non-self
Body's recognized intruder
Non-self refers to anything external to or distinct from one's own identity, body, or consciousness.
In immunology, non-self describes foreign substances the immune system recognizes as not belonging to the body: The immune system attacks non-self antigens.
In Buddhist philosophy, non-self (anattā) is the doctrine that no permanent, unchanging self exists—that what we call "self" is an illusion created by impermanent aggregates of experience.
Quality of not lasting
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- non-attachmentFreedom from possessive clinging
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
Buddhism · illusion · consciousness · awareness · meditation · enlightenment · suffering · liberation
Way things contrast
- othernessQuality of being unlike
- strangerPerson not yet known
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- distinctClearly distinguishable, separate
external · foreign · alien · unfamiliar · boundary · separation · exclusion · identity
Proteins targeting pathogens
- antigensImmunity-triggering foreign substances
- autoimmunityImmune system targets self
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
- T-cellsThymus-matured immune lymphocytes
B-cells · macrophages · tolerance · rejection · cytokines · dendritic · adaptive · innate
From another nation
- exogenousOriginating outside the system
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- graftIllicit political gain
- parasiteOne exploiting a host
symbiont · microbiome · chimera · fetus · placenta · colonization · invasion · recognition
impermanence
Quality of not lasting
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- interdependenceReciprocal reliance between entities
- non-attachmentFreedom from possessive clinging
mindfulness · Buddhism · illusion · consciousness · awareness · meditation · enlightenment · suffering · liberation · identity
difference
Way things contrast
distinct · external · foreign · alien · unfamiliar · boundary · separation · exclusion · identity · recognition
antibodies
Proteins targeting pathogens
- antigensImmunity-triggering foreign substances
- autoimmunityImmune system targets self
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
T-cells · B-cells · macrophages · tolerance · rejection · cytokines · dendritic · adaptive · innate · immunosuppression
foreign
From another nation
- exogenousOriginating outside the system
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- graftIllicit political gain
parasite · symbiont · microbiome · chimera · fetus · placenta · colonization · invasion · recognition · detection
- meditationbreathing meditation, breath, breath meditation, mantra, breathing
- BuddhismBuddha, dharma wheel, Four Noble Truths, nirvana, dharma
- Chinese BuddhismBuddhist monasteries, Buddhist texts, Mahayana, Shaolin Temple, Shaolin
- Buddhist conceptskarma, nirvana, dharma, samsara, Four Noble Truths
- Buddhist teachingssutta, sutra, discourse, teachings, teaching
- Theravada BuddhismTheravada, sutta, Vinaya, vinaya, monks