Subtle body, the Glossary
A subtle body is a "quasi material" aspect of the human body, being neither solely physical nor solely spiritual, according to various esoteric, occult, and mystical teachings.[1]
Table of Contents
101 relations: Adi Shankara, Advaita Vedanta, Afterlife, Aleister Crowley, Alice Bailey, Altered state of consciousness, Alternative medicine, Annie Besant, Anthroposophy, Astral body, Astral plane, Aura (paranormal), Éliphas Lévi, Ātman (Hinduism), Barbara Brennan, Bhava, Body of light, Brahmana, Brihadaranyaka Upanishad, Buddhism, Causal body, Central nervous system, Ceremonial magic, Chakra, Charles Webster Leadbeater, Chinese alchemy, Classical planet, Deity yoga, Dzogchen, Energy (esotericism), Etheric body, Florence Farr, Fourth Way, George Gurdjieff, Helena Blavatsky, Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, Hermeticism, Hevajra, Hinduism, Immortality, Indian religions, Isvara Krishna, Jainism, John Dee, Kalachakra, Kashmir Shaivism, Katha Upanishad, Kaula (Hinduism), Kosha, List of acupuncture points, ... Expand index (51 more) »
- Eastern esotericism
- Esoteric cosmology
- Samkhya
- Theosophical philosophical concepts
- Vitalism
- Yoga
Adi Shankara
Adi Shankara (8th c. CE), also called Adi Shankaracharya (lit), was an Indian Vedic scholar and teacher (acharya) of Advaita Vedanta.
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Advaita Vedanta
Advaita Vedanta (अद्वैत वेदान्त) is a Hindu tradition of textual exegesis and philosophy and a Hindu sādhanā, a path of spiritual discipline and experience. Subtle body and Advaita Vedanta are Hindu philosophical concepts.
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Afterlife
The afterlife or life after death is a purported existence in which the essential part of an individual's stream of consciousness or identity continues to exist after the death of their physical body.
Aleister Crowley
Aleister Crowley (born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, philosopher, political theorist, novelist, mountaineer, and painter.
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Alice Bailey
Alice Ann Bailey (June 16, 1880 – December 15, 1949) was a writer of more than twenty-four books on theosophical subjects, and was one of the first writers to use the term New Age.
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Altered state of consciousness
An altered state of consciousness (ASC), also called an altered state of mind, altered mental status (AMS) or mind alteration, is any condition which is significantly different from a normal waking state.
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Alternative medicine
Alternative medicine is any practice that aims to achieve the healing effects of medicine despite lacking biological plausibility, testability, repeatability or evidence of effectiveness.
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Annie Besant
Annie Besant (Wood; 1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was a British socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights and Home Rule activist, educationist, and campaigner for Indian nationalism.
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Anthroposophy
Anthroposophy is a spiritual new religious movement -->Sources for 'new religious movement': which was founded in the early 20th century by the esotericist Rudolf Steiner that postulates the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world, accessible to human experience.
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Astral body
The astral body is a subtle body posited by many philosophers, intermediate between the intelligent soul and the mental body, composed of a subtle material. Subtle body and astral body are esoteric cosmology and theosophical philosophical concepts.
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Astral plane
The astral plane, also called the astral realm or the astral world, is a plane of existence postulated by classical, medieval, oriental, and esoteric philosophies and mystery religions. Subtle body and astral plane are esoteric cosmology and theosophical philosophical concepts.
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Aura (paranormal)
According to spiritual beliefs, an aura or energy field is a colored emanation said to enclose a human body or any animal or object. Subtle body and aura (paranormal) are Hindu philosophical concepts, theosophical philosophical concepts and Vitalism.
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Éliphas Lévi
Éliphas Lévi Zahed, born Alphonse Louis Constant (8 February 1810 – 31 May 1875), was a French esotericist, poet, and writer.
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Ātman (Hinduism)
Ātman (आत्मन्) is a Sanskrit word for the true or eternal Self or the self-existent essence or impersonal witness-consciousness within each individual. Subtle body and Ātman (Hinduism) are Hindu philosophical concepts.
