buddhism - Concepts
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Concepts
- Dependent Origination - The Buddhist teaching that all phenomena arise from conditions, nothing exists independently.
- Dharma - The natural order, duty, righteousness, and truth - a central concept in Indian philosophy.
- Dukkha - The Buddhist concept of suffering, dissatisfaction, and the unsatisfactoriness of conditioned existence.
- Equanimity - Mental calmness and composure, especially in difficult situations - being with what is without reactivity.
- Four Noble Truths - The Buddha's core teaching on the nature of suffering and the path to liberation.
- Impermanence Teaching - The Buddhist teaching that all conditioned phenomena are transient and subject to change.
- Impermanence - Anicca - the Buddhist teaching that all phenomena are temporary and constantly changing.
- Karma - The principle that actions have consequences, shaping future experience and character.
- Middle Way - The Buddhist path of moderation between extremes of indulgence and asceticism.
- Monkey Mind - The Buddhist term for an unsettled, restless mind that jumps from thought to thought like a monkey in trees.
- Mu - The Zen concept meaning 'nothing' or 'not' - transcending yes and no.
- Noble Eightfold Path - The Buddhist path to ending suffering through right understanding, conduct, and mental discipline.
- Non-Attachment - Freedom from clinging to outcomes, possessions, or experiences - holding things lightly.
- Satori - The Zen Buddhist concept of sudden enlightenment or awakening to true nature.
- The Second Arrow - A Buddhist parable teaching that while we cannot control external pain (the first arrow), we can choose not to inflict additional suffering on ourselves through our reactions (the second arrow).
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