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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
Embracing Desire in Zen Practice Nirvana, Soto Zen, Observe, heart, Pain	Richard Baker	Nov 28 1972
Zen Practice: Letting Go Now Kinhin, Nirvana, Soto Zen, Observe, heart	Richard Baker	Nov 28 1972
August 12th, 1972, Serial No. 00335 Nirvana, Three Treasures, Posture, Discrimination, Bowing, causation, Greed, Patience...	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 12 1972
March 17th, 1972, Serial No. 00179 New Year, Monastic Practice, Buddha Nature, Three Treasures, Delusion, Posture,...	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 17 1972
March 15th, 1972, Serial No. 00178 Offering, Patience, Discrimination, Nirvana, Community, training, Lotus Sutra,...	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 15 1972
March 1972 talk, Serial No. 00176 Perfect Wisdom, Conversation, Nirvana, resistance, Greed, Liberation, Culture,...	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 1972
March 1972 talk, Serial No. 00177 Mahayana, Four Noble Truths, Emotions, Consciousness, Nirvana, Community, Attachment...	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 1972
1972, Serial No. 00238 Consciousness, Greed, Discrimination, Building, Nirvana, Community, Buddha Nature,...	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 1972
Embracing Enlightenment in Everyday Life Nirvana, Sangha, Pain, Buddha Nature, Mindfulness	Richard Baker	Feb 12 1972
February 8th, 1972, Serial No. 00188 Bell, Ceremony, Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Discrimination, Chanting, Oneness,...	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 08 1972
Zen Paths of Mindful Practice Bell, Sangha, Big Mind, Zendo, Nirvana	Richard Baker	Dec 07 1971
November 25th, 1971, Serial No. 00281 realization, Consciousness, Buddha Nature, Nirvana	Katagiri Roshi	Nov 25 1971
November 12th, 1971, Serial No. 00280 Nirvana, Ceremony, Bell, realization, Suffering, Pain	Katagiri Roshi	Nov 12 1971
October 2nd, 1971, Serial No. 00059 Four Noble Truths, stubbornness, Suffering, Soto Zen, Instruction, Nirvana,...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 02 1971
October 2nd, 1971, Serial No. 00060 stubbornness, Suffering, Four Noble Truths, Soto Zen, Instruction, Posture, Nirvana,...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 02 1971
October 1971 talk, Serial No. 00044 Bell, Suffering, Four Noble Truths, Building, stubbornness, Samadhi, Patience,...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 1971
October 1971 talk, Serial No. 00045 Right Speech, Right Effort, Silence, Mindfulness, Hate, Balance, Patience,...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 1971
On Bodhidharma's Day Ceremony, Non-duality, Nirvana, Dragons, Breath, Enemies, Building, Faith	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 04 1971 Tassajara
July 2nd, 1971, Serial No. 00256 Constancy, Ego, Evil, Posture, Nirvana, Religion, Hate, Building	Katagiri Roshi	Jul 02 1971
June 24th, 1971, Serial No. 00255 Consciousness, Ceremony, Attachment, Buddha Nature, Impermanence, Conversation,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jun 24 1971
June 22nd, 1971, Serial No. 00250 Attachment, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Lotus Sutra, Commitment, Community, training,...	Katagiri Roshi	Jun 22 1971
June 1971 talk, Serial No. 00303 Attachment, Nirvana, Hate, Demons, Dragons, Offering, Ceremony, lecture, American...	Katagiri Roshi	Jun 1971
April 9th, 1970, Serial No. 00223 Evil, Nirvana, Religion, Meditation, realization, stubbornness, Fox, Conversation,...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 09 1970
OLD - 1970.03.01-serial.00255 Serial: SR-00255 Corresponds to end of transcript of 00259 from same date. Chanting, Nirvana, Greed, Evil, American	Suzuki Roshi	Mar 01 1970
October 7th, 1969, Serial No. 00033 Silence, difficulty, Meditation, Buddha Mind, Enemies, Buddha Nature, Discrimination...	Katagiri Roshi	Oct 07 1969
August 1969 talk, Serial No. 00026 Concentration, Meditation, causation, Obstacles, Delusion, Karma, Intention, Nirvana...	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 1969
April 15th, 1969, Serial No. 00042 Silence, Nirvana, Meditation, training, Don't Know Mind, causation, Suffering,...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 15 1969
April 12th, 1969, Serial No. 00025 Monastic Practice, Patience, Offering, Buddha Mind, Lotus Sutra, Ceremony, Continuous...	Katagiri Roshi	Apr 12 1969
