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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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Title	Speaker	Date
Things Fall Apart War, Aspects of Practice, Berkeley Zen Center, Nirvana, confusion	Hozan Alan Senauke	Aug 07 2021
The Three Marks Of Existence Nirvana, Four Noble Truths, Monkey Mind, Daily Life, Beginners	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 29 2021
Problems, Prospects Impermanence, Greed, Dharma Transmission, Gratitude, Nirvana, Conversation,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Oct 10 2020
Hunger Mindfulness, Four Noble Truths, Four Foundations, Lay, Bodhisattva Vow, Greed,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Oct 03 2020
Public Dokusan 8 Nirvana Sutra, Buddha Nature, Happiness, War, Priest, Nirvana, Conversation, Anger,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 11 2020
Three Doors Of Liberation Liberation, Intuition, Discrimination, Nirvana, Non-discrimination, Silence, Birth-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 15 2020
Public Dokusan 6 Six Realms, Teacher-and-Student, Nirvana, Politics, Zoom, Doubt, War, Sangha, Dragons...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 14 2020
Three Marks Of Existence Three Dharma Seals, Impermanence, No-Self, Suffering, Nirvana, marks of existence, ...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 08 2020 Online
Being Bodhisattvas Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Happiness, War, Anger, Funeral, Lineage, Nirvana, Conversation...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jul 18 2020
Public Dokusan 3 Nirvana Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Karma, Commitment, Nirvana, American, Platform Sutra...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 03 2020
The Fire of Zen Monastic Practice, Global Warming, Nirvana, War, Politics, Interview, Liberation,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jan 25 2020
Words of My Perfect Teacher Samsara, Nirvana, Mindfulness, Posture, Interdependence, Mahayana, Passions,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Nov 23 2019
Man Up a Tree, Talk 2 Birth-and-Death, Buddha Mind, Renunciation, Ego, Big Mind, Separation,...	Carol Paul	Jun 08 2019
Nirvana the Waterfall Oneness, Composure, Nirvana, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Commitment,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 25 2019
Shoji Part 2 Serial: BZ-02678 PP Class Birth-and-Death, Death-and-Dying, War, Subject-and-Object, Posture, Peace, Commitment...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 23 2019
Shoji: Birth and Death Serial: BZ-02676 PP Class 1 Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Samsara, Buddha Nature, Six Realms, Impermanence,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	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...	Gerry Oliva	Apr 13 2019
Denko Roku 1: Shakyamuni Serial: BZ-02662 Study Sesshin Day 1 true dharma, Transmission, Liberation, Nirvana, Dogen, Soto Zen, Chanting, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 16 2019
Innermost Request Heart Sutra, Instruction, Nirvana, Intimacy, Mahayana, Posture, training	Peter Overton	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...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	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,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Sep 01 2018
Patachara Story Serial: BZ-02602 Women's Sesshin Four Noble Truths, Peace, Lay, Discrimination, Politics, Ordination, Passions,...	Alexandra Frappier	Mar 04 2018
Nirvana Study Sesshin Day 2 Lecture 3 Composure, Bell, Nirvana, Daily Life, Ego, Heart Sutra, Two Truths, Chanting, Posture...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 18 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,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	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...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 17 2018
Transiency Serial: BZ-02585 Day 3 Composure, Nirvana, Enemies, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Ego, Bodhidharma, resistance,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 2017
Non-Duality: Freedom from Extremes Intuition, Emotions, Non-duality, Duality, Buddha Nature, Anger, Ego, Funeral,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 16 2017
Duality as a Cause of Suffering Lotus Sutra, Duality, Greed, War, Peace, Evil, Non-duality, Nirvana, Samadhi, Hate...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 22 2017
Precepts Class 3 Serial: BZ-02546 PP Class Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Chanting, Nirvana, Mahayana, Lotus Sutra, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 18 2017
Composure in the Midst of Trumpism Composure, Intuition, Evil, Building, Demons, Repentance, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 06 2017
Precepts Class 1 Serial: BZ-02542 PP Class Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Mahayana, Nirvana, Evil, Bodhisattva Vow, Lotus Sutra...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 04 2017
Dogen's Uji: Time Being Part 2 Continuous Practice, Karma, Karmic Consciousness, Enemies, Transmission, Nirvana,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 12 2017
Dogen's Uji: Time Being Part 3 Duality, Buddha Nature, training, Nirvana, Rinzai, Lotus Sutra, Culture, Religion,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 12 2017
Music of the Spheres Silence, Ordinary Mind, Lotus Sutra, Dragons, Birth-and-Death, Composure,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 14 2017
Talk Rohatsu Day 3 training, Composure, Four Noble Truths, Duality, Emotions, Vow, Priest, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 2016
Problems With Zazen Serial: BZ-02515 Rohatsu Day 2 Instruction, Posture, Nirvana, Practice Period, Harmonizing, Oneness, Conversation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 2016
More About Difficulty Practice Period, Absolute-and-Relative, Aspects of Practice, Four Noble Truths,...	Walter Kieser	May 28 2016
Hsin Hsin Ming Serial: BZ-02479 Class 3 PP Duality, Oneness, Nirvana, Non-duality, Samsara, Ego, Karmic Consciousness, Big Mind...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	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,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	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...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	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...	Professor Jan Nattier	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...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	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...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 23 2015
Aspects of Consciousness Serial: BZ-02412 PP Class 1 Samsara, Eight Aspects, Subject-and-Object, Happiness, Diversity, Mindfulness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 07 2015 1
The Joy of Defying Gravity Nirvana, Instruction, Four Noble Truths, Impermanence, Dharma Transmission, training...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Feb 21 2015
Going for Refuge Bodhisattva Vow, Vow, Four Noble Truths, training, New Year, Platform Sutra, Nirvana...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jan 10 2015
Birth and Death Birth-and-Death, Pure Existence, Emotions, Nirvana, Oneness, Composure, Duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 13 2014

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