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Nirvana ( neer-VAH-nə, -⁠VAN-ə, nur-; Sanskrit: निर्वाण nirvāṇa [nɪrʋaːɳɐ]; Pali: nibbāna; Prakrit: ṇivvāṇa; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lamp) is a concept in the Indian religions of Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism that refers to the extinguishing of the passions which is the ultimate state of salvational release and the liberation from duḥkha ('suffering') and saṃsāra, the cycle of birth and rebirth.

In Indian religions, nirvana is synonymous with moksha and mukti. All Indian religions assert it to be a state of perfect quietude, freedom, highest happiness as well as the liberation from attachment and worldly suffering and the ending of samsara, the round of existence. However, non-Buddhist and Buddhist traditions describe these terms for liberation differently. In Hindu philosophy, it is the union of or the realization of the identity of Atman with Brahman, depending on the Hindu tradition. In Jainism, nirvana is also the soteriological goal, representing the release of a soul from karmic bondage and samsara. In Buddhism, nirvana refers to the abandonment of the 10 fetters, marking the end of rebirth by stilling the "fires" that keep the process of rebirth going.

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Things Fall Apart

War, Aspects of Practice, Berkeley Zen Center, Nirvana, confusion
Aug 07 2021

The Three Marks Of Existence

Nirvana, Four Noble Truths, Monkey Mind, Daily Life, Beginners
May 29 2021

Problems, Prospects

Impermanence, Greed, Dharma Transmission, Gratitude, Nirvana, Conversation,...
Oct 10 2020

Hunger

Mindfulness, Four Noble Truths, Four Foundations, Lay, Bodhisattva Vow, Greed,...
Oct 03 2020

Public Dokusan 8

Nirvana Sutra, Buddha Nature, Happiness, War, Priest, Nirvana, Conversation, Anger,...
Sep 11 2020

Three Doors Of Liberation

Liberation, Intuition, Discrimination, Nirvana, Non-discrimination, Silence, Birth-...
Aug 15 2020

Public Dokusan 6

Six Realms, Teacher-and-Student, Nirvana, Politics, Zoom, Doubt, War, Sangha, Dragons...
Aug 14 2020

Three Marks Of Existence

Three Dharma Seals, Impermanence, No-Self, Suffering, Nirvana, marks of existence, ...
Aug 08 2020
Online

Being Bodhisattvas

Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Happiness, War, Anger, Funeral, Lineage, Nirvana, Conversation...
Jul 18 2020

Public Dokusan 3

Nirvana Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Karma, Commitment, Nirvana, American, Platform Sutra...
Jul 03 2020

The Fire of Zen

Monastic Practice, Global Warming, Nirvana, War, Politics, Interview, Liberation,...
Jan 25 2020

Words of My Perfect Teacher

Samsara, Nirvana, Mindfulness, Posture, Interdependence, Mahayana, Passions,...
Nov 23 2019

Man Up a Tree, Talk 2

Birth-and-Death, Buddha Mind, Renunciation, Ego, Big Mind, Separation,...
Jun 08 2019

Nirvana the Waterfall

Oneness, Composure, Nirvana, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Commitment,...
May 25 2019

Shoji Part 2

Serial: BZ-02678

PP Class

Birth-and-Death, Death-and-Dying, War, Subject-and-Object, Posture, Peace, Commitment...
May 23 2019

Shoji: Birth and Death

Serial: BZ-02676

PP Class 1

Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Samsara, Buddha Nature, Six Realms, Impermanence,...
May 16 2019

Practice Like A Fool, Like An Idiot, Like A Fool On The Hill

Half-Smile, Culture, Silent Illumination, Samadhi, resistance, Mahayana, Continuous...
Apr 13 2019

Denko Roku 1: Shakyamuni

Serial: BZ-02662

Study Sesshin Day 1

 

true dharma, Transmission, Liberation, Nirvana, Dogen, Soto Zen, Chanting, Buddha...
Feb 16 2019

Innermost Request

Heart Sutra, Instruction, Nirvana, Intimacy, Mahayana, Posture, training
Feb 02 2019

Six Qualatative Factors as Applied to Zazen

Serial: BZ-02648

Rohatsu Day 1

 

Posture, Big Mind, Nirvana, Peace, Anger, Equanimity, stubbornness, Instruction, War...
Dec 02 2018

Eight Awarenesses of Great Beings (Study Sesshin Part 1)

Serial: BZ-02632

Study Sesshin Part 1

 

Mindfulness, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Concentration, Precepts, true dharma,...
Sep 01 2018

Patachara Story

Serial: BZ-02602

Women's Sesshin

 

Four Noble Truths, Peace, Lay, Discrimination, Politics, Ordination, Passions,...
Mar 04 2018

Nirvana and Sunyata (Nirvana Study Sesshin Day 2 Lecture 4)

Serial: BZ-02599

 Study Sesshin Day 2 Lecture 4

 

Happiness, Duality, Nirvana, Liberation, Samsara, Birth-and-Death, Non-duality, Ego,...
Feb 18 2018

