satori
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- noun
- /səˈtɔːri/
- Specialized
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satori
- Once you start thinking about the possibilities, you may experience a little satori, an illumination where you see renewable energy suddenly breaking free out of the bottle.
- insight of satori
- experience of satori
But but you, there's this moment, this Satori, you know, where you just go.
- But but you, there's this moment, this Satori, you know, where you just go.
- This moment of change will not bring satori or salvation, it will bring only change.
- We all have a choice, and you can choose Kensho or you can choose Satori.
- And at that point I started to understand that there was this thing called Satori, and I didn't know what that was.
Examples
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In Zen, we lack the breakthrough illumination of satori.
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The first experience of insight (satori) was expected within two or three years of beginning koan practice.
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I got some satori when I first read it.
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The gate to satori is through the death of self.
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This moment of change will not bring satori or salvation, it will bring only change.
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One cannot underestimate the intensity of the process leading up to the first experience of satori.
Academic text (1994) -
Thus, while mainstream Rinzai Zen practitioners rely on koans to achieve satori, some Zen masters criticized their use.
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Many practitioners of Zen aim to achieve satori during meditation.
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He experienced a moment of satori while reflecting on his life choices.
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Through deep contemplation, she reached a profound state of satori that changed her perspective.
Synonyms
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4.4
A new understanding that makes you see things differently
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A sudden clear idea that gives you new understanding
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A state of complete spiritual understanding that ends suffering and rebirth
A sudden real moment of deep understanding during meditation
A state of complete spiritual awakening and freedom from rebirth
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Etymology
Satori comes from Japanese, from the verb satoru which means 'to know' or 'understand'. In Zen it names a sudden 'awakening' or deep 'seeing', so the origin helps you remember that satori is a sudden moment of inner 'knowing'.