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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 (āśaya) of attachment and aversion (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 (tattva) of emotion (rajas) and the sixth subtle element (tanmātra). Resonates with the sense (indriya) of tasting/reproducing (jihvā/upastha) and the gross element (mahābhūta) of water (jala). See Tanmātra.
- Ṛṣi:
- Seer, sage, awakened being.
- Rūpa:
- 1) Form.
- 2) Appearance. The seventh principle (tattva) of emotion (rajas) and the fourth subtle element (tanmātra). Resonates with the sense (indriya) of seeing/moving (cakṣus/pāda) and the gross element (mahābhūta) of fire (agni). See Tanmātra.