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Kali yuga. Fourth in the cycle of four yugas. Our present age, the dark age, characterized by discord and wrong action. |
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Karma. Activity, action, work, duty. Fate and the consequences of acts done in this life and past lives. There can be both individual and group Karma. there can be positive and negative Karma. According to Buddhism, when we attain enlightenment we escape from the wheel of Karma and reincarnation. |
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Kamya-karma. Acts done to gain the fruits thereof. |
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Karma-marga. Path of renunciation of the fruits of action. |
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Karma-siddhi. Success in action. |
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Karma-yoga. Yoga of action. |
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Karma-yogi. Yogi who dedicates his actions to God. |
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Koran. Holy text of the Muslim religion, accepted as revelations from the prophet Mohammed. The basis for the religions of Islam. |
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Krishna. A sanskrit word which literally means "black", or "dark". A Hindu God. The avatar of Vishnu, the destroyer. |
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Kritha-yuga. First in the cycle of four Ages or yugas. The Golden Age of Truth. |
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Kriya. A sanskrit word meaning action, activity. |
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Kundalini. Spiritual energy reserve which lies dormant and coiled like a snake at the base of the spine, from birth. The activation of this Kundalini energy is considered to be a prerequisite to great spiritual progress, and is much solicited by seekers. |
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Dictionary of Spiritual Terms |
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A dictionary of spirituality, religions including Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism. sanskrit terms, Hindu Gods, Greek gods, roman gods, Egyptian gods, angels, and much more. |
