Word Wise

[Guest guest]

Namaste ALL,

 

It's so good to be learning many new words from this group. Sometimes

I need a review, however, and sometimes I just need to learn a new

word. Here are a few that have popped up recently that have given me

pause.

 

nama

japa

bhakta

sangha

 

Thanks for all the great good help!

 

Namaste,

Karen

[Guest guest]

Namaste Karen,

 

Nama - means Name - thus Rama Nama is the 'Name of Rama'

Japa - means constant repetition of a mantra or chanting. Usually

done on a string of bija (seed) mantras

Bhakta - means a devotee - derived from one who practices Bhakti or

devotion

Sangha - means a meeting - famous example is Sat (truth) Sangha or a

meeting of minds in truth.

 

Jai Maa

Latha

 

 

, "Karen Borak" <karenborak@e...>

wrote:

> Namaste ALL,

>

> It's so good to be learning many new words from this group.

Sometimes I need a review, however, and sometimes I just need to

learn a new word. Here are a few that have popped up recently that

have given me pause.

>

> nama

> japa

> bhakta

> sangha

>

> Thanks for all the great good help!

>

> Namaste,

> Karen

[Guest guest]

Namaste', Karen,

 

There's a short Sanskrit glossary at the bottom of

the following webpage; scroll down past the article

on the Kumbha Mela. I'm a beginner too, so I'm always

looking for resources that can help reduce my confusion.

 

http://www.anandamayi.org/devotees/jv/english/km0.htm

> [Latha Nanda wrote:]

> Nama - means Name - thus Rama Nama is the 'Name of Rama'

> Japa - means constant repetition of a mantra or chanting. Usually

> done on a string of bija (seed) mantras

> Bhakta - means a devotee - derived from one who practices Bhakti or

> devotion

> Sangha - means a meeting - famous example is Sat

> (truth) Sangha or a

> meeting of minds in truth.

> > [Karen wrote:] [....] sometimes I just need to

> learn a new word. Here are a few that have popped up recently that

> have given me pause.

> >

> > nama

> > japa

> > bhakta

> > sangha

[Guest guest]

oh this is great! thank you, msbauju! i always need resources like this, too!

latha, perhaps maybe you might put this in the links section of the group site for newbies.

Be Love,

Berijoy

http://www.egyirba.net

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"msbauju" <msbauju >

Thu, Sep-9-2004 9:47 AM

Re: Word WiseNamaste', Karen,There's a short

Sanskrit glossary at the bottom of the following webpage; scroll down

past the article on the Kumbha Mela. I'm a beginner too, so I'm

alwayslooking for resources that can help reduce my

confusion.http://www.anandamayi.org/devotees/jv/english/km0.htm

[Guest guest]

Namaste ALL esp msbauju,

The dictionary for which you provided a link is superb! Easy to use

and containing quite a large number of words. How very kind of you

to suggest it--not that I won't also take the path of least

resistance from time to time and ask group. You know how much water

likes to flow downhill!

Namaste,

Karen

-

msbauju

Thursday, September 09, 2004 10:20 AM

Re: Word Wise

Namaste', Karen,There's a short Sanskrit glossary at the bottom of the

following webpage; scroll down past the article on the Kumbha Mela.

I'm a beginner too, so I'm alwayslooking for resources that can help

reduce my

confusion.http://www.anandamayi.org/devotees/jv/english/km0.htm >

[Latha Nanda wrote:]> Nama - means Name - thus Rama Nama is the 'Name

of Rama'> Japa - means constant repetition of a mantra or chanting.

Usually > done on a string of bija (seed) mantras > Bhakta - means a

devotee - derived from one who practices Bhakti or > devotion> Sangha

- means a meeting - famous example is Sat > (truth) Sangha or a >

meeting of minds in truth.> > [Karen wrote:] [....] sometimes I just

need to > learn a new word. Here are a few that have popped up

recently that > have given me pause. > > > > nama> > japa> > bhakta>

> sangha