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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 sometimes used as a synonym of 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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Title	Speaker	Date
Nirvana, the Waterfall Serial: BZ-00597 Sesshin Day 2 Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Big Mind, Separation, Subject-and-Object, Continuous...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 24 2005
Hokyo Zammai: Precious Mirror Samadhi Serial: BZ-00768 Class 10 of 12 Subject-and-Object, Five Ranks, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana Sutra, Evil, Nirvana, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 10 2005 10 Tassajara
Heart Sutra: Emptiness Described Through the Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01312C Saturday Lecture Mahayana, Four Noble Truths, Heart Sutra, Big Mind, Anger, Interdependence, Ego,...	Denkei Raul Moncayo	Mar 05 2005 Berkeley Zen Center
Commentary on The Wayseeker: “Opening the Hand of Thought” Serial: BZ-01305 Teaching Retreat 2 of 2 Daily Life, Vow, Repentance, Gaining Mind, Fundraising, Offering, Karma, Nirvana,...	Shohaku Okumura	Feb 05 2005 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Deeper Into Conciousness Serial: RA-00401 1/12/05 Tenshin Roshi Class 4 Deeper into Conciousness Samjna: Grasping Sign of an object Review of evolution of concept of Alaya We live in a world... Karmic Consequences, Mindfulness, Lay, Subject-and-Object, Nirvana, Causation, Culture, Enemies,...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 12 2005 Class 4 Part 1 Green Gulch Farm
Deeper Into Conciousness Nirvana, Perfect Wisdom, Karma, Oneness, Doubt	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 12 2005 Class 4 Part 2 Unknown
Deeper Into Conciousness Serial: RA-00406 Q&A Linear sequence of events explained Humor How does a Buddha live in a conventional world? How to respond without predispositions ... Nirvana, Don't Know Mind, Perfect Wisdom, confusion, Karma, Nirvana, Perfect...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 12 2005 Class 4 Part 2 Green Gulch Farm
Harmonizing Existence Through Buddha Activity Zazen, Nirvana, Enlightenment	Tenshin Reb Anderson	2005
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01296 Conclusion, Rohatsu Day 6 Heart Sutra, Birth-and-Death, Big Mind, Hindrances, Complete Perfect Enlightenment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01294 Dependant Origination; Nirvana Within Samsara, Rohatsu Day 4 Dependent Origination, Samsara, Nirvana, Heart Sutra, Four Noble Truths, Nirvana,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-01291D Rohatsu Day 1 Heart Sutra, Form-and-Emptiness, Dependent Origination, Impermanence, Samadhi,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 29 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Lotus Sutra Class Serial: SF-03549 Dining Room Class Lotus Sutra, Ceremony, Perfect Wisdom, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Zazen, Practice Period...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Nov 03 2004 Tassajara
Lotus Sutra Class Serial: SF-03554 Dining Room Class 3 Lotus Sutra, Renunciation, Precepts, Nirvana, Balance, Daily Life, Bell, Evil,...	Eijun Linda Cutts	Oct 20 2004 Tassajara
October 16th, 2004, Serial No. 01284 Karmic Consequences, Nirvana, Impermanence, Karma, Subject-and-Object,...		Oct 16 2004
Heaven and Hell and Nirvana Serial: BZ-01566 Saturday Lecture Nirvana, Six Realms, Karmic Consequences, Nirvana, Impermanence, Karma,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 16 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Diamond Sutra: No Beings to Save, No Attributes Serial: BZ-00565 Class 4 of 4 Daily Life, Lay, Patience, Enemies, Lineage, Passions, Discrimination, Evil, Nirvana...	Peter Overton, Kosei Laurie Senauke	Oct 14 2004 4 Berkeley Zen Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-01281 Women's Sitting Practice Period, Buddha Nature, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Nirvana Sutra, Hindrances,...	Baika Andrea Pratt	Sep 26 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Hinayana Practice: Calm Your Mind Serial: BZ-01241 Saturday Lecture Mahayana, Monkey Mind, Nirvana, Obstacles, Subject-and-Object, Impermanence, Heart...	Kosei Laurie Senauke	Aug 21 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Dining Room Lecture Buddha Ancestors, Suzuki Roshi, confusion, Nirvana, Big Mind, Equanimity, Bell,...	Ryushin Paul Haller	Aug 18 2004 Tassajara
Composure: The Shuso Hossen Ceremony Serial: BZ-01271 Where the Response Comes From, Sesshin Day 5 Composure, Shuso Ceremony, Composure, Intimacy, Nirvana, Practice Period, Posture,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 20 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
As Large as Life: Zen Koans for Everyday Practice; Mumonkan Case #6 Buddha Twirls a Flower Serial: BZ-01019A Class 2 of 4 Lotus Sutra, Transmission, Lineage, Intimacy, Karma, Nirvana Sutra, Conversation, Fox...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Mar 01 2004 2 Berkeley Zen Center
As Large as Life: Zen Koans for Everyday Practice; Mumonkan Case #2 Paichang’s Fox Serial: BZ-01018A Class 1 of 4 Fox, Karma, Absolute-and-Relative, Causation, Daily Life, Bell, Funeral, Culture,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Feb 23 2004 1 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha's Parinirvana Serial: BZ-01248 Sesshin Day 1 Parinirvana, Nirvana, Impermanence, Birth-and-Death, Buddha's Birthday,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 14 2004 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen's Emptiness Unveiled: Interconnected Insight Practice Period, Soto Zen, Nirvana, Offering	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 08 2003
Zendo Lecture Nirvana, Buddha Mind, Practice Period, Skandhas	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 07 2003 Tassajara
Awakening Through Emptiness and Interdependence Nirvana, Intention, Study	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 07 2003
Embracing Emptiness Through Zen Mastery Dependent Origination, Letting Go, Nirvana, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Practice...	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 06 2003
Eihei Shingi: The Kanin Serial: BZ-01373 Rohatsu Day 4 Eihei Shingi, Buddha's Birthday, Tassajara, New Year, Lay Practice, Offering,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Dropping Mind, Discovering Dharma Samadhi, Separation, Nirvana	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Dec 04 2003 Tassajara
The Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00287B Class 4 of 4 Nirvana, confusion, Four Noble Truths, Hindrances, Mahayana, Samsara, Heart Sutra,...	Ron Nestor, Karen Sundheim	Oct 16 2003 4 Berkeley Zen Center
The Heart Sutra Serial: BZ-00289 Class 2 of 4 Dependent Origination, Heart Sutra, Religion, Duality, Building, Nirvana, Emotions,...	Ron Nestor, Karen Sundheim	Oct 02 2003 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Cultivating Compassionate Fearlessness in Zen Samsara, Nirvana, Desire, Buddha Ancestors	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Sep 18 2003
Supermundane Intention in Zen Practice Intention, Nirvana, Renunciation	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Sep 2003
Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Energy, Rapture, Tranquility Serial: BZ-00292 Class 4 of 5 Happiness, Gaining Mind, Karma, Concentration, Precepts, Posture, Lay, Nirvana,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 05 2003 4 Berkeley Zen Center
True Concentration Serial: BZ-01524A From Suzuki-rôshi Book, Saturday Lecture Concentration, Suzuki Roshi, Duality, Concentration, Non-duality, Gaining Mind, War,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 12 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Liberation Beyond Illusions Serial: RA-00017 All entries with this date are the same talk Dependent Origination, Attachment, Nirvana, confusion, Building	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 12 2003
Three Characteristics of all Phenemona - Sandhinirmochana Sutra Chapter 6 Serial: RA-00150 Summary (by transcriber John Briggs): In this talk Reb introduces concepts of the three natures of phenomena: the imagined, or imputational; the other-dependent; and the... Four Noble Truths, Dependent Origination, Attachment, Nirvana, Mahayana	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Mar 12 2003 Green Gulch Farm
Nirvana Serial: BZ-00132A Saturday Lecture Nirvana, Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, Ego, Attachment, Zazen Mind, Six Realms, Passions...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 08 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing Interdependence for Global Peace Serial: RA-00138 Sunday Impermanence, Nirvana, War	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Feb 16 2003 Green Gulch Farm
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00181A Sesshin Day 1 Nirvana, Attachment, Birth-and-Death, Equanimity, Precepts, Liberation, Happiness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 15 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
How Do We Deal With the Emotions and Mental States? Serial: BZ-00179 Saturday Lecture Emotions, Anger, Culture, Emotions, Equanimity, Four Foundations of Mindfulness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 25 2003 Berkeley Zen Center
Embracing Impermanence Through Dependent Nature Mindfulness, Breath, Attachment, Nirvana, Gratitude	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 23 2003 Green Gulch Farm
Pathways to Liberation Through Wisdom Mindfulness, Breath, Attachment, Nirvana, Gratitude	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jan 23 2003 Green Gulch Farm
Passions Passions, Priest, Evil, Enemies, Heart Sutra, Hate, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana,...	Kosho McCall	Dec 01 2002 Tassajara
Dolly’s Going On Serial: BZ-00170A One day sitting Peace, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Composure, Mindfulness, Conversation, War, Nirvana,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Oct 27 2002 Berkeley Zen Center
15 Sutras from the Old Way Serial: BZ-00458 Clas 5 of 5 Karma, Silence, Evil, Ordination, Peace, Equanimity, Enemies, confusion, Nirvana, Vow...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Oct 10 2002 5 Berkeley Zen Center
15 Sutras from the Old Way: Those of Kesaputta from Anguttara Nikaya Serial: BZ-00455 Class 2 of 5 confusion, Mindfulness, Practice Period, Evil, Nirvana, Cultivation, Anger,...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Sep 19 2002 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Seven Principles for Preventing Decline Serial: SF-00935 Dhammapada, 9/11, we are not well, cause of great peace, Huey Johnson, the soldiers will have their way, dogs of war, Dalai Lama, pinpoint causes, 'Guns, Germs, and Steel',... Nirvana Sutra, Precepts, Daily Life, Religion, Interdependence, Renunciation,...	Fu Schroeder	Sep 15 2002 Green Gulch Farm
Embrace Discomfort, Find Liberation Samadhi, Nirvana, Enlightenment	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Jul 2002
One-day Sitting Lecture Serial: SF-01018 Lotus Sutra (Heart Sutra), seals our mind with Buddha's mind, basics of the middle way are covered (in the Sutra of Innumerable Meanings), power of joy and compassion, devotion... Lotus Sutra, First Principle, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Nirvana, Four Noble...	Fu Schroeder	May 11 2002 Green Gulch Farm

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