Following is a recap of Month 2, for those who have missed.
Ahimsa means Is the art of not inflicting violence (himsa) on another living creature. This is the first of the five precepts of Buddhism and a major principle of Jainism. The word is derived from the Sanskrit root hiṃs – to strike; hiṃsā is injury or harm, a-hiṃsā is the opposite of this, i.e. cause…
Today’s word is Valetudinarian means a person who is excessively concerned about his or her poor health or ailments.
Deism means A rationalist Enlightenment philosophy, best represented by a school of thought popular among English writers of the 17th and 18th centuries. According to this view, God is seen as Creator, but as one who stopped being involved with the world sometime after it was created.
Faculties means Powers or a group of university departments concerned with a major division of knowledge. The prosecution set out to test the full faculties of the defence team.
Today’ word is Canoodle means to caress, fondle or pet amorously. It is a slang. You two want to be left together. You want to canoodle. Do it while you can! ~ H.G. Wells, Mr. Britling Sees it Through.
Rasasvada (Rusaasvaad) means the taste of bliss in the absence of all thoughts. Pronunciation – ‘ra-sas-‘va-da Origin- Sanskrit
