This Japanese word is used in Zen Buddhism for the phenomenon of Sudden Awakening, that Place where the distinction between Experiencer and experience, Knower and known, is erased, and the separative sense of personal self ("I am me, and you aren't") is extinguished See also Self-Realization
An opening from ordinary awareness into an awareness that includes more of the Absolute or more of the expanded, light, or free qualities of the Relative, or both Satoris are, by definition, temporary states; if what began as an apparent satori turns out to have been an awakening, then it wasn't a satori because it wasn't temporary
Weird evil monster/spirit that looks like an old man and invades his victim's toughts until the later his driven mad
A state of mind which is often associated with "enlightenment" It involves a recognition and understanding of Buddha-nature This is, of course, the goal of the game of Zendo
A moment of insight or reflection that emerges in a Haiku poem (usually around the cutting or pivot word)
Enlightenment In Buddhism, enlightenment is characterized by a direct realization or apprehension of the absence of unchanging essences behind phenomena Rather, phenomena are seen to be empty of such essences - phenomena exist in thorough-going interdependence (engi) As characterized by the founder of aikido, enlightenment consists in realizing a fundamental unity between oneself and the (principles governing) the universe The most important ethical principle the aikidoist should gain insight into is that one should cultivate a spirit of loving protection for all things See Ku and Shinnyo