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Side A ------ Side B
KIRTAN ------ SINGING PRAISE TO A DEITY devotional singing, usually accompanied by musical instruments
NIRGUNA BRAHMAN ------ HAVING NO QUALITIESTERM USED TO CHARACTERIZE BRAHMAN
PRAKRITI ------ MATERIAL REALITY; NATURE; THAT FROM WHICH ONE SEEKS TO DISENTANGLE ONESELF IN THE PRACTICE OF YOGA
PRASADA ------ FOOD OR SOME OTHER OFFERING GIVEN TO A DEITY AND THEN RETURNED TO A DEVOTEE AS A BLESSING("GRACE")
PUJA ------ WORSHIP, USUALLY OF A DEITY OR THE IMAGE OF A DEITY
PURUSHA ------ IN YOGA AND LATER HINDUISM THE SPIRITUAL ESSENCE OF AN INDIVIDUAL, WHICH IS ETERNAL AND UNCHANGING(LIT "MAN")
PURUSHARTHA ------ The four legitimate goals of life.  1) Dharma–The pursuit of a 
virtuous and noble life. 2) Artha–The pursuit of wealth by honest means.
 3) Kama–The pursuit of happiness and pleasures in life. 4) Moksha–The 
pursuit of God Realization and spiritual liberation.
SADHU ------ - holy man, sage, ascetric-In Hinduism, sadhu, or shadhu is a common term for a mystic, an ascetic,
 practitioner of yoga (yogi) and/or wandering monks. The sadhu is solely
 dedicated to achieving the fourth and final Hindu goal of life, moksha 
(liberation), through meditation and contemplation of Brahman.
SAGUNA BRAHMAN ------ HAVING QUALITIES- UNQUALIFIED DIVINITY- A LESSER OR LOWER FORM OF THE DIVINE ACCORING TO SHANKARA- PERSONALIZED FORM OF THE DIVINE AS OPPOSED TO NURGUNA BRAHMAN
MARGA ------ any of the three ways to salvation, 1. devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga), 2. of study (jnana-marga), 3. and of actions (karma-marga). 
JNANA ------ knowledge acquired through meditation and study as a means of reaching Brahman. way to salvation by studyAlso called Brahmajnana.
GURU ------ A SPIRITUAL MASTER a preceptor giving personal religious instruction. 
DVAITA ------  a school of Vedanta founded by Shri Madhvacharya, stresses a strict 
distinction between God (Brahman) (Vishnu is considered as Brahman here)
 and the individual souls (jivas). ...-a school of Vedanta founded by Shri Madhvacharya,
BHAKTI ------ DEVOTION-selfless devotion as a means of reaching Brahman. -popular religious movement centered around the personal worship of gods, especially Vishnu and Shiva. 
ATMAN ------ THE ETERNAL SELF OR SOULthe principle of life.  the individual self, known after enlightenment to be identical with Brahman.  ( initial capital letter ) the World Soul, from which all individual souls derive, and to which they return as the supreme goal of existence. 
ADVAITA ------ A VEDANTIC DOCTRINE THAT IDENTIFIES THE INDIVIDUAL SELF (ATMAN) WITH THE GROUND OF REALITY (BRAHMAN)
SHAKTI ------ The female principle of divine energy, esp. when personified as the supreme deity-the female or generative principle; wife of Siva and a benevolent form of Devi
TRIMURTI ------ Triad of godsThe trinity of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroye
VISHISHTADVAITA ------  is a sub-school of the Vedānta SCHOOl of hindu philosophy (literally, end or the goal of 
Knowledge, Sanskrit) - the other major 
sub-schools of Vedānta being Advaita and Dvaita. ...
