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Eastern Traditions

Karma, zen, yin and yang — concepts from Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, and Japanese traditions now embedded in self-help, design, and everyday speech.

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Aura

The invisible energy or vibe a person is said to give off — and, casually, the impression they make in a room.

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Bruce Lee

The Chinese-American martial artist and actor who put kung fu on the global screen, founded his own fighting philosophy, and died at thirty-two.

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Buddha

The Indian prince who walked away from a palace, sat under a tree until he understood why people suffer, and founded one of the world's major religions.

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Karma

The principle that your actions return to you — for better or worse.

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Mahatma Gandhi

The lawyer-turned-ascetic who led India to independence through mass nonviolent resistance — and gave the 20th century its template for moral political struggle.

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Manifesting

The practice of trying to summon a desired outcome by focusing on it — saying it out loud, writing it down, picturing it.

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Nirvana

Liberation from suffering and the cycle of rebirth.

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Samurai

The hereditary warrior class of pre-modern Japan, bound by a strict code of honor.

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The Secret

The pop-spiritual claim that focused positive thought literally pulls matching outcomes — money, love, parking spots — out of the universe.

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Vision Board

A collage of images representing the life one is trying to attract — the physical artifact of manifestation.

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Yin and Yang

Complementary opposites that together make up a whole — dark and light, soft and hard, receptive and active.

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Zen

A school of Buddhism emphasizing meditation — and, casually, anything calm and unflappable.