Satori:

Satori ( Japanese satori; Chinese: wù – from the verb Satoru) is a Zen Buddhist term for enlightenment. Awakening; understanding, "deep" or lasting enlightenment. The word literally means "to understand". Satori can be found in every moment of… Continue reading →

Alayavijnana:

alayavijnana, Store consciousness (Sanskrit: ālayavijñāna; Tibetan: kun gzhi rnam shes; Japanese: araya-shiki) is the eighth and the most fundamental of the eight consciousnesses established in the doctrine of the Yogacara school of Buddhism.

Store consciousness accumulates… Continue reading →

Samsara:

samsara The cycle of birth and rebirth; reincarnation . Samsara is derived from "to flow together," to go or pass through states, to wander. Mostly a great revolving door between life and death and a new life reincarnated cycle of life.

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Anapanasati:anapanasati Pāli: ānāpānasati, meaning ‘mindfulness of breathing’ ("sati" means mindfulness; "ānāpāna" refers to inhalation and exhalation), is a basic form of meditation.

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Samatha:

samatha Pāli: samatha Sanskrit: śamatha

Mental stabilization; tranquility meditation.

   

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Shalom:Shalom (שָׁלוֹם) is a Hebrew word meaning peace. 

It is also used as a greeting to either say hello or farewell, and is found in many other expressions and names. Its equivalent cognate in Arabic is salaam and… Continue reading →

Rohatsu:

Rohatsu A day traditionally honored as the day of the Buddha’s enlightenment. While deep in meditation under a bodhi tree, he attained enlightenment upon seeing the morning star just at dawn; celebrated on the 8th day either of December… Continue reading →

Diwali:

Diwali, also called Deepavali is a major Hindu festival that is very significant in Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism. Known as the "Festival of Lights," it symbolises the victory of good over evil, and lamps are lit as a… Continue reading →

Roshi:

Roshi (rōshi) is a Japanese word, common in Zen Buddhism, meaning "old" (ro) and "teacher" (shi). Roshi can be used as a term of respect, as in the Rinzai school; as a simple reference to actual age,… Continue reading →

Rinpoche:

rinpoche, "Rinpoche" literally means "the precious one in human kind".

A sampling of definitions may render help in understanding the more specific usage and religious implications of the title:

• (Tib. = "Precious"). Honorific applied to reincarnate lamas and… Continue reading →