Satori vs. Enlightenment: What's the Difference?

A spiritual awakening sought in Zen Buddhism, often coming suddenly.

The act or a means of enlightening.

A sudden inexpressible feeling of inner understanding or enlightenment.

The state of being enlightened.

(biochemistry) A Drosophila mutant that displays homosexual behavior in males.

Enlightenment A philosophical movement of the 1700s that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. Used with the.

(Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment

Buddhism & Hinduism A state in which the individual transcends desire and suffering and attains nirvana.

An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.

A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge.

Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.

Same as AufklÄrung.

Education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions