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Nirvana, in the Indian religions (Jainism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism), is the concept of an individual's passions being extinguished as the ultimate state of salvation, release, or liberation from suffering (duḥkha) and from the cycle of birth and rebirth (saṃsāra).

In Indian religions, nirvana is synonymous with moksha and mukti. All Indian religions assert it to be a state of perfect quietude, freedom, and highest happiness; liberation from attachment and worldly suffering; and the ending of samsara, the cycle 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. The Buddhist concept of nirvana is 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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Two Approaches to God: Prophet and Mystic

Serial: NC-01071

Community Retreat Spring 2002

OSB Cam, History of religion, Thomas Aquinas, Meister Eckhart, Bonaventure, Apophatic, Prophetic,...
Apr 2002
2 of 5 (#4 not recorded)
New Camaldoli Hermitage

Esalen Forum

OSB Cam, Buddha, Nirvana, Ego, Oneness, Enlightenment
Sep 07 1983
1 of 4
Esalen

Meditation's Universal Spiritual Journey

Serial: NC-00221B

Archival Photo

Buddhism, Buddha, Karma, Nirvana, Enlightenment

Frontiers of Wisdom

Serial: NC-00184

Part of "Frontiers of Wisdom"

Archival Photo

OSB Cam, Realization, Politics, Nirvana, Duality
3 of 4

Embracing Grace: Interfaith Dialogue Today

Serial: NC-00647

Year Talk 2/2

OSB Cam, Ego, Liberation, Buddha, Nirvana
Dec 01