enlightenment
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- noun
- /ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt/
- Specialized
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- You have heard of the twelve stages of enlightenment, haven't you?
- spiritual enlightenment
- attaining enlightenment
- achieving enlightenment
The eye that wants enlightenment is the barrier to enlightenment.
- The eye that wants enlightenment is the barrier to enlightenment.
- And what Father Richard says is the path to enlightenment is to transcend and include.
- And then the next step, the next stage of consciousness beyond that is what they were called enlightenment in the East.
- Tantra, on the other hand, taught that women could achieve rapid enlightenment because they were natural embodiments of Shakti.
- In Tibetan, the word for enlightenment roughly translates into the following, a clearing away and a bringing forth.
- Contingent beings of the world, in the case of enlightenment, sensuous beings, Right?
- I'm Ozempic Buddha, I reached enlightenment and my way gold.
- All of them have been borne off by the light, and the light is the light of enlightenment.
- I'm going to be the best at meditation quickest to reach enlightenment ever more Buddha than Buddha.
Examples
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Chastity is a path to enlightenment for those seeking spiritual growth.
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For the Buddhist, enlightenment is to extinguish all that is personal.
Academic text (2015) -
This represents the enlightenment that our Faith has to offer to your people.
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The eye that wants enlightenment is the barrier to enlightenment.
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Each of these elements supported his belief that art could be a vehicle of spiritual enlightenment.
Academic text (2003) -
"May you achieve a much higher state of enlightenment in your next incarnation."
Fiction book (1997) -
Look, even our dear friend, the Buddha, had to pass through some sorrow on his way to enlightenment.
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"Nirvana was a state of pure peace and spiritual enlightenment, the goal of Buddhists."
Fiction book (2002) -
Only by confronting and understanding human frailty can movement begin on the path toward enlightenment and liberation.
Academic text (1990) -
But the Dalai Lama has total inner peace and spiritual enlightenment.
Synonyms
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A spiritual state in Buddhism and Hinduism of perfect peace and freedom from rebirth and suffering
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A state of deep spiritual understanding felt as inner clarity
A state of complete spiritual awakening and freedom from rebirth
A state of complete spiritual understanding with deep wisdom and compassion
Antonyms
Compounds
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A European movement that uses reason and science to question old beliefs and support people's rights
How Enlightened
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Surface Forms
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Etymology
Enlightenment is also used to translate a spiritual 'awakening' in Buddhism and Hinduism, and it keeps the same idea of inner 'light' or perfect knowing; a helpful way to remember this meaning is to think of someone being 'lit up' inside, free from desire and suffering.