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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 Indian religions (Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism), the extinguishing of the passions which is the ultimate state of soteriological 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
Dogen's Uji: Time Being Part 2 Continuous, Karma, Karmic Consciousness, Obstacles, Echo, Enemies, Transmission,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 12 2017
Dogen's Uji: Time Being Part 3 Duality, Buddha Nature, training, Nirvana, Rinzai, Obstacles, Lotus Sutra, Culture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 12 2017
February 12th, 2017, Serial No. 00450 Nirvana, Lotus Sutra, Nirvana Sutra, Samsara		Feb 12 2017
Love and Death Serial: TL-00451 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Parinirvana, Nirvana, Non-attachment, Priest, Commitment	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 19 2017 ADZG Temple
Precepts Class 1 Serial: BZ-02542 PP Class Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Mahayana, Nirvana, Evil, Bodhisattva Vow, Lotus Sutra...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 04 2017
Composure in the Midst of Trumpism Composure, Intuition, Evil, Building, Demons, Repentance, Obstacles, Birth-and-Death...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 06 2017
Sharing Nirvana Amid Living Beings Serial: TL-00464 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Practice Period, Nirvana, resistance, Samsara, Silent Illumination	Taigen Dan Leighton	May 15 2017 ADZG Temple
Precepts Class 3 Serial: BZ-02546 PP Class Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Observe, Chanting, Nirvana, Mahayana, Lotus Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 18 2017
Duality as a Cause of Suffering Lotus Sutra, Duality, Greed, War, Peace, Evil, Non-duality, Nirvana, Samadhi, Hate...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 22 2017
Non-Duality: Freedom from Extremes Intuition, Emotions, Non-duality, Duality, Buddha Nature, Anger, Ego, Funeral,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 16 2017
The Dharmakaya and the Physics of Universal Consciousness Serial: TL-00495 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Dharmakaya, Nirvana Sutra, Nirmanakaya, Nirvana, Sambhogakaya	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 03 2017 ADZG Temple
Transiency Serial: BZ-02585 Day 3 Obstacles, Composure, Nirvana, Enemies, Big Mind, Buddha Nature, Ego, Bodhidharma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 05 2017
The True Self of the Dharma Body Serial: TL-00496 ADZG Sesshin, Dharma Talk Dharmakaya, Nirvana, Nirmanakaya, Nirvana Sutra, Samsara	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 06 2017 ADZG Temple
Jo Raku Ga Jo in the Nirvana Sutra Serial: TL-00497 ADZG Sesshin, Dharma Talk Dharmakaya, Nirvana, Nirmanakaya, Bodhisattva Way, Samsara	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 07 2017 ADZG Temple
The Background Awareness of th Dharmakaya Serial: TL-00498 ADZG Sesshin, Dharma Talk Dharmakaya, Nirvana, No-Self, Nirmanakaya, Buddha Ancestors	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 08 2017 ADZG Temple
Dharmakaya Overview and Dogen's View from Space Serial: TL-00499 ADZG Sesshin, Dharma Talk Dharmakaya, Nirvana, Nirmanakaya, Nirvana Sutra	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 09 2017 ADZG Temple
Dharmakaya as Resource in Chaotic times Serial: TL-00500 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Dharmakaya, Nirvana Sutra, Thich Nhat Hanh, Impermanence, Nirvana	Taigen Dan Leighton	Dec 11 2017 ADZG Temple
Buddha's Parinirvana Serial: BZ-02597 Nirvana Study Sesshin Day 1 Lecture 2 Happiness, Composure, Nirvana, Monastic Practice, Samsara, Soto Zen, Bowing, Oneness...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 17 2018
Nirvana Study Sesshin Day 2 Lecture 3 Composure, Bell, Obstacles, Nirvana, Daily Life, Ego, Heart Sutra, Two Truths,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 18 2018
Nirvana and Sunyata Serial: BZ-02599 Study Sesshin Day 2 Lecture 4 Happiness, Duality, Nirvana, Liberation, Samsara, Birth-and-Death, Non-duality, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 18 2018
Wide and Small Fields in Genjokoan Serial: TL-00506 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Lay Ordination, Practice Period, Ordination, Ego, Nirvana	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 26 2018 ADZG Temple
Patachara Story Serial: BZ-02602 Women's Sesshin Four Noble Truths, Peace, Lay, Discrimination, Politics, Obstacles, Ordination,...	Alexandra Frappier	Mar 04 2018
Eight Awarenesses of Great Beings Serial: BZ-02632 Study Sesshin Part 1 Mindfulness, Tassajara, Concentration, Precepts, true dharma, Bodhisattva Precepts,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Sep 01 2018
Six Qualatative Factors as Applied to Zazen Serial: BZ-02648 Rohatsu Day 1 Posture, Obstacles, Big Mind, Nirvana, Peace, Anger, Equanimity, stubbornness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 2018
Dogen's Birthday and Basic Teachings Serial: TL-00582 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Letting Go, true dharma, Nirvana, Addiction	Taigen Dan Leighton	Jan 27 2019 ADZG Temple