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Barbara Brennan
Barbara Ann Brennan (February 19, 1939 – October 3, 2022) was an American writer, spiritual healer, businesswoman and teacher working in the field of energy healing.
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Bhava
The Sanskrit word bhava (भव) means being, worldly existence, becoming, birth, be, production, origin,Monier Monier-Williams (1898), Sanskrit English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, Archive:, bhava but also habitual or emotional tendencies.
Body of light
The body of light, sometimes called the 'astral body' or the 'subtle body,' is a "quasi material" aspect of the human body, being neither solely physical nor solely spiritual, posited by a number of philosophers, and elaborated on according to various esoteric, occult, and mystical teachings. Subtle body and body of light are esoteric cosmology.
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Brahmana
The Brahmanas (Sanskrit: ब्राह्मणम्, IAST: Brāhmaṇam) are Vedic śruti works attached to the Samhitas (hymns and mantras) of the Rig, Sama, Yajur, and Atharva Vedas.
Brihadaranyaka Upanishad
The Brihadaranyaka Upanishad (बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद्) is one of the Principal Upanishads and one of the first Upanishadic scriptures of Hinduism.
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Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
Causal body
The causal body, originally Karana-Sarira, is a yogic and Vedantic concept that was adopted and modified by Theosophy and from the latter made its way into the general New Age movement and contemporary Western esotericism. Subtle body and causal body are esoteric cosmology, Hindu philosophical concepts and theosophical philosophical concepts.
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Central nervous system
The central nervous system (CNS) is the part of the nervous system consisting primarily of the brain and spinal cord.
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Ceremonial magic
Ceremonial magic (also known as ritual magic, high magic or learned magic) encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic.
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Chakra
Chakras (lit; cakka) are various focal points used in a variety of ancient meditation practices, collectively denominated as Tantra, part of the inner traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism. Subtle body and Chakra are Eastern esotericism, Hindu philosophical concepts, theosophical philosophical concepts and Vitalism.
Charles Webster Leadbeater
Charles Webster Leadbeater (16 February 1854 – 1 March 1934) was a member of the Theosophical Society, Co-Freemasonry, an author on occult subjects, and the co-initiator, with J. I. Wedgwood, of the Liberal Catholic Church.
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Chinese alchemy
Chinese alchemy is a historical Chinese approach to alchemy, a pseudoscience.
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Classical planet
A classical planet is an astronomical object that is visible to the naked eye and moves across the sky and its backdrop of fixed stars (the common stars which seem still in contrast to the planets).
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Deity yoga
The fundamental practice of Vajrayana and Tibetan tantra is deity yoga (devatayoga), meditation on a chosen deity or "cherished divinity" (Skt. Iṣṭa-devatā, Tib. yidam), which involves the recitation of mantras, prayers and visualization of the deity, the associated mandala of the deity's Buddha field, along with consorts and attendant Buddhas and bodhisattvas. Subtle body and deity yoga are tantric practices.
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Dzogchen
Dzogchen ("Great Perfection" or "Great Completion"), also known as atiyoga (utmost yoga), is a tradition of teachings in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism and Bon aimed at discovering and continuing in the ultimate ground of existence.
Energy (esotericism)
Proponents and practitioners of various esoteric forms of spirituality and alternative medicine refer to a variety of claimed experiences and phenomena as being due to "energy" or "force" that defy measurement or experimentation, and thus are distinguished from the scientific form of energy. Subtle body and energy (esotericism) are Vitalism.
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Etheric body
The etheric body, ether-body, or æther body is a subtle body propounded in esoteric and occult philosophies as the first or lowest layer in the human energy field or aura. Subtle body and etheric body are esoteric cosmology, theosophical philosophical concepts and Vitalism.
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Florence Farr
Florence Beatrice Emery (née Farr; 7 July 1860 – 29 April 1917) was a British West End leading actress, composer and director.
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Fourth Way
The Fourth Way is an approach to self-development developed by George Gurdjieff over years of travel in the East (c. 1890 – 1912).
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George Gurdjieff
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (c. 1867 – 29 October 1949) was a philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, composer, and dance teacher.
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Helena Blavatsky
Helena Petrovna Blavatsky (– 8 May 1891), often known as Madame Blavatsky, was a Russian and American mystic and author who co-founded the Theosophical Society in 1875.
