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Satori

/sæˈtɔːɹi/

A sudden inexpressible feeling of inner understanding or enlightenment.

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A sudden inexpressible feeling of inner understanding or enlightenment.

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zenitudenoun	A form of calm tranquility experienced by followers of Zen Buddhism.
moment of claritynoun	A moment of great understanding; a great sudden realization, when everything about a situation comes into perspective.
epiphanynoun	(countable) An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.
sotonoun	A school of Zen Buddhism in Japan, based on gradual attainment of enlightenment through meditation.
intuitionnoun	Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
peace that passeth understandingnoun	(set phrase) Spiritual enlightenment; religious salvation.
eureka momentnoun	(idiomatic) The moment of a sudden unexpected discovery.
light-bulb momentnoun	(informal, idiomatic) A moment of enlightenment, inspiration or sudden realization.
eureka effectnoun	The human experience of feeling a sudden sense of insight upon making a discovery or realization.
innerstandingnoun	Comprehension of one's own purported innate knowledge.
spiritual awakeningnoun	A realization or inspiration about the connection with an entity or entities beyond the immediate and physical world, of "God" or other intangible, sacred spirit.
geniusnoun	(countable) Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art, etc.
vedananoun	(Buddhism) feeling; sensation
zazennoun	(Buddhism) A form of seated meditation in Zen Buddhism.
clairvoyancenoun	(parapsychology) The power to see or perceive things objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future.
peace which passeth understandingnoun	Alternative form of peace that passeth understanding. [(set phrase) Spiritual enlightenment; religious salvation.]
insightnoun	Power of acute observation and deduction
vipassananoun	(Buddhism) Insight into the true nature of reality, namely as the three marks of existence: impermanence, suffering or unsatisfactoriness, and the realisation of nonself.
sondernoun	(neologism) The profound feeling of realizing that everyone, including strangers passing in the street, has a life as complex as one's own, which they are constantly living despite one's personal lack of awareness of it.
peace that passes understandingnoun	Alternative form of peace that passeth understanding. [(set phrase) Spiritual enlightenment; religious salvation.]