What Is Most Important For You In This Life We are all creating the space together for people to have profound experience in zazen. Kind and unkind thoughts are opportunities to express the Buddha mind. Compassion towards wholesome and... Compassion, Buddha Mind, Mill Valley, Gratitude, Repentance, Enemies, Nirvana,...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 02 2019 PM No Abode Hermitage
Innermost Request Heart Sutra, Instruction, Nirvana, Intimacy, Mahayana, Posture, training	Peter Overton	Feb 02 2019
Denko Roku 1: Shakyamuni Serial: BZ-02662 Study Sesshin Day 1 true dharma, Transmission, Liberation, Nirvana, Dogen, soto, Chanting, Buddha Nature...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 16 2019
Parinirvana Day: Buddha's Death and Life Serial: TL-00586 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Parinirvana, Nirvana, Samsara, Patience, Nirvana Sutra	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 17 2019 ADZG Temple
Book of Serenity case 14: Deshan Pats a Back Serial: TL-00588 ADZG Monday Night, Dharma Talk Nirvana, Parinirvana, Enemies, Samsara, Book of Serenity	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 18 2019 ADZG Temple
Book of Serenity case 18: Dog Nature Buddha Nature Serial: TL-00590 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Karmic Consciousness, Book of Serenity, Duality, Ordinary Mind, Nirvana	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 24 2019 ADZG Temple
Practice Like A Fool, Like An Idiot, Like A Fool On The Hill Half-Smile, Culture, Silent Illumination, Echo, Samadhi, resistance, Mahayana,...	Gerry Oliva	Apr 13 2019
Buddha Activity The work of buddhas — buddha activity — is realizing intimacy and liberation in conversation together with all beings. In this series of meetings we will contemplate what it is to fully engage with... YRB-2019-Spring, Karmic Consciousness, Silence, Intimacy, Ego, Nirvana, Teacher-and-...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Apr 16 2019 7/7 The Yoga Room
Shoji: Birth and Death Serial: BZ-02676 PP Class 1 Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Samsara, Buddha Nature, Six Realms, Impermanence,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 16 2019
Shoji Part 2 Serial: BZ-02678 PP Class Birth-and-Death, Death-and-Dying, War, Subject-and-Object, Posture, Peace, Commitment...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 23 2019
Nirvana the Waterfall Oneness, Composure, Nirvana, Big Mind, Birth-and-Death, Practice Period, Commitment,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	May 25 2019
More Poverty And Nobility Discrimination, Lotus Sutra, Non-discrimination, Cultivation, Nirvana	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jun 08 2019 PM No Abode Hermitage
Man Up a Tree, Talk 2 Birth-and-Death, Buddha Mind, Renunciation, Ego, Big Mind, Separation,...	Carol Paul	Jun 08 2019
Instability in Medieval Japanese Huts and Poetry Serial: TL-00615 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Impermanence, Conversation, Nirvana, Building	Taigen Dan Leighton	Nov 03 2019 ADZG Temple
Words of My Perfect Teacher Samsara, Nirvana, Mindfulness, Posture, Interdependence, Mahayana, Passions,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Nov 23 2019
The Buddha's Practice Of Arranging Shoes Non-attachment, Attachment, confusion, Nirvana, Subject-and-Object, Dragons,...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 14 2019 No Abode Hermitage
The Fire of Zen Monastic Practice, Global Warming, Nirvana, War, Politics, Interview, Liberation,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jan 25 2020
Buddha Has Reasons For Teaching Non-Self And Buddha Has Reasons For Teaching Self Addiction, Nirvana Sutra, Impermanence, Religion, Nirvana, Letting Go, practicing...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 01 2020 AM No Abode Hermitage
Nirvana Day: The Death and Present Life of Buddha Serial: TL-00654 ADZG Sunday Morning, Dharma Talk Nirvana, Lotus Sutra, Parinirvana, Samsara	Taigen Dan Leighton	Feb 16 2020 ADZG Temple
Ten Vows, Ten Practices, and Ten Cakes Discrimination, Nirvana, Practice Period, Blue Cliff Record, Letting Go, Right Effort...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 07 2020 AM No Abode Hermitage
Public Dokusan 3 Nirvana Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Karma, Commitment, Nirvana, American, Platform Sutra...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 03 2020
Being Bodhisattvas Bodhisattva Vow, Vows, Happiness, War, Anger, Funeral, Lineage, Describe, Nirvana,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Jul 18 2020
Three Marks Of Existence Three Dharma Seals, Impermanence, no abiding self, Suffering, Nirvana, marks of existence,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 08 2020 Online
Public Dokusan 6 Six Realms, Teacher-and-Student, Nirvana, Politics, Zoom, Doubt, War, Sangha, Dragons...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 14 2020
Three Doors Of Liberation Liberation, Intuition, Discrimination, Nirvana, Non-discrimination, Silence, Birth-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Aug 15 2020

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