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Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
The Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn (Ordo Hermeticus Aurorae Aureae), more commonly the Golden Dawn (Aurora Aurea), was a secret society devoted to the study and practice of occult Hermeticism and metaphysics during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Hermeticism
Hermeticism or Hermetism is a philosophical and religious system based on the purported teachings of Hermes Trismegistus (a Hellenistic conflation of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth).
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Hevajra
Hevajra (Tibetan: ཀྱེའི་རྡོ་རྗེ་ kye'i rdo rje / kye rdo rje; Chinese: 喜金剛 Xǐ jīngāng / 呼金剛 Hū jīngāng) is one of the main yidams (enlightened beings) in Tantric, or Vajrayana Buddhism.
Hinduism
Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.
Immortality
Immortality is the concept of eternal life.
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Indian religions
Indian religions, sometimes also termed Dharmic religions or Indic religions, are the religions that originated in the Indian subcontinent.
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Isvara Krishna
Isvara Krishna (Sanskrit: ईश्वर कृष्णः, IAST: Īśvara Kṛṣṇa) (fl. 350 CE) was an Indian philosopher and sage. Subtle body and Isvara Krishna are Samkhya.
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Jainism
Jainism, also known as Jain Dharma, is an Indian religion.
John Dee
John Dee (13 July 1527 – 1608 or 1609) was an English mathematician, astronomer, teacher, astrologer, occultist, and alchemist.
Kalachakra
Kālacakra is a polysemic term in Vajrayana Buddhism as well as Hinduism that means "wheel of time" or "time cycles".
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Kashmir Shaivism
The Kashmir Shaivism tradition, also called Trika Shaivism, is a non-dualist branch of Shaiva-Shakta Tantra Hinduism that originated in Kashmir after 850 CE.
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Katha Upanishad
The Katha Upanishad (कठोपनिषद्), is an ancient Hindu text and one of the mukhya (primary) Upanishads, embedded in the last eight short sections of the school of the Krishna Yajurveda.
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Kaula (Hinduism)
Kaula, also known as Kula, ("the Kula path") and ("the Kaula tradition"), is a Tantric tradition which is characterised by distinctive rituals and symbolism connected with the worship of Shakti and Shiva that is associated with cremation-ground or charnel ground sceticism, found in Shaktism and Shaivism. Subtle body and Kaula (Hinduism) are Hindu philosophical concepts and tantric practices.
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Kosha
A kosha (also kosa; Sanskrit कोश, IAST), usually rendered "sheath", is a covering of the Atman, or Self according to Vedantic philosophy. Subtle body and kosha are Hindu philosophical concepts.
List of acupuncture points
This article provides a comprehensive list of acupuncture points, locations on the body used in acupuncture, acupressure, and other treatment systems based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
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Lung (Tibetan Buddhism)
Lung (rlung) means wind or breath. Subtle body and Lung (Tibetan Buddhism) are tantric practices and Vitalism.
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Mawangdui
Mawangdui is an archaeological site located in Changsha, China.
Max Heindel
Max Heindel (born Carl Louis von Grasshoff, July 23, 1865 – January 6, 1919) was an American Christian occultist, astrologer, and mystic.
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Meher Baba
Meher Baba (born Merwan Sheriar Irani; 25 February 1894 – 31 January 1969) was an Indian spiritual master who said he was the Avatar, or God in human form, of the age.
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Mental body
The mental body (the mind) is one of the subtle bodies in esoteric philosophies, in some religious teachings and in New Age thought. Subtle body and mental body are esoteric cosmology and theosophical philosophical concepts.
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Meridian (Chinese medicine)
The meridian system (also called channel network) is a pseudoscientific concept from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that alleges meridians are paths through which the life-energy known as "qi" (ch'i) flows. Subtle body and meridian (Chinese medicine) are Vitalism.
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Mind–body dualism
In the philosophy of mind, mind–body dualism denotes either the view that mental phenomena are non-physical,Hart, W. D. 1996.