Nirvana Study Sesshin Day 2 Lecture 3

Composure, Bell, Nirvana, Daily Life, Ego, Heart Sutra, Two Truths, Chanting, Posture...
Feb 18 2018

Buddha's Parinirvana (Nirvana Study Sesshin Day 1, Lecture 2)

Serial: BZ-02597

Nirvana Study Sesshin Day 1 Lecture 2

 

Happiness, Composure, Nirvana, Monastic Practice, Samsara, Soto Zen, Bowing, Oneness...
Feb 17 2018

Transiency

Serial: BZ-02585

Day 3

 

Composure, Nirvana, Enemies, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Ego, Bodhidharma, resistance,...
Dec 05 2017

Non-Duality: Freedom from Extremes

Intuition, Emotions, Non-duality, Duality, Buddha Nature, Anger, Ego, Funeral,...
Sep 16 2017

Duality as a Cause of Suffering

Lotus Sutra, Duality, Greed, War, Peace, Evil, Non-duality, Nirvana, Samadhi, Hate...
Jul 22 2017

Precepts Class 3

Serial: BZ-02546

PP Class

 

Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Chanting, Nirvana, Mahayana, Lotus Sutra, Buddha...
May 18 2017

Composure in the Midst of Trumpism

Composure, Intuition, Evil, Building, Demons, Repentance, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana,...
May 06 2017

Precepts Class 1

Serial: BZ-02542

PP Class

Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Mahayana, Nirvana, Evil, Bodhisattva Vow, Lotus Sutra...
May 04 2017

Dogen's Uji: Time Being Part 2

Continuous Practice, Karma, Karmic Consciousness, Enemies, Transmission, Nirvana,...
Feb 12 2017

Dogen's Uji: Time Being Part 3

Duality, Buddha Nature, training, Nirvana, Rinzai, Lotus Sutra, Culture, Religion,...
Feb 12 2017

Music of the Spheres

Silence, Ordinary Mind, Lotus Sutra, Dragons, Birth-and-Death, Composure,...
Jan 14 2017

Talk Rohatsu Day 3

training, Composure, Four Noble Truths, Duality, Emotions, Vow, Priest, Ego,...
Dec 06 2016

Problems With Zazen

Serial: BZ-02515

Rohatsu Day 2

 

Instruction, Posture, Nirvana, Practice Period, Harmonizing, Oneness, Conversation,...
Dec 05 2016

More About Difficulty

Practice Period, Absolute-and-Relative, Aspects of Practice, Four Noble Truths,...
May 28 2016

Hsin Hsin Ming

Serial: BZ-02479

Class 3 PP

 

Duality, Oneness, Nirvana, Non-duality, Samsara, Ego, Karmic Consciousness, Big Mind...
May 19 2016

Blue Cliff Record 62, Book of Serenity 92

Serial: BZ-02465

Class

 

BCR-62, SER-92, Buddha Mind, Bodhidharma, Book of Serenity, Ordinary Mind, Fox,...
Mar 14 2016

Shakyamuni Buddha's Parinirvana

Nirvana, Four Foundations, Happiness, Right Effort, Precepts, Lay, Mahayana, Evil,...
Feb 13 2016

Suzuki Roshi Eko Lectures: 8 Dhyana Jhana

Serial: BZ-02451

 Rohatsu Day 4

 

Passions, Concentration, Anger, Karma, Emotions, Nirvana, Beginners, Aspects of...
Dec 02 2015

The Glorious Death of the First Buddhist Nuns Mahapraj in Pali and Chinese

Nirvana, Offering, Lay, Funeral, Ordination, Vimalakirti, Mahayana, Culture, American...
Nov 28 2015

Eight Consciousnesses

Serial: BZ-02428

 

 

Pure Existence, Discrimination, Evil, Karma, Absolute-and-Relative, Nirvana, Oneness...
Aug 06 2015
1

Eight Consciousnesses

Serial: BZ-02429

Class 2

Pure Existence, Discrimination, Karma, Evil, Absolute-and-Relative, Nirvana, Enemies...
Aug 06 2015
2

Six Qualitative Factors

Serial: BZ-02421

PP Sesshin 1

 

Posture, Daily Life, Composure, stubbornness, Intuition, Nirvana, Mindfulness,...
Jun 10 2015

Everything Changes

Composure, Silence, Nirvana, Practice Period, Soto Zen, Greed, Precepts, Buddha...
May 23 2015

Aspects of Consciousness

Serial: BZ-02412

 PP Class 1

 

Samsara, Eight Aspects, Subject-and-Object, Happiness, Diversity, Mindfulness,...
May 07 2015
1

The Joy of Defying Gravity

Nirvana, Instruction, Four Noble Truths, Impermanence, Dharma Transmission, training...
Feb 21 2015

Going for Refuge

Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Four Noble Truths, training, New Year, Platform Sutra, Nirvana...
Jan 10 2015

Birth and Death

Birth-and-Death, Pure Existence, Emotions, Nirvana, Oneness, Composure, Duality,...
Dec 13 2014

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