Eunoia

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Word Definition Language Tags Audio
Rückkehrunruhe The feeling of returning home after an immersive trip only to find it fading rapidly from your awareness. German awareness time
Qarrtsiluni Sitting together in the darkness, waiting for inspiration to strike you Iñupiaq awareness thinking reflection
Uffda A sympathetic word to be used when someone else is in pain. It combines ‘Ouch for you’ and ‘Oh, I’m sorry you hurt yourself’ Norwegian empathy emotion awareness
Dadirri Inner, deep listening and quiet, still awareness out of respect. Ngangiwumirr awareness
Mokita The truth we all know but agree not to talk about. Kilivila awareness thinking society
Ubuntu A quality that includes the essential human virtues; compassion and humanity. Zulu beauty character awareness
Zhì (智) Wisdom, perspicacity, knowledge. Chinese thinking awareness
Lítost Sate of agony and torment created by the sudden sight of one’s own misery. Czech adverse awareness fate
Kibun Your state of mind with respect to your place in the world. Korean reflection awareness
Nakakapag pabagabag Something that brings about excessive anxiety or restlessness for a period of time; something that is making you nervous Tagalog stress feeling awareness
Dépaysement The feeling of being in an environment that you are not used to French feeling awareness change
Seijaku (静寂) Quiet (sei) tranquillity (jaku); silence, calm, serenity (especially in the midst of activity or chaos). Japanese awareness beauty
Verpeilt Regularly forgetting things and not being in the present moment enough to organize your life properly German adverse awareness
Moriturism The sudden reminder that you will one day no longer occupy this earth English awareness philosophy life
Énouement The bittersweetness of having arrived in the future, seeing how things turn out, but not being able to tell your past self. French awareness philosophy
Vemödalen The fear that everything has already been done. For example: the frustration of photographing something amazing when thousands of identical photos already exist. English philosophy awareness art
Sous-entendu Don't listen to what you heard. Listen for the message embedded. French awareness reflection
Oneirataxia The inability to distinguish between fantasy and reality English awareness feeling
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
Niksen Sitting down and do nothing at all, thinking of nothing at all Dutch feeling awareness
Liberosis The desire to care less about things. English thinking awareness
Anima Soul; spirit; breath; mind Latin positive awareness
Occhiolism The awareness of the smallness of your perspective English awareness life society
Nuchshlepper Someone who follows another person; a hanger-on Yiddish awareness adverse persistence
Onism The frustration of being stuck in just one body, that inhabits just one place at a time. English awareness reflection thinking




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