soul-searches
Looks deep within
Soul-searches is the act of examining one's deepest feelings, motives, and values.
The term implies serious introspection, often prompted by a difficult decision or moral dilemma: After the scandal, the organization soul-searches about its hiring practices.
The noun form is soul-searching: Much soul-searching preceded her decision to leave the ministry.
Scrutiny of one's thoughts
- self-reflectionExamining one's own mind
- self-scrutinyCritical examination of oneself
- self-analysisScrutinizing one's own psyche
- self-questioningProbing one's own thoughts
self-inquiry · contemplation · rumination · self-assessment · self-evaluation · self-observation · metacognition · self-awareness
Philosophy stressing self-created meaning
- purposeReason something exists
- ethicsStudy of right conduct
- mortalityState of eventual death
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
free-will · consciousness · existence · identity · values · worldview · beliefs · truth-seeking
Focused attention practice
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
- dharmaCosmic moral order
karma · zen · satori · prayer · devotion · faith · pilgrimage · retreat
Meeting of routes
- reckoningSettlement of accounts
- doubtLack of firm belief
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
- disillusionmentBitter loss of faith
questioning · reevaluation · burnout · loss · grief · upheaval · reassessment · rock-bottom
Learning one's true character
- transformationThorough change in form
- reinventionComplete self-transformation
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
- potentialLatent capacity for development
purpose · direction · clarity · insight · breakthrough · healing · growth · becoming
self-examination
Scrutiny of one's thoughts
- self-reflectionExamining one's own mind
- self-scrutinyCritical examination of oneself
- self-analysisScrutinizing one's own psyche
self-questioning · self-inquiry · contemplation · rumination · self-assessment · self-evaluation · self-observation · metacognition · self-awareness · musing
existentialism
Philosophy stressing self-created meaning
authenticity · free-will · consciousness · existence · identity · values · worldview · beliefs · truth-seeking · nihilism
meditation
Focused attention practice
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
- awakeningReturn to consciousness
dharma · karma · zen · satori · prayer · devotion · faith · pilgrimage · retreat · fasting
crossroads
Meeting of routes
- reckoningSettlement of accounts
- doubtLack of firm belief
- uncertaintyState of being unsure
disillusionment · questioning · reevaluation · burnout · loss · grief · upheaval · reassessment · rock-bottom · breakdown
self-discovery
Learning one's true character
- transformationThorough change in form
- reinventionComplete self-transformation
- authenticityQuality of being genuine
potential · purpose · direction · clarity · insight · breakthrough · healing · growth · becoming · evolving
soul-searchesrepresses
Subdues or restrains forcibly
coasts · suppresses · denies · rationalizes · deflects
soul-searchesdaydreams
Idle waking thoughts
zones out · spaces out · glosses over · drifts · escapes
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