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Letter 'b'

• bandha - official itrans spelling: 'baMdha'
  1. Lock.
  2. The bandhas lock the prana and constitute one of the practices of hatha yoga.
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• bhakta - official itrans spelling: 'bhakta'
  1. Devotee.
  2. Yogi on the path of bhakti yoga.
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• bhakti - official itrans spelling: 'bhakti'
  1. Devotion.
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• bhava - official itrans spelling: 'bhAva'
  1. Inner feeling.
  2. Attitude.
  3. Right intention or mental disposition.
  4. Purity of thought.
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• brahma sakshatkara - official itrans spelling: 'brahma sAkSAtkAra'
  1. God realization.
  2. Literally means realization of brahman.
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• brahmacharya - official itrans spelling: 'brahmacarya'
  1. Celibacy, chastity.
  2. Also means control of the senses.
  3. The third of the yamas of raja yoga.
  4. Literal meaning is to move towards Brahman.
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