weeks 1-2 Flashcards
weeks 1 and 2 (98 cards)
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rim
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just as rim and spokes of a wheel center on the hub
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spokes
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just as rim and spokes of a wheel center on the hub
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hub
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just as rim and spokes of a wheel center on the hub
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noble
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they are called noble because they ennoble who understand them
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ennoble
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they are called noble because they ennoble who understand them
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corresponding with
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corresponding with reality, they are true
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distress
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some kind of pain or distress
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endure
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we have to endure physical suffering like sickness
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frustration
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we have to endure psychological suffering like loneliness, frustration, fear, embarrassment
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embarrassment
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we have to endure psychological suffering like loneliness, frustration, fear, embarrassment
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etc.
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et cetera
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pessimistic
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isn’t this a bit pessimistic
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irrefutable
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Buddhism starts with an experience, an irrefutable fact
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anxious
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anxious to avoid
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commence
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lose interest in it and commence to want something else
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guarantee
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the getting what you want do not guarantee happiness
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constantly
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rather than constantly struggling to get what you want, try to modify your wanting
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modify
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rather than constantly struggling to get what you want, try to modify your wanting
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deprive
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wanting deprives us of contentment and happiness
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contentment
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wanting deprives us of contentment and happiness
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individual
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a single human being as distinct from a group, class or family
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this and that
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A life time of wanting and craving for this and that
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susceptible
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the body can be exhausted by work, it is susceptible to injury
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altogether
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if we stop wanting altogether
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constant
out constant discontent with what we have
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discontent
out constant discontent with what we have
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longing
a longing for knowledge
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strive
to strive for our needs and modify our wants
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bottomless
our needs can be fulfilled but our wants are endless - a bottomless pit
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pit
our needs can be fulfilled but our wants are endless - a bottomless pit
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essential
(absolutely necessary) there are needs that are essential, fundamental
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fundamental
the protection of fundamental human right
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gradually
this should be gradually lessened
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lessen
this should be gradually lessened
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ample
there is ample evidence that such thing happen
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attain
suffering can be overcome and happiness can be attained
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reassure
he under stood her feelings and try to reassure her
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restless
(restless = constant) I like the restless motion of the sea
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involve
(include as a necessary part or result) enduring the problems that life involves without fear
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hatred
legacy of hatred
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obsessed
we are no longer obsessed with satisfying our own selfish wants
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transcending
it is a dimension transcending time and space and thus is difficult to talk about or even to think about
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friction
there is no movement, no friction and so there is no aging and dying
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eternal
Thus Nirvana is eternal, nothing in the world is eternal except Nirvana
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causation
it is beyond space so there is no causation, no boundary, no concept of self or no-self and thus Nirvana is infinite
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boundary
it is beyond space so there is no causation, no boundary, no concept of self or no-self and thus Nirvana is infinite
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infinite
it is beyond space so there is no causation, no boundary, no concept of self or no-self and thus Nirvana is infinite
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assure
The Buddha also assured us that Nirvana is an experience of great happiness
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infer
its existence can be inferred
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operate
(be in effect) where time and space do operate
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verify
(make sure something is true) until that time, we can still apply those aspects that we can verify
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have someone's word
proof; we have the Buddha's word that does
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eightfold
8x
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precept
the first precept is to avoid killing or harming living beings
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misconduct
sexual misconduct
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intoxicating
(intoxicate) the fifth is to avoid alcohol and other intoxicating drugs
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insect
bugs, ants, butterflies are insects
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intention
intention is just something you will consider
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revulsion
your intention is perhaps just a mixture of self-concern (good) and revulsion (bad)
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wholly
so at times it may be necessary to kill but it is never wholly skillful / connected with what is skillful
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skillful
so at times it may be necessary to kill but it is never wholly skillful / connected with what is skillful
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discriminate
can you discriminate between real gold and imitation gold
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compassion
the victim should be treated with compassion
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all-embracing
an all-embracing, undiscriminating view of education
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whole
(a thing that is complete in it-self) we see the world as a unified whole where each thing and creature has its place and function
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all being
include thing, creature, human being
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upset
before we destroy or upset nature's delicate balance
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delicate
before we destroy or upset nature's delicate balance
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exploiting
where emphasis has been on exploiting nature to the full, squeezing every last drop out of it
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squeeze
where emphasis has been on exploiting nature to the full, squeezing every last drop out of it
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conquer
without putting anything back, conquering and subduing it, nature has revolted.
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subdue
without putting anything back, conquering and subduing it, nature has revolted.
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revolt
without putting anything back, conquering and subduing it, nature has revolted.
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barren
(to poor to produce much or many vegetation
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erode
(gradually wear away)
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wear away
(to become thin and disappear after repeated use, or to cause something to become thin and disappear in this way
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crush
to crush an orange give us Twitter, to squeeze an orange give us mama's juice
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arise
this terrible situation might not have arisen
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emotional blackmail
We can?t let them practise this emotional blackmail on us.
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compel
use force to compel someone to do something
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spouse
a husband or wife
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commit
carry out something not good
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intimacy
should be the expression of love and intimacy between two people
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mental
it contributes to our mental and emotional well-being
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well-being
it contributes to our mental and emotional well-being
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will
they come into being through the will of a god
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conception
the individual comes into being at conception due to natural causes and then at death, ceases to exist
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deformity
children born with dreadful deformities
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dreadful
children born with dreadful deformities
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stillborn
why so many babies are miscarried just before birth or are stillborn
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miscarry
why so many babies are miscarried just before birth or are stillborn
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ethical
(relate to moral or immoral) the first gives rise to many ethical problems
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theistic
(theism - noun) belief in the existence of a god or gods as creators of the universe
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unjust
another problem with the theistic explanation is that it seems very unjust
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torture
(the act of suffering pains) does not seem to deserve eternal torture
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virtuos
Likewise, 60 or 70 years of virtuos living seems a very small outlay for eternal bliss in heaven
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outlay
Likewise, 60 or 70 years of virtuos living seems a very small outlay for eternal bliss in heaven
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bliss
Likewise, 60 or 70 years of virtuos living seems a very small outlay for eternal bliss in heaven
