvaracharya. Gorakhnath to Nivrittinath; Nivrittinath to Jnanadev.
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
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