03/09/2020
How Can We Reach Nirvana | How To Achieve Nirvana
Don Mathisha
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WHAT IS NIRVANA?
Nirvana actually has a very simple meaning, but unfortunately, most people who think they know what Nirvana is are probably wrong.
You might be disappointed if you were hoping that Nirvana means a heavenly abode where you get to eat all the chocolate ice cream you want while listening to your favorite music on your i Thing.
Sorry, It ain't like that.
Nirvana literally means "cool" or "to extinguish", and it is a state where suffering has been "extinguished." Or said another way, the flames of desire have been cooled. In short, it is a state of the ultimate freedom, freedom from sorrow, but also freedom from happiness.
You might find it funny to know that the literal translation of Nirvana, syllable for syllable, means "don't get blown away". Well, that's only partially true; in ancient Sanskrit, the three syllables, nir var na, actually had multiple meanings themselves, so when you combine them, they could be translated different ways, such as "To be free from entangled roots," or "To escape from the woven web."
But no matter which translation you pick, it is understood that to be in a state of Nirvana means to be free from those bonds that enslave us; It is a state of profound peace and great wisdom. It is the ultimate happiness that comes when we are liberated from finding pain or pleasure in impermanent, transitory, objects.
Nirvana should not be thought of as a place. Instead, it is a state of consciousness which is above all others. It is the opposite of ignorance, greed, hatred and the defilements which cloud our minds and make us do stupid things.
The Buddha taught that Nirvana was the ultimate goal of humans, and urged his followers to strive toward it. From the Dhammapada, verse 21, the Buddha is quoted as saying;
"Earnestness is the path of immortality, thoughtlessness the path of death. Those who are in earnest do not die, those who are thoughtless are as if dead already."
In verse 75 in the Dhammapada, the Buddha is quoted as saying;
"One is the road that leads to wealth, another the road that leads to Nirvana. If the Bhikshu, the disciple of Buddha, has learned this, he will not yearn for honor, he will strive for separation from the world."
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How Can We Reach Nirvana | How To Achieve Nirvana WHAT IS NIRVANA? Nirvana actually has a very simple meaning, but unfortunately, most people who think they ...