YOGA ------ A SYSYTEM OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXERCISES THAT AIMS AT DISENTANGLING THE ADEPT FROM THE BONDS OF MATERIAL EXISTENCE- ALSO NAME OF SCHOOL OF HINDU PHILOSOPHY

Side A ------ Side B
KIRTAN ------ SINGING PRAISE TO A DEITY devotional singing, usually accompanied by musical instruments
NIRGUNA BRAHMAN ------ HAVING NO QUALITIESTERM USED TO CHARACTERIZE BRAHMAN
PRAKRITI ------ MATERIAL REALITY; NATURE; THAT FROM WHICH ONE SEEKS TO DISENTANGLE ONESELF IN THE PRACTICE OF YOGA
PRASADA ------ FOOD OR SOME OTHER OFFERING GIVEN TO A DEITY AND THEN RETURNED TO A DEVOTEE AS A BLESSING("GRACE")
PUJA ------ WORSHIP, USUALLY OF A DEITY OR THE IMAGE OF A DEITY
PURUSHA ------ IN YOGA AND LATER HINDUISM THE SPIRITUAL ESSENCE OF AN INDIVIDUAL, WHICH IS ETERNAL AND UNCHANGING(LIT "MAN")
PURUSHARTHA ------ The four legitimate goals of life.  1) Dharma–The pursuit of a 
virtuous and noble life. 2) Artha–The pursuit of wealth by honest means.
 3) Kama–The pursuit of happiness and pleasures in life. 4) Moksha–The 
pursuit of God Realization and spiritual liberation.
SADHU ------ - holy man, sage, ascetric-In Hinduism, sadhu, or shadhu is a common term for a mystic, an ascetic,
 practitioner of yoga (yogi) and/or wandering monks. The sadhu is solely
 dedicated to achieving the fourth and final Hindu goal of life, moksha 
(liberation), through meditation and contemplation of Brahman.
SAGUNA BRAHMAN ------ HAVING QUALITIES- UNQUALIFIED DIVINITY- A LESSER OR LOWER FORM OF THE DIVINE ACCORING TO SHANKARA- PERSONALIZED FORM OF THE DIVINE AS OPPOSED TO NURGUNA BRAHMAN
MARGA ------ any of the three ways to salvation, 1. devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga), 2. of study (jnana-marga), 3. and of actions (karma-marga). 
JNANA ------ knowledge acquired through meditation and study as a means of reaching Brahman. way to salvation by studyAlso called Brahmajnana.
GURU ------ A SPIRITUAL MASTER a preceptor giving personal religious instruction. 
DVAITA ------  a school of Vedanta founded by Shri Madhvacharya, stresses a strict 
distinction between God (Brahman) (Vishnu is considered as Brahman here)
 and the individual souls (jivas). ...-a school of Vedanta founded by Shri Madhvacharya,
BHAKTI ------ DEVOTION-selfless devotion as a means of reaching Brahman. -popular religious movement centered around the personal worship of gods, especially Vishnu and Shiva. 
ATMAN ------ THE ETERNAL SELF OR SOULthe principle of life.  the individual self, known after enlightenment to be identical with Brahman.  ( initial capital letter ) the World Soul, from which all individual souls derive, and to which they return as the supreme goal of existence. 
ADVAITA ------ A VEDANTIC DOCTRINE THAT IDENTIFIES THE INDIVIDUAL SELF (ATMAN) WITH THE GROUND OF REALITY (BRAHMAN)
SHAKTI ------ The female principle of divine energy, esp. when personified as the supreme deity-the female or generative principle; wife of Siva and a benevolent form of Devi
TRIMURTI ------ Triad of godsThe trinity of Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroye
VISHISHTADVAITA ------  is a sub-school of the Vedānta SCHOOl of hindu philosophy (literally, end or the goal of 
Knowledge, Sanskrit) - the other major 
sub-schools of Vedānta being Advaita and Dvaita. ...
YOGA ------ A SYSYTEM OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL EXERCISES THAT AIMS AT DISENTANGLING THE ADEPT FROM THE BONDS OF MATERIAL EXISTENCE- ALSO NAME OF SCHOOL OF HINDU PHILOSOPHY