Dukkha
suffering
Sunyatta
emptiness
First Noble Truth
Life inevitably involves suffering, is imperfect and unsatisfactory
Second Noble Truth
Suffering originates in our desires
Third Noble Truth suffering
will cease if all desires cease
Fourth Noble Truth
There is a way to realize this state: the noble eightfold path
zazen
sitting meditation
tanha
thirst, craving, desire
Avidya
ignorance and delusion
Koan
unsolvable mind puzzle
anua
...
Anatta
No permanent soul
Buddha
One who is awake
Buddhanature
being awake and enlightened is inherent in all of us
Bodhisattva
A person who is dedicated to liberating others from suffering
Zen
buddhist school emphasizes that all things have Buddha-nature
Mahayana
The "great vehicle," teaches wisdom and compassion
Nirvana
Farther shore
Carl Jung
collective unconsciousness- archetypes
Mystical
personal relationship and union with god/divine- direct personal revelation
Inspiration
process of being filled with/by spirit
Theism
Belief in gods or gods, maintain relationships with creations
Polytheism
Belief in and worship more than one god
Monotheism
Belief in and worship one god
Deism
Belief in supreme creator god, no relationship, doesn't intervene in human life affairs
Pantheism
Belief that universe is manifestation of god
Liberal
Embrace change, sacred text interpreted symbolically
Moderate
value tradition, more open to change
Orthodox/conservative
interpret literally- traditional values and teachings
Henotheism
Type of monotheism with belief system that includes existence of other gods, but main god is supreme diety
Atheism
lack of belief or positive disbelief in god/gods
Agnosticism
belief that anything beyond the material world is unknown or unknowable
Atheism
lack of belief or positive disbelief in god/gods
Animism
everything has a soul
Monolatry
Worship of one undivided god, god among other gods thats aren't worshipped
Monism
all reality is grounded in a single substance
Divination
seeking special knowledge through supernatural means
Nahurac
the council of the animals
Reciprocity
sacred pact based upon inborn commanality of all beings
Shaman
the one who acts as an intermediary between the human and spiritual realms
Tunkashila
Grandfather (another term for great mysterious)
black elk
meaning and understanding
anatta
no permanent soul
Sakti
hindu dharma, female aspect
Anua
individual souls
Mitakuye oyasin
I am related to all that is
that thou art
existence itself
Mantu
the great World soul
waka
sacred
Sicun
spirit power in all beings
Inipi
rite of purification
Nagila
embodiment of cosmic energy
spirituality is form of ritual
false
sundance equals cycle of life
true
healthy mindset of sacred scripture
false
hindu rss has been involved in lots of conflict
true
buddhist resist woman
believe they are unable to reach enlightenment
Samsara
karma- run wheel of birth, death and rebirth
Brahman
the supreme reality
The vedas
foundation of upper-caste brahmanic hinduism
shudra
manuel laborers and artisans
kshatriya
kings, warriors, and vassels
student
studies vedas with a guru
householder
marries, has children, practices charity and hospitality
sannvasin
renounces all possessions and attachments
forest dweller
retires from society to develop inner world
karma yoga
spiritual disciplines designed to clear the mind and support sattvic balance, purity, wisdom, and peacefulness
Sanatana
eternal, ageless
Prana
invisible life energy
Karma
action" and its consequences
thoughts, words, and deeds are judged by the law of karma
prakriti
the cause of the material universe
nature
feeds soul of inspiration
ultimate form of suffering
ignorance of eternal self
right mindfulness
be aware in every moment, discipline the mind
medicine wheel
humans are totality of all creation
cornerstone of all religions
golden rule
facts and logos
what is
mythos
what it means
The heart of Native American "religion
reverence for nature and life
sacred hoop
visual representation for plains people
jnana yoga
path of rational inquiry