swami

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But the ashram sources say the swami is not here and they don't know where he is.

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  1. noun Hinduism A religious teacher.
  2. noun A mystic; a yogi.
  3. noun Used as a form of address for such a person.

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  • Meanwhile, Janet feels much the same, the swami is willing to help, and when the state cops find the accident, there are two bodies, not just one Perhaps, says Brokk, the gods could help, though it's a long trek through perilous lands to reach the foot of the Ultimate Peak and climb to Asgard Just point the way, says Jerry Jar-Haz, already known as Thor's Fist for the strength of his metal hand. —  Analog Science Fiction and Fact, Feb. 2002
  • The swami, my brother disciple, has attained an exalted spiritual stature. —  Autobiography of a Yogi
  • On my arrival the young head swami, Dyananda, greeted me cordially. —  Autobiography of a Yogi
  • As gesture of welcome to the swami, who had been absent for two weeks, many delicacies were in readiness. —  Autobiography of a Yogi
  • Thus only may he justify his title of swami-one who seeks to achieve union with the SWA or Self. —  Autobiography of a Yogi
 

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  1. Hindi svāmī, master, swami, from Sanskrit, being one's own master, possessing proprietary rights; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.
 

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