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 Satori is a Japanese term meaning "awakening" or "understanding" and is specific to Zen Buddhist traditions. In Zen Buddhism, satori is a sudden, intuitive experience of "awakening" or insight into one's true nature, serving as a significant step on the path to full enlightenment (Buddhahood), but it is not necessarily a permanent state of complete liberation. It is often described as a sudden, "flash" of profound, non-dual understanding that transcends ordinary logic and reasoning. It is not an intellectual process but a direct, experiential glimpse of reality as it is. A satori experience can be fleeting, though it often leads to lasting change in one's perspective. It may happen multiple times, deepening over a lifetime of practice, rather than being a single, final event. In essence, satori is a powerful, transformative moment of awakening that reveals one's inherent nature, but the path of fully integrating that insight into every aspect of daily life is the broader process of spiritual development.