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Moksha
Moksha (मोक्ष), also called vimoksha, vimukti, and mukti, is a term in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism for various forms of emancipation, liberation, nirvana, or release. Subtle body and Moksha are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Mysticism
Mysticism is popularly known as becoming one with God or the Absolute, but may refer to any kind of ecstasy or altered state of consciousness which is given a religious or spiritual meaning.
Nadi (yoga)
(lit) is a term for the channels through which, in traditional Indian medicine and spiritual theory, the energies such as prana of the physical body, the subtle body and the causal body are said to flow.
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Natural science
Natural science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation.
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Neoplatonism
Neoplatonism is a version of Platonic philosophy that emerged in the 3rd century AD against the background of Hellenistic philosophy and religion.
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Netra Tantra
Netra Tantra (Tantra of Eye) is a Tantra text attributed to non-Saiddhantika Mantra margic sect of Shaivism produced between circa 700 - 850 CE in Kashmir.
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New Age
New Age is a range of spiritual or religious practices and beliefs which rapidly grew in Western society during the early 1970s.
Occult
The occult (from occultus) is a category of esoteric or supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope of organized religion and science, encompassing phenomena involving a 'hidden' or 'secret' agency, such as magic and mysticism.
P. D. Ouspensky
Pyotr Demianovich Ouspenskii (known in English as Peter D. Ouspensky; Pyotr Demyánovich Uspénskiy; 5 March 1878 – 2 October 1947) was a Russian philosopher and esotericist known for his expositions of the early work of the Greek-Armenian teacher of esoteric doctrine George Gurdjieff.
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Paracelsus
Paracelsus (1493 – 24 September 1541), born Theophrastus von Hohenheim (full name Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim), was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance.
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Plato
Plato (Greek: Πλάτων), born Aristocles (Ἀριστοκλῆς; – 348 BC), was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Classical period who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy and an innovator of the written dialogue and dialectic forms.
Prana
In yoga, Ayurveda, and Indian martial arts, prana (प्राण,; the Sanskrit word for breath, "life force", or "vital principle") permeates reality on all levels including inanimate objects. Subtle body and prana are Hindu philosophical concepts and Vitalism.
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections to Princeton University.
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Qi
In the Sinosphere, qi is traditionally believed to be a vital force part of all living entities. Subtle body and qi are Vitalism.
Religion in China
Religion in China is diverse and most Chinese people are either non-religious or practice a combination of Buddhism and Taoism with a Confucian worldview, which is collectively termed as Chinese folk religion.
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Renaissance
The Renaissance is a period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries.
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Rudolf Steiner
Rudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner (27 or 25 February 1861 – 30 March 1925) was an Austrian occultist, social reformer, architect, esotericist, and claimed clairvoyant.
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Saṃbhogakāya
Saṃbhogakāya (lit, p, Tib: longs spyod rdzog pa'i sku) is the second of three aspects of a buddha. Subtle body and Saṃbhogakāya are Buddhist philosophical concepts.
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Samhita
Samhita (IAST: Saṃhitā) literally means "put together, joined, union", a "collection", and "a methodically, rule-based combination of text or verses".
Samkhya
Samkhya or Sankhya (sāṃkhya) is a dualistic orthodox school of Hindu philosophy. Subtle body and Samkhya are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.
Seven heavens
In mythological or religious cosmology, the seven heavens refer to seven levels or divisions of the Heavens.
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Shaivism
Shaivism (translit-std) is one of the major Hindu traditions, which worships Shiva as the Supreme Being.
Siddhi
In Indian religions, (Sanskrit: सिद्धि; fulfillment, accomplishment) are material, paranormal, supernatural, or otherwise magical powers, abilities, and attainments that are the products of yogic advancement through sādhanās such as meditation and yoga. Subtle body and Siddhi are Hindu philosophical concepts and tantric practices.
Six Dharmas of Naropa
The Six Dharmas of Nāropa (Skt. ṣaḍdharma, "Naro's six doctrines" or "six teachings") are a set of advanced Tibetan Buddhist tantric practices compiled by the Indian mahasiddhas Tilopa and Nāropa (1016-1100 CE) and passed on to the Tibetan translator-yogi Marpa Lotsawa (c. Subtle body and six Dharmas of Naropa are tantric practices.
