10 April 2016

• Juxtaposition: An act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast. 
• Yet the juxtaposition between the ethical ideals of Buddhist philosophy and hard-nosed pragmatism of business is strange and striking. (Antonia Macaro &; Julian Baggini)
• Sanguine: Cheerfully optimistic, hopeful,or confident.
• This is why many buddhist teachers are sanguine about people beginning to meditate for more instrumental reasons, since they believe the practice itself will in time change the practitioners. (Antonia Macaro &; Julian Baggini)
• Twinge: A sudden, sharp pain; a mental or emotional pang
• For those who value mindfulness as a spiritual or ethical path, it's hard not to feel a twinge of concern that something traditionally subversive of mainstream values and goals is being used in support of them. (Antonia Macaro &; Julian Baggini)