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Hip Glossary: Diwali

Diwali:

Diwali, also called Deepavali is a major Hindu festival that is very significant in Hinduism, Sikhism and Jainism. Known as the "Festival of Lights," it symbolises the victory of good over evil, and lamps are lit as a… Continue reading

Hip Glossary: String theory

String theory:

String theory is a model of fundamental physics whose building blocks are one-dimensional extended objects (strings) rather than the zero-dimensional points (particles) that are the basis of the Standard Model of particle physics. Due to this, string theory… Continue reading

Hip Glossary: Zazen

Zazen:

Zazen  is at the heart of Zen Buddhist practice. The aim of zazen is just sitting, opening the hand of thought. This is done either through koans, Rinzai’s primary method, or whole-hearted sitting (shikantaza), the Soto sect’s method.… Continue reading

Hip Glossary: Namaste

Namaste:

Namaste

In context this word can be taken to mean any of these:

  • The Spirit in me meets the same Spirit in you.
  • I greet that place where you and I are one.
  • I salute the Light of God… Continue reading

Hip Glossary: Ahimsa

Ahimsa:ahimsa The devotion to non-violence and respect for all forms of life. Practices of ahimsa are often vegetarians or vegans. It is most often interpreted as meaning peace and reverence toward all sentient beings.

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Hip Glossary: Dzogchen

Dzogchen:dzogchen The natural, intrinsic state of every sentient being. Our ultimate nature is said to be pure, self-existing, all-encompassing awareness. This ‘intrinsic awareness’ has no form of its own and yet is capable of perceiving, experiencing, reflecting, or expressing… Continue reading

Hip Glossary: Gassho

Gassho:

gassho Japanese: gasshō  Sanskrit: anjali

A position used for greeting, with the palms together and fingers pointing upwards in prayer position; used in the Zen tradition, but also common in many cultures in the East. It expresses greeting,… Continue reading

Hip Glossary: Koan

Koan:

koan A story, question, problem or statement generally inaccessible to rational understanding, yet may be accessible to Intuition. Koans originate in the sayings and doings of sages and legendary figures, usually those authorized to teach in a lineage that… Continue reading

Hip Glossary: Mantra

Mantra:

mantra Sanskrit: mantra  Chant used primarily to aid concentration, to reach enlightenment. The most well-known Buddhist mantra being Om mani padme hum.

The Sanskrit word mantra- consists of the root man- "to think" (also in manas "mind") and… Continue reading