Glossary of Terms

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Rāga:

Attachment, as opposed to aversion (dveṣa).  See Rāgadveṣa.

Rāgadveṣa:

Attachment and aversion, as opposed to non-attachment (vairāgya).  See Kleśa.

Raja Yoga:

The book on royal yoga by Swami Vivekānanda.

Rajas:

Passion, emotion, as opposed to bliss (ānanda).  The abode of attachment and aversion (āśaya of rāgadveṣa).  Part of the material triad (prākṛta traya).  The ninth of the ten strings (daśaguṇa).  See Guṇa.

Rājasika:

Passionate, emotional.  See above.

Rājayoga:

Royal yoga.  See Aṣṭāṅga.

Rakṣaṇa:

Preservation, protecting, guarding.

Rasa:

Flavor.  The ninth principle of emotion (tattva of rajas) and the sixth subtle element (tanmātra).  Resonates with the sense of tasting/reproducing (indriya of jihvā/upastha) and the gross element of water (mahābhūta of jala).  See Tanmātra.

Ṛṣi:

Seer, sage, awakened being.

Rūpa:

1) Form.

2) Appearance.  The seventh principle of emotion (tattva of rajas) and the fourth subtle element (tanmātra).  Resonates with the sense of seeing/moving (indriya of cakṣus/pāda) and the gross element of fire (mahābhūta of agni).  See Tanmātra.