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That which we call life is for them but one anga, one segment or stage, in bhava, or being (becoming) Their religious psychology, in the post-Asokan period, adopted the term bhavanga to mean just that moment (one out of an infinite number of moments) between the eternities, considered more especially as conscious, or potentially conscious, life, much as our psychology has adopted the less indigenous word continuum.
Psalms of the Sisters Caroline Augusta Foley Rhys 1909
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In our usual mind state, we are continually activating the process that in Buddhist terminology is known as "bhava," which literally means "becoming."
Sharon Salzberg: How Doing Nothing Can Help You Truly Live 2010
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In Buddhism, known as the bhava-cakra, from the Sanskrit "wheel [cakra] of becoming [bhava].
The Annotated Wheel Robert Hunter 2005
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Amma, dressed in a white sari, then disappeared behind a curtain to prepare for the mood (bhava) of Goddess (Devi) that she would take for the next 12-15 hours.
Laura Amazzone: Amma: The Divine Mother Embracing The World Laura Amazzone 2011
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Amma, dressed in a white sari, then disappeared behind a curtain to prepare for the mood (bhava) of Goddess (Devi) that she would take for the next 12-15 hours.
Laura Amazzone: Amma: The Divine Mother Embracing The World Laura Amazzone 2011
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Amma, dressed in a white sari, then disappeared behind a curtain to prepare for the mood (bhava) of Goddess (Devi) that she would take for the next 12-15 hours.
Laura Amazzone: Amma: The Divine Mother Embracing The World Laura Amazzone 2011
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Amma, dressed in a white sari, then disappeared behind a curtain to prepare for the mood (bhava) of Goddess (Devi) that she would take for the next 12-15 hours.
Laura Amazzone: Amma: The Divine Mother Embracing The World Laura Amazzone 2011
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Atithi devo bhava: A-tea-thrr day-vo ba-va The guest may be God/ an Avatar.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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The Sanskrit saying is Atithi devo bhava, which means, “The guest visiting may be a divine being.”
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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Atithi devo bhava: A-tea-thrr day-vo ba-va The guest may be God/ an Avatar.
Spiritual Teachings of the Avatar Jeffrey Armstrong 2010
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