Hridaya
Sanskrit: हृदयTransliteration: Hṛdaya (IAST)
Translation: “heart; center or core of something; essence; the Self”
Definition: The psycho-physical center where an individual feels pleasure and pain. The space where the inbreath and outbreath merge. The true heart. The place where the breath is still in the state of merging.
Reference:
Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press
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