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Sky gazing (Dzogchen)
In Dzogchen, sky gazing (Wylie: nam mkha' ar gtad, THDL: namkha arté) is one of the core practices of trekchö as well as tögal.
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Soul
In many religious and philosophical traditions, the soul is the non-material essence of a person, which includes one's identity, personality, and memories, an immaterial aspect or essence of a living being that is believed to be able to survive physical death.
Spirit body
A spirit body is, according to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the organization of a spiritual element, made into the spiritual form of man, which was made in the same likeness (shape and form) of God the Father.
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Subtle body
A subtle body is a "quasi material" aspect of the human body, being neither solely physical nor solely spiritual, according to various esoteric, occult, and mystical teachings. Subtle body and subtle body are Buddhist philosophical concepts, Eastern esotericism, esoteric cosmology, Hindu philosophical concepts, Samkhya, tantric practices, theosophical philosophical concepts, Vitalism and yoga.
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Sufism
Sufism is a mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism and asceticism.
Taittiriya Upanishad
The Taittiriya Upanishad (तैत्तिरीयोपनिषद्) is a Vedic era Sanskrit text, embedded as three chapters (adhyāya) of the Yajurveda.
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Tanmatras
Tanmatras (Sanskrit: तन्मात्र. Subtle body and Tanmatras are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Tantra
Tantra (lit) is an esoteric yogic tradition that developed on the Indian subcontinent from the middle of the 1st millennium CE onwards in both Hinduism and Buddhism. Subtle body and Tantra are Hindu philosophical concepts and yoga.
Taoism
Taoism or Daoism is a diverse philosophical and religious tradition indigenous to China, emphasizing harmony with the Tao—generally understood as an impersonal, enigmatic process of transformation ultimately underlying reality.
Tattva
According to various Indian schools of philosophy, tattvas are the elements or aspects of reality that constitute human experience. Subtle body and tattva are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Theosophy
Theosophy is a religious and philosophical system established in the United States in the late 19th century.
Three bodies doctrine
According to three bodies doctrine in Hinduism, the human being is composed of three shariras or "bodies" emanating from Brahman by avidya, "ignorance" or "nescience".
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Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism is a form of Buddhism practiced in Tibet, Bhutan and Mongolia.
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Upanishads
The Upanishads (उपनिषद्) are late Vedic and post-Vedic Sanskrit texts that "document the transition from the archaic ritualism of the Veda into new religious ideas and institutions" and the emergence of the central religious concepts of Hinduism.
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Vajrayana
Vajrayāna (वज्रयान; 'vajra vehicle'), also known as Mantrayāna ('mantra vehicle'), Mantranāya ('path of mantra'), Guhyamantrayāna ('secret mantra vehicle'), Tantrayāna ('tantra vehicle'), Tantric Buddhism, and Esoteric Buddhism, is a Buddhist tradition of tantric practice that developed in Medieval India and spread to Tibet, Nepal, other Himalayan states, East Asia, parts of Southeast Asia and Mongolia. Subtle body and Vajrayana are Buddhist philosophical concepts.
Vedanta
Vedanta (वेदान्त), also known as Uttara Mīmāṃsā, is one of the six orthodox (''āstika'') traditions of textual exegesis and Hindu philosophy. Subtle body and Vedanta are Hindu philosophical concepts.
Vijñāna
Vijñāna (विज्ञान) or viññāa (विञ्ञाण)As is standard in WP articles, the Pali term viññāa will be used when discussing the Pali literature, and the Sanskrit word vijñāna will be used when referring to either texts chronologically subsequent to the Pali canon or when discussing the topic broadly, in terms of both Pali and non-Pali texts.
Western esotericism
Western esotericism, also known as esotericism, esoterism, and sometimes the Western mystery tradition, is a term scholars use to classify a wide range of loosely related ideas and movements that developed within Western society.
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Yoga
Yoga (lit) is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines which originated in ancient India and aim to control (yoke) and still the mind, recognizing a detached witness-consciousness untouched by the mind (Chitta) and mundane suffering (Duḥkha). Subtle body and Yoga are Hindu philosophical concepts.
