On Nibbána (from the notebooks)
Nibbána in a Direct, Broad, & Most Concise Sense:
| nibbàna = |
"state" that is without anything oppressive or
harmful [both physically and mentally, both oneself and others] |
| nibbàna = |
"state" that is without anything to be suffered or
endured, whether physically, mentally, or spiritually. |
| nibbàna = |
"state" that is without any dukkha, both directly, and secretly-profoundly. |
| nibbàna = |
cool : the quenching of heat however many levels, however many kinds. |
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Why is the Way to Nibbàna So Long?
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Why is the way to nibbàna so long? Simply because the stupidity (avijjà ) in our own heads is so long. |
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Just try to shrink the length of the stupidity in our own heads so that it shortens, the way to nibbà na will shorten all by itself. |
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Shrink avijjà by genuinely and increasingly studying
impermanence, dukkha-ness, and not-self, including also suññatà and tathatà : the way to nibbàna will shorten without a doubt! |
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As soon as one sees the luminous mind, temporary nibbàna manifests bit by bit. Once realizing tathatà, nibbàna is here and now. |
