illumination
    transitory
visions
    crying for a vision
trance
    altered states of consciousness
meditation
    focus on a single idea
introspection
    self-knowledge
transformation
transcedence
being vs becoming
    being is wholeness / totality / unity
    becoming is fractional
gnosis
    knowing
    the way / path
journey
Joseph Campbell
    follow your bliss
compassion
net of gems
    the interconnectedness of all things
    each reflected in the others
intuition [see Psychology]
    associative memory
    gestalt
The 3 Vinegar Tasters [Chinese]
    ink painting
    Confucius
        sour
        re-order the world of dust
    Buddha
        bitter
        transcend the world of dust
    Lao-Tse
        sweet
        enter fully into the world of dust
        [see Tao & Zen]