See also
Eastern esotericism
- Alchemy
- Bagua
- Chakra
- Earthly Branches
- Eastern esotericism
- Esoteric Buddhism
- Fuji (planchette writing)
- Fulu
- Heavenly Stems
- Ofuda
- Omamori
- Onmyōdō
- Samadhi
- Shugendō
- Subtle body
- Taiji (philosophy)
- Tao
- Taoist cosmology
- Taoist philosophy
- Terma (religion)
- Teru teru bōzu
- Worship of heavenly bodies
- Wuxing (Chinese philosophy)
Esoteric cosmology
- Aether (classical element)
- Air (classical element)
- Akashic records
- Ascended master
- Astral body
- Astral plane
- Astrology
- Astrology and the classical elements
- Axis mundi
- Bagua
- Body of light
- Causal body
- Causal plane
- Chinese creation myths
- Classical element
- Consciousness–matter dualism
- Cosmic Tradition
- Cosmogram
- Dmuta
- Earth (classical element)
- Emanationism
- Etheric body
- Etheric plane
- Fire (classical element)
- Four Worlds
- Henry P. H. Bromwell
- Involution (esotericism)
- Jambudvīpa
- Mandaean cosmology
- Masters of the Ancient Wisdom
- Max Théon
- Mental body
- Microcosm–macrocosm analogy
- Mshunia Kushta
- Musica universalis
- Onmyōdō
- Onmyōji
- Plane (esotericism)
- Primum Mobile
- Ray of Creation
- Sacred geometry
- Scroll of the Rivers
- Spiritual evolution
- Subtle body
- Sufi cosmology
- Tree of life (biblical)
- Water (classical element)
- Worship of heavenly bodies
Samkhya
- Dualism (Indian philosophy)
- Isvara Krishna
- Samkhya
- Samkhyakarika
- Satkaryavada
- Subtle body
- Swami Hariharananda Aranya
- Tyāga
- Āḷāra Kālāma
Theosophical philosophical concepts
- Akashic records
- Ascended master
- Astral body
- Astral plane
- Aura (paranormal)
- Causal body
- Causal plane
- Chakra
- Deva (New Age)
- Etheric body
- Etheric plane
- Giants (esotericism)
- Great White Brotherhood
- Guardian of the Threshold
- Kama
- Kundalini
- Mahatma
- Mental body
- Plane (esotericism)
- Root race
- Seven rays
- Subtle body
- The Summerland
- Third eye
- Tulpa
Vitalism
- Élan vital
- Ancient Egyptian conception of the soul
- Animal magnetism
- Aura (paranormal)
- Aṣẹ
- Barakah
- Chakra
- Eclectic medicine
- Ectoplasm (paranormal)
- Energy (esotericism)
- Etheric body
- History of the location of the soul
- Hylozoism
- Ichor
- Inua
- Kotodama
- Kundalini
- Kut (mythology)
- Livity (spiritual concept)
- Lung (Tibetan Buddhism)
- Mana (Oceanian cultures)
- Manitou
- Meridian (Chinese medicine)
- Naturopathy
- Nishimta
- Numen
- Odic force
- Orenda
- Orgone
- Orthogenesis
- Perispirit
- Plant soul
- Pneuma
- Prana
- Psychai
- Psychic vampire
- Qi
- Royal Commission on Animal Magnetism
- Shakti
- Silap Inua
- Souls
- Spirit (animating force)
- Subtle body
- Teotl
- Vertebral subluxation
- Vitalism
- Vitalists
Yoga
- Akshara
- Asanas
- Hatha yoga
- Kriya Yoga school
- List of International Days of Yoga
- Meditation
- Modern yoga
- Patanjali
- Puja (Hinduism)
- Rishikesh
- Sahaja
- Sama vritti
- Sattvic diet
- Standing Baba
- Subtle body
- Tantra
- Three Yogas
- Yoga
- Yoga (philosophy)
- Yoga as exercise
- Yogeshvari
- Yogis
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtle_body
Also known as Astral self, Desire body, Diamond body, Ether body, Linga sarira, Subtle bodies, Subtle matter, Subtle physiology, SukShma sharira, Sukshma sarira, Suksma sharira, The Etheric Double, The Etheric Double and Allied Phenomena, Yoga physiology.
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