Journey to Enlightenment

"Samsara"  

beginningless cycle of repeated birth

" Dukkha "

refers to the 'suffering' or 'unsatisfactoriness' of life. A person might temporarily fulfill their desires but suffering – whether physical, emotional or mental – cannot be avoided.

"Karma"

 is a word meaning the result of a person's actions as well as the actions themselves. It is a term about the cycle of cause and effect. According to the theory of Karma, what happens to a person, happens because they caused it with their actions. ... Karma is not about punishment or reward. 

" Gati " 

 passing on to another existence; destiny;  

"Jiva"

 is individual consciousness - the ego identified self that limits itself to the mortal frame.  

" Avidya "

 not know, not perceive, not understand.

Used in ancient Indian texts, as "spiritual ignorance".