February 1969 talk, Serial No. 00003 Delusion, Samadhi, Meditation, Nirvana, Subject-and-Object, Pain, realization,...	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 1969
February 1969 talk, Serial No. 00004 Repentance, Delusion, Happiness, Vow, Meditation, Suffering, Mindfulness, Passions,...	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 1969
February 1969 talk, Serial No. 00005 Passions, Delusion, Nirvana, Repentance, Diversity, Meditation, Intention, Building...	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 1969
1969, Serial No. 00024 Birth-and-Death, difficulty, Delusion, causation, Greed, Nirvana, Anger, Lay,...	Katagiri Roshi	1969
Lotus Sutra, Lecture No. II-7 Serial: SF-06043 Fall 1968 Zen Mountain Center Lotus Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Emptiness, Mahayana, Precepts, Nirvana, Enemies,...	Suzuki Roshi	Oct 1968 Series 2, Talk 7 Tassajara
Esalen Institute: First of two lectures Serial: SF-05870 This is the first of two talks given at Esalen. Dogen, Time, Four Noble Truths, Lotus Sutra, New Year, Continuous Practice, Emptiness...	Suzuki Roshi	Jun 28 1968 Esalen
KPFA Radio Interview with Elsa Knight Thompson Serial: SF-05115 Monday, November 6, 1967 KPFA RADIO INTERVIEW WITH ELSA KNIGHT THOMPSON [Originally misdated - Friday, February 18, 1966] Lecture B KPFA/KPFB Studio,... Interview, Don't Know Mind, Nirvana, Monastic Practice, Evil, Samsara, Practice...	Suzuki Roshi	Nov 06 1967 KPFA Berkeley
OLD - KPFA Radio Interview with Elsa Knight Thompson Serial: 67-11-06-I Monday, November 6, 1967 KPFA RADIO INTERVIEW WITH ELSA KNIGHT THOMPSON [Originally misdated - Friday, February 18, 1966] Lecture B KPFA/KPFB Studio... Interview, Meditation, Building, Don't Know Mind, Monastic Practice, Suzuki...	Suzuki Roshi	Nov 06 1967 KPFA Berkeley
Reflections on the Prajna Paramita Sutra Serial: SF-05135A ===== Awakening the Archive - Tape #19, by Shundo David Haye ===== This is the talk that was chosen by the... Sesshin, Sengai, Time, Emptiness, Ego, Continuous Practice, Evil, Nirvana,...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 24 1967 Tassajara
OLD - 00195B Serial: SR-00195B A short talk by Maezumi Roshi after Suzuki Roshi's talk on the same day - duplicate Fasting, Nirvana, reality	Maezumi Roshi	Aug 24 1967 B Tassajara
OLD - Genjo Koan No. 4 Serial: SR-00195 Thursday, August 24, 1967 Zen Mountain Center Sesshin Lecture Tassajara Edited by Brian Fikes Sesshin, Dogen, Genjokoan, Faith, Nirvana, Lay, Emptiness, Suffering, Pain, Death...	Suzuki Roshi	Aug 24 1967 A Tassajara
1966, Serial No. 03507 Serial: SF-03507 Re: Various roshis; Sokei-An history - copy 1 Priest, Dragons, Nirvana, Lay, Sanctuary, Rinzai, Conversation, Zendo, Ceremony...	Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Gary Snyder	1966 Kyoto
On Various Roshis, Sokei-An History Serial: SF-01125 Tape 7 copy 2 Priest, Dragons, Nirvana, Sanctuary, Rinzai, Bell, Evil, Conversation, Lay, Faith...	Ruth Fuller Sasaki, Gary Snyder	[field_wisdom_date] Kyoto
Buddhism and Psychotherapy Anger, Mindfulness, Birth-and-Death, Peace, Concentration, Avalokiteshvara, Non-...	Thich Nhat Hanh	[field_wisdom_date] Unknown
Buddhism at Millennium's Edge - Buddhism and the Western Poetic Imagination Serial: SF-01847 Commercially Produced cassette: Conference Recording Service 1308 Gilman St, Berkeley, CA 94706 Silence, Conversation, Darkness and Light, Faith, Enemies, Freedom, Lay, Letting Go,...	David Whyte	[field_wisdom_date] Unknown
Unknown Date, Serial 00020 Precepts, Greed, Concentration, Delusion, difficulty, Samadhi, Lotus Sutra, causation...	Katagiri Roshi	[field_wisdom_date]
Unknown Date, Serial 00387 Lineage, Culture, Vow, Ordination, Conversation, Liberation, Intention, Ego, Precepts...	Katagiri Roshi	[field_wisdom_date]
Unknown Date, Serial 00221, Side B Serial: NC-00221B Archival Photo Buddhism, Buddha, Karma, Nirvana, Enlightenment		[field_wisdom_date]
Frontiers of Wisdom Serial: NC-00184 Part of "Frontiers of Wisdom" Archival Photo OSB Cam, realization, Politics, Nirvana, Duality	Bruno Barnhart	[field_wisdom_date] 3 of 4
5 Ranks Serial: BZ-00755 Class Discrimination, Five Ranks, Concentration, Subject-and-Object, Cultivation, Buddha...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	[field_wisdom_date]
Unknown Date, Serial 00950, Side B Serial: BZ-00950B #duplicate-please-hide Hindrances, Heart Sutra, Daily Life, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Ego, Duality, Birth-and-...		[field_wisdom_date]
YYYY.MM.DD-serial.00219A Abhidharma, Sutra, Vinaya, Heart Sutra, Nirvana	Edward Brown	[field_wisdom_date]

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