Eunoia
Word | Definition | Language | Tags | Audio |
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Shuhari | A Japanese martial art concept which describes the stages of learning to mastery. Roughly is translated to "to keep, to fall, to break away". To first learn the fundamentals (shu), then to break away from traditions (ha), then finally to transcend to where there are no techniques (ri). To "beomce one with the spirit alone". | Japanese | growth | |
Merak | A feeling of bliss and the sense of oneness with the universe that comes from the simplest of pleasures. It is the pursuit of small, daily pleasures that all add up to a great sense of happiness and fulfillment. | Serbian | positive growth | |
Kyoiku mama | A mother who relentlessly pushes her children toward academic achievement | Japanese | family work growth | |
Ilunga | The capacity to forgive once, tolerate a second time, but never a third time. Conveys the progression toward intolerance. | Tshiluba | growth emotion reflection | |
Kenshō (見性) | Seeing (ken) one’s nature or essence (shō); perceiving one’s Buddha nature; sometimes interpreted as an initial or brief awakening. | Japanese | awareness growth | |
Ignōrāmus | Lit. ‘we do not know’ (e.g., the spirit of scientific enquiry), or ‘we take no notice of’ (used in legal contexts, e.g., when deemed evidence to be inadmissible). | Latin | philosophy growth | |
Warmduscher | Literal: 'A person that takes warm showers'; to describe those who have trouble stepping out of their comfort zone | German | funny attribute growth | |
Schulbildend | Inspiring or leading to the creation of schools of thought. | German | growth philosophy | |
Sumud (صمود) | steadfastness, a determined struggle to persist. | Arabic | growth strength | |
Sisu | Extraordinary determination in the fact of adversity | Finnish | growth strength | |
Guanxi (关系) | An intimate connection between people which would benefit from the other in solving delicate problems or in achieving personal goals | Chinese | growth connection | |
Torschlusspanik | The fear that time is running out on achieving life goals | German | growth awareness | |
Weemoed | Lit. sadness, woe (wee) courage, daring, mood (moed); soft mood; light melancholy; having the strength to overcome a feeling of sorrow (e.g., arising in relation to nostalgia). | Dutch | adverse growth | |
Ikigai | A reason for being; the thing that gets you up in the morning. | Japanese | growth happiness | |
Nepenthe | Something that helps you forget grief or suffering | Greek | growth strength | |
Vergangenheitsbewältigung | Coping with the past | German | reflection growth | |
kaizen | Continuous growth | Japanese | growth | |
Xíng qì (行氣) | Volitionally (e.g., mentally) circulating or directing qi. | Chinese | growth awareness strength | |
Konfliktfähigkeit | the ability to manage interpersonal conflict constructivly, without becoming personally involved. | German | growth | |
Desenrascar | An informal word that means the act of figuring out things | Portuguese | thinking growth | |
Metanoia | The journey of changing ones mind, heart, self, or way of life | English | growth change | |
Otium | The condition of being in control of one’s own time; leisure, free-time; ease, peace. | Latin | growth time habits | |
Vipāka (विपाक) | Ripening; the result, ripening or maturation of karma. | Sanskrit | growth | |
Sitzfleisch | Having "Sitzfleisch": being persistent enough to complete a tough or big task | German | strength growth | |
Altschmerz | Weariness with the same old issues that you've always had - the same boring flaws and anxieties that you've been gnawing for years. | German | adverse growth attribute |
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