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Sādhu: literally a 'good person'; refers to an ascetic; same as sannyāsī

Saguṇa: with form

Saguṇa brahman: the formless in form

Sakha bhāva: relationship of friendship between Master-disciple Śakti: energy; Parāśakti refers to universal energy, divinity.

Samādhi: state of no-mind, no-thoughts; literally, becoming one's original state; liberated, enlightened state.

Saṁśaya: doubt

Saṁskāra: Root thought patterns; the embedded past memories of unfulfilled desires.

Saṁsāra Sāgara: ocean of wordly life-death.

Sanātana dharma: eternal path of righteous living (later called Hinduism), Ultimate Truths with the possibility to evolve.

Sañcita karma: our complete bank of unfulfilled karmas

Sañjaya: the narrator who tells blind Dhṛtarāṣṭra the progress of the Mahābhārat war from day to day.

Śakti: energy; also name of Devi as primal energy of Cosmos

Sāṅkhya philosophy: one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy expounded by Kapila Muni.

Sannyāsa: completion with worldly life; living for enriching others; Śāstra: sacred texts

Satori: high state of consciousness

Satsang: spiritual gatherings; lit. 'association (sanga) of Truth (sat)'

Satva, satvic: highest attribute or guṇa of spiritual calmness

Siddhi: extraordinary powers attained through spiritual practice

Siṁha svapna: nightmare Śiṣya: disciple Śiva: rejuvenator in the trinity; or Mahādev. Śiva means 'causeless auspiciousness, mangalatva'.

Smṛti: (lit: 'that which is remembered'); refers to Hindu works which are rules, regulations, laws, lifestyle, such as Manu's works, Purāṇas etc.

Śraddhā: tattva of authenticity; trust, courageous faith.

Śravaṇa: authentic listening. One of the three concepts in Hinduism (Vedānta)—Śravana, Manana, Nididhyāsana.

Śruti: (lit: that which is heard) ancient revealed scriptures of Vedas, Upaniṣads, Bhagavad Gītā; retained by Sages just by one listening.

Sloka: a saṃskṛit verse stanza made of a group of pada and sllyables chanted in a meter rhythm style or chanda

Stotras: devotional verses, to be recited or sung Śūdra: community that contributes by physical work, sharing their time

Sūtra: (lit: 'thread') refers to epigrams, short verses that impart precise spiritual techniques

Sūtradhāra: controller and director of the technique

Svānyakāra: the Life image—the image and expectation you carry about life.

Svajanam: means 'my people, my relatives'. Term used by Arjuna in Arjunaviṣāda Yoga to state his untold grief in killing 'his people'

Svadharmam: means 'my dharma.' Term uttered by Śri Kṛṣṇa to teach the true path of self-righteousness.

Svapuṛnatva: lit. means 'self-completion' in Saṃskṛit.

Swāmiji: address of respect to one's Guru, Master