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Pranayama +

The suppression and regulation of the breath in Yoga practice. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Pranidhana +

The fifth observance of the Yogis; ceaseless devotion. (See ''Yoga Shâstras'', ii. 32.) [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Prapti +

From'' Prâp'', to reach. One of the eight ''Siddhis '' (powers) of Râj‐Yoga. The power of transporting oneself from one place to another, instantaneously, by the mere force of will ; the faculty of divination, of healing and of prophesying, also a Yoga power. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Prasad, Govind +

This name credited to the publications in ''The Theosophist'', [[Theosophist/Vol7|vol. 7]] (1885–1886). +

Prasanga Madhyamika +

A Buddhist school of philosophy in Tibet. it follows, like the Yogâchârya system, the ''Mahâyâna'' or “Great Vehicle” of precepts; but, having been founded far later than the Yogâchârya, it is not half so rigid and severe. It is a semi‐exoteric and very popular system among the ''literati ''and laymen. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Prashad, Ishri +

This name credited to the publications in ''The Theosophist'', [[Theosophist/Vol4|vol. 4]] (1882–1883). +

Prashraya +

“The progenetrix of affection.” A title bestowed upon the Vedic Aditi, the “Mother of the Gods”. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Prasnottara +

A question-and-answer periodical for the Indian Section of the Theosophical Society, begun by [[Keightley, Bertram|B. Keightley]] in January 1891. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbrev (BCW vol.13)#xxiii|BCW 13:xxiii]]) +

Pratibhasika +

The apparent or illusory life. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Pratisamvid +

The four “unlimited forms of wisdom” attained by an Arhat; the last of which is the absolute knowledge of and power over the twelve Nidânas. See “Nidâna”.) [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Pratt, Henry +

English Kabbalist and author of ''Ha-Khoshecah: A Vision of the Infinite'', published in ''The Theosophist'' in June and July 1887. Bibliographical references include: New Aspects of Life and Religion. London: Williams & Norgate, 1886. xlv, 396 pp. 8vo (BCW [[SMW::off]][[Zirkoff B. - Appendix (BCW vol.8)#472|8:472]][[SMW::on]]). His articles include About the Kabbalah (The Theosophist, August 1889, pp. 649–661) and Eloistic Mysteries (July 1891, pp. 591–599; November 1891, pp. 77–86; January, February and April 1892, pp. 244–251, 293–296 and 418–425). ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Blavatsky H.P. - The Kabalah and the Kabalists at the Close of the Nineteenth Century#271|BCW 7:271-272]]) +

Pratyabhava +

The state of the Ego under the necessity of repeated births. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Pratyagatma +

The same as Jivâtmâ, or the one living Universal Soul — Alaya. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Pratyahara +

The same as “Mahâpralaya”. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Pratyaharana +

The preliminary training in practical Râj ‐Yoga. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Pratyaksha +

Spiritual perception by means of senses. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Pratyasarga +

In Sankhya philosophy the “intellectual evolution of the Universe” ; in the ''Purânas ''the 8th creation. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Pratyeka Buddha +

The same as “''Pasi''‐Buddha”. The Pratyêka Buddha is a degree which belongs exclusively to the Yogâchârya school, yet it is only one of high intellectual development with no true spirituality. It is the ''dead‐letter'' of the Yoga laws, in which intellect and comprehension play the greatest part, added to the strict carrying out of the rules of the inner development. It is one of the three paths to Nirvâna, and the lowest, in which a Yogi — “without teacher and without saving others” — by the mere force of will and technical observances, attains to a kind of nominal Buddhaship individually; doing no good to anyone, but working selfishly for his own salvation and himself alone. The Pratyêkas are respected outwardly but are despised inwardly by those of keen or spiritual appreciation. A Pratyêka is generally compared to a “Khadga” or solitary rhinoceros and called ''Ekashringa Rishi'', a selfish solitary Rishi (or saint). “As crossing Sansâra (‘the ocean of birth and death’ or the series of incarnations), suppressing errors, and yet not attaining to absolute perfection, the Pratyêka Buddha is compared with a horse which crosses a river swimming, without touching the ground.” (''Sanskrit‐Chinese Dict''.) He is far below a true “Buddha of Compassion”. He strives only for the reaching of Nirvâna. [[Category: CTD info from Theosophical Glossary]] (TG). +

Pravda (Odessa) +

An Odessa daily newspaper of 1877-1880, edited by J. Dolivo-Dobrovolsky and K. E. Rosen. It published [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]]’s letters “From Across the Sea, from Beyond the Blue Ocean” ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - The Diaries of H. P. Blavatsky#435|BCW 1:435]]). +

Prayag Theosophical Society +

A Theosophical Society branch at Allahabad whose charter is dated 1 January 1881. Initially restricted to natives of India, it opened membership to all members of the Society on 6 November 1881 and added “Psychic” to its name. ([[Zirkoff, Boris|B. de Zirkoff]], [[Zirkoff B. - Chronological Survey & Key to Abbreviations (BCW vol.3)|BCW 3:xxiii,xxvi]]) +