Ethics for the New Millennium Glossary

by Dalai Lama

Ethics for the New Millennium Glossary

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Refugee

Someone who has been forced to flee to avoid disasters, war, or persecution

Tranquility

Calm

Urbanization

The shift from rural to urban or the process of making a space urban

Materialism

Considering material positions as the most valueable

Anxiety

Nervousness about possible negative outcomes to events

Autonomy

Right to self-governance

Paradox

A self-contradictory statement

Myriad

A large number of things

Nihilistic

The belief that life has no meaning, purpose, or value

Aesthetic

Beauty or appreciation of it

Envy

Resentful longing due to others' possessions, abilities, etc.

Turbulence

Unsteady movement

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