Devanagari: आचार्य ISO15919: ācārya Preceptor, a spiritual master. LEARN MORE In the Indian spiritual tradition, an acharya is not merely a scholar but a living exemplar of the teachings. He embodies and imparts sacred...

Devanagari: अचिन्त्य-भेद-अभेद ISO15919: acintya-bhēda-abhēda The philosophy of inconceivable simultaneous oneness and difference. The philosophy of Gauranga Mahaprabhu. LEARN MORE This theology holds that the relationship between the Lord and His energies...

Devanagari: अचित्-आनंद ISO15919: acit-ānanda Worldly pleasure or bliss derived from maya by the individual soul that is insentient. Same as asat ananda REFERENCE Who am I? Who is Mine? Vol. 1, Ch. 4...

Devanagari: अधर्म ISO15919: adharma Irreligion. Dharma and adharma are not decided by human opinion, culture, or common sense—they are decided only by the Vedas, the eternal words of God. What the Vedas declare as...

Devanagari: अधिरूढ़ ISO15919: adhirūṛh also written as adhirurha, adhiroodha, adhiroodh, adhirudh The highest level of perfect devotion is mahabhava with the greatest selflessness in love for Shri Krishna. It has two levels - adhirudha...

Devanagari: अध्यात्म ISO15919: Spirituality....