Deceit, Deceitful: 2 definitions
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Deceit means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
(Being) Deceitful is denoted by the Sanskrit term Dambha, according to the Candrāvalokana: a short dialogue between Śiva and Matsyendranātha dealing with teachings on absorption, mind and breath.—Accordingly, while discussing the no-mind state: “So long as the moving breath does not enter the central channel; so long as one's semen, which is connected to the breath, is not stable, and so long as the no-mind state which corresponds to one’s natural [state] does not arise in meditation, then if one talks of gnosis, it is deceitful (dambha) and false prattling”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+1424): Maya, Kaitava, Dambha, Kapata, Vyaja, Kapatya, Mayavin, Vancana, Shala, Kapati, Keratika, Dandajina, Vismapana, Atisandhana, Sopadha, Adambha, Prapanca, Kuhana, Chadman, Channa.
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Search found 286 books and stories containing Deceit, Deceitful, Deceits; (plurals include: Deceits, Deceitfuls, Deceitses). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Religion and Philosophy of Tevaram (Thevaram) (by M. A. Dorai Rangaswamy)
Chapter 19 - Thiruvidaimarudur or Tiruvitaimarutur (Hymn 60) < [Volume 3.2 - Pilgrim’s progress: to Chola]
Chapter 39 - Thiru Edirkolpadi or Tiru Etirkolpati (Hymn 7) < [Volume 3.4 - Pilgrim’s progress: with Paravai]
Chapter 61 - Thiru Vanparthan Panangattur or Tiruvanparttan Panankattur (Hymn 10) < [Volume 3.5 - Pilgrim’s progress: to the North]
Bhajana-Rahasya (by Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura Mahasaya)
Text 22 < [Chapter 2 - Dvitīya-yāma-sādhana (Prātaḥ-kālīya-bhajana)]
Text 21 < [Chapter 2 - Dvitīya-yāma-sādhana (Prātaḥ-kālīya-bhajana)]
Text 20 < [Chapter 4 - Caturtha-yāma-sādhana (Madhyāhna-kālīya-bhajana–ruci-bhajana)]
Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti) (by K. C. Lalwani)
Part 6 - Power of the deceitful/deceit-free to transform < [Chapter 4]
Part 9 - Knowledge of the omniscient < [Chapter 4]
Part 2 - On the sort of life < [Chapter 5]
Impure Mouths and Defiled Hearts < [Volume 13, Issue 8 (2022)]
What Does It Mean To Be a Badly Behaved Animal? An Answer from the Devadatta... < [Volume 10, Issue 4 (2019)]
Humanism and History as Ethics of Institutions < [Volume 15, Issue 1 (2024)]
Buddhist Perspective on the Development of Social Welfare (by Ashin Indacara)
6.2. Wrong Livelihood in False or Fraudulent Buying and Selling < [Chapter 3 - The Accomplishment of Balanced Livelihood (Sama-jīvitā or Jīvikatā)]
15. The Characteristics of the Outcaste < [Chapter 2 - The Accomplishment of Good Friendship (Kalyāṇa-mittatā)]
25. Balance or Equilibrium < [Chapter 5 - The Accomplishment of Virtue and Wisdom]
Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section LII < [Nalopakhyana Parva]
Section CIX < [Rajadharmanusasana Parva]
Section L < [Goharana Parva]