What are the characteristics of the State called Nibbâna?
Total ease, complete calm, absolute stillness, safe freedom, perfect happiness & pure peace…
Absence of any uncertainty, any doubt, any confusion, any delusion & all ignorance…
Presence of confidence, cleared certainty, understanding all, and direct experience…
Absence of any greed, lust, desire, urge, attraction, hunger, temptation and pull…
Presence of imperturbable indifference, serene composure & all stilled equanimity…
Absence of any hate, anger, aversion, hostility, irritation, & stubborn rigidity…
Presence of universal goodwill, infinite friendliness, all-embracing & boundless kindness…
Not a place, not an idea, not a fantasy, not a deception, not a conceit, not a conception…
Not a cause, not an effect, not finite, not definable, not formed, not changing, but eternal…
Unborn, unbecome, unmade, uncreated, uncaused, unconditioned & unconstructed, yet real…
Void of eye, visible objects & visual consciousness, void of ear, sounds & auditory consciousness,
Void of nose, smells & olfactory consciousness, void of tongue, tastes & gustatory consciousness,
Void of body, touch & tactile consciousness and void of mind, thoughts & mental consciousness…
Pure Peace @ Rest …
Hard it is to see the unconstructed, the undistorted! This independent state is not easily realized.
Craving is all cut for the One, who so knows, since he sees, that there is nothing to cling to ... !!! …
Udana – Inspiration: VIII - 2
In any dependence there is bound to be instability. In Independence there cannot be any instability.
When there is no liable instability, no feeble wavering, there is a quiet calm, stillness, serenity & peace.
When there is such solid tranquillity, then there is no tendency to drift, no attraction, neither mental push
nor pull, nor any strain of appeal or repulsion. When there is no attraction, no drift, no bending, then there
is no movement, no development, and neither any coming nor any going. Neither any starting nor any ending...
When there is neither any coming nor any going, then there is neither any ceasing nor any reappearing...
There being neither ceasing nor reappearing, then there is neither any here, there, beyond, nor in between...
This – just this – is the End of Suffering. Udana – Inspiration: VIII - 4
Having understood this unconstructed state, released in mind, with the chain to becoming eliminated,
they attain to the sublime essence of all states. Delighting in the calmed end of craving, those steady
Noble Ones have left all being & becoming behind. Itivuttaka: Thus spoken 38
Nibbana is The Highest Bliss!
One, who so knows, sees, that there is nothing to cling to ... !!! …
Have a nice released, relaxed & peaceful day!
Friendship is the Greatest!
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Friendship is the Greatest!
Bhikkhu Samāhita _/\_ Sri Lanka ]
http://What-Buddha-Said.net
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