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Karana

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KARANA - cause
- KARAN SARIR - causal body

KARMA - action, deads
- SANCHIT KARMA - the consequence of an indivudal's action in this and past lives ...

 


Anukarana: imitation, blind following, third class devotion (see k a n i s h t h h a).

Namkarana - the naming ceremony
Namkarana, or the naming ceremony, follows jata karma. This is the first samskara of social significance.

Antahkarana
The psychological apparatus (the \"inner organ\") of the individual.
Apana ...

Antahkarana
Internal instrument such as mind, intellect, ego and the subconscious mind.
Anga ("limb") ...

Antahkarana: The mind.
Antaratma: The inner self, residing in the heart.
Ardha Chandrasana: In Hatha Yoga, the Half-Moon posture.

Antah karana
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inner instrument; experienced or manifest mind which includes the four aspects of manas, buddhi, chitta and ahamkara ...

[edit] Karana Mudrā
Joseon Dynasty figure on the left makes the Karana mudrā.

Sithilikarana Vyayama (Loosening Exercises)
Passive rotation of toes
Toe Bending ...

karana samudra [the causal ocean].
karana sarira [the causal body].
karika [a concise statement of doctrine in verse, e.g. the Samkhyakarika].

Antahkarana - Fourfold internal organs, viz., Manas, Chitta, Buddhi and Ahankara.
Anubhava - Experience.
Asana - Seat; posture.

(1) Antahkarana Laya Chintana, (2) Pancha Bhuta Laya Chintana and (3) Omkara Laya Chintana. In Antahkarana Laya, you must think that the mind is merged in Buddhi; Buddhi in Avyaktam; and Avyaktam in Brahman.

Though the Antahkarana is one, yet it assumes four forms, viz., (i) Manas, (ii) Buddhi, (iii) Chitta and (iv) Ahamkara according to the different functions it performs. Likewise, though Prana is one, it assumes five forms viz.

A faculty of the mind (antah-karana) which, in Indian philosophy, constructs one's sense of limited identity, creates the illusion of a separate self with a specific personality and qualities, ...

5) The anandamaya kosha (literally the bliss sheath) which is associated with the karana sharira or causal body.
In some systems there is a sixth sheath, the Hiranyagarbha kosha.

Antahkarana: The fourfold internal instrument viz., mind, Buddhi, Chitta and Ahamkara.
Antaranga: Internal.
Antarmukha: Inward.
Anusandhana: Enquiry.
Anushthana: Sustained practice.
Anvaya: Qualities.
Anyatha: Separate.

antahkarana: inner instrument or organ; the fourfold mind: mind, intellect, ego and subconscious mind
arati: waving of light before the Lord
artha: an object of desire, wealth
asana: posture, seat
ashram: hermitage ...

"Asana" means "immovable", i.e. static, and often confused with the dynamic 108 natya karanas described in Natya Shastra and, along with the elements of Bhakti Yoga, is embodied in the contemporary form of Bharatanatyam.

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