Hip Glossary
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 readingHip 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 readingHip Glossary: Namaste
Namaste:
NamasteIn 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 readingHip 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 readingHip 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 readingHip Glossary: Mokugyo
Mokugyo:
mokugyo A wooden drum carved from one piece, usually in the form of a fish.source:wikipedia
Hip Glossary: Soma
Soma:
Soma (Sanskrit), or Haoma (Avestan), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sauma-, was a ritual drink of importance among the early Indo-Iranians, and the later Vedic and greater Persian cultures. It is frequently mentioned in the Rigveda, which contains many hymns… Continue reading