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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 synonymous with 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
January 10th, 1987, Serial No. 00561 Serial: BZ-00561 Lecture Practice Period, Half-Smile, Daily Life, Pure Existence, Mindfulness, Nirvana, Hate,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 10 1987 Green Gulch Farm
The Bodhisattva Archetype Serial: SF-00002 Sunday Lecture Manjushri, Nirvana, Vow, Non-duality, Perfect Wisdom, Daily Life, Passions,...	Wendy Johnson	Aug 03 1986 Green Gulch Farm
Blue Cliff Record: Case #43 Serial: BZ-00878A Hot and Cold Buddha, Sesshin Day 4 Buddha, BCR-43, Hate, Posture, Emotions, Silence, Nirvana, Tassajara Zen Mountain...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 07 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Tozan's Five Ranks Serial: BZ-00877B Sesshin Day 3 Posture, Five Ranks, Absolute-and-Relative, Nirvana, Doubt	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 06 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Bodhisattva Ceremony Serial: BZ-00876A Lecture Buddha Ancestors, Happiness, Renewal, Karma, Daily Life, Offering, Heart Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 24 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
The Bodhisattva Way Serial: BZ-00875B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva Way, Karma, Samsara, Emotions, Attachment, Bowing, Big Mind, Hindrances,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Apr 25 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha's Parinirvana Serial: BZ-00873B Eight Aspects of an Enlightened Person, Saturday Lecture Parinirvana, Eight Aspects, Enlightenment, Eight Aspects, Nirvana, Samadhi, Daily...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 16 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
One Month Practice Period at Tassajara Serial: BZ-00868A Rohatsu Day 2 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, Practice Period, Practice Period, Tassajara Zen...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 02 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Hearing Sounds with Our Whole Body and Mind Serial: BZ-00884B Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Daily Life, Vinaya, Greed, Continuous Practice, Nirvana, Duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 28 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen Practice With Children and Families Serial: BZ-00424B Saturday Lecture Family Practice, Religion, Birth-and-Death, Monastic Practice, Soto Zen, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 14 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Fukanzazengi: Think Not Thinking Serial: BZ-00412B Saturday Lecture Fukanzazengi, Daily Life, Birth-and-Death, Doubt, Nirvana, Duality, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 06 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Way-Seeking Mind Serial: BZ-00412A Saturday Lecture Way-Seeking Mind, Priest, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Vow, Samsara, Nirvana,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 22 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha's Parinirvana Serial: BZ-00423A Saturday Lecture Parinirvana, Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Complete Perfect Enlightenment, Buddha's...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 16 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
The Four Foundations of Mindfulness Serial: BZ-01521 Don't Bow When You Leave the Zendo, Saturday Lecture Mindfulness, Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Mindfulness, Daily Life, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 05 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
What's the Use of Sesshin? Serial: BZ-00407A Difficulty and Ease, Rohatsu Sesshin, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Peace, Daily Life, Doubt, Equanimity, Enemies,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Everyday Mindfulness: Gateway to Truth Vow, Building, Death, Nirvana, Practice Period	Edward Brown	Apr 10 1984
Esalen Forum OSB Cam, Buddha, Nirvana, Ego, Oneness, Enlightenment	Bede Griffiths	Sep 07 1983 1 of 4 Esalen
Eight Ways of an Enlightened Person I Serial: BZ-00398 Lecture Eight Awarenesses, Lay, Demons, Right Effort, Equanimity, Mahayana, Passions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 25 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Eternal Wisdom in Impermanent Reality Impermanence, Nirvana, Birth-and-Death, difficulty, Buddha Mind, Emotions, Buddha...	Katagiri Roshi	May 07 1982
Celebration of Spring--This Shore, The Other Shore Serial: BZ-00014B Keepng Your Place, One-Day Sitting Sixth Patriarch, Heart Sutra, Nirvana, Happiness, Observe	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 20 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Eternal Light and Timeless Liberation Buddha Nature, Buddha Mind, Perfect Wisdom, Nirvana, Liberation, Compassion,...	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 12 1982
Enmei Jukku Kannon Gyo -- Endless Dimension Serial: BZ-00016A Ten Phrase Avalokiteshvara Sutra, Sesshin Day 1 Dharani, Buddha Nature, Birth-and-Death, Sangha, Big Mind, Evil, Karma, Manjushri,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 20 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddha's Parinirvana Serial: BZ-00017 Eight Aspects of Enlightenment, One-Day Sitting Parinirvana Sutra, Enlightenment, Eight Aspects, Buddha, Eight Aspects, Right Effort...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 13 1982 Berkeley Zen Center
February 8th, 1981, Serial No. 00400 Compassion, Concentration, Beginners, Delusion, American, Nirvana, Pain	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 08 1981
Zen Blooming: Living with Pure Presence Mindfulness, Obstacles, Samadhi, Enemies, Balance, Bell, Nirvana, Emotions, Evil,...	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 07 1979
Blooming in Mindful Presence Mindfulness, Samadhi, Obstacles, Chanting, Enemies, Balance, Bell, Nirvana, Emotions...	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 07 1979
Kozai and the Dance of Duality Fox, Breath, Bowing, Funeral, Conversation, Nirvana, Discrimination, Hate	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 01 1979
Awakening Through Dharma Transmission Eight Awarenesses, Compassion, Balance, Posture, Consciousness, Nirvana, Evil,...	Katagiri Roshi	Feb 26 1979
Lama Govinda’s Paper Serial: SF-00010 AIBS Religion, Emptiness, Sanctuary, Dragons, Birth-and-Death, Lovingkindness, Passions,...	Richard Baker (reading)	Aug 05 1978
Egoless Journey to Pure Land Consciousness, Nirvana, Fox, Continuous Practice, Oneness	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 31 1977
Buddha Nature: Navigating Interconnected Realms Evil, Buddha Nature, Impermanence, Nirvana, confusion, Religion, Realization,...	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 30 1977
Zen Practice: Embracing Equanimity and Unity Buddha Nature, Realization, Oneness, Suffering, Interview, Ego, Precepts, Nirvana,...	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 29 1977
Awakening Through Sound and Self-lessness Serial: SF-00130 Changes that occur during practice period; sutra story of monk retrieving his mother from hell; composing concrete music; Practice Period, Ceremony, Mahayana, Nirvana, Karma, Manjushri, Addiction, Samsara,...	Phillip Whalen	Dec 10 1975
Zen Dynamism: Embracing Oneness and Liberation Realization, Birth-and-Death, Oneness, Meditation, Nirvana, Happiness, Separation,...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 02 1975
Embracing the Continuum of Existence Separation, Gratitude, Enemies, Transmission, Nirvana, Emotions, difficulty, Pain...	Katagiri Roshi	Sep 1975
Seminar Time, Work, Nirvana	Chang Chung Yuan	May 25 1975 San Francisco Zen Center
From Self to Universal Enlightenment Serial: SF-00015 Morning; Buddha sitting to save all beings; difference between Bodhisattva stage and Buddha stage. Nirvana, Bodhisattva Way, Mahayana, Passions, Balance, Peace	Nagasaki Sensei	Mar 28 1975
Proportional Zen: Dogen's Mindful Practice Practice, Time, Nirvana	Richard Baker	Jan 20 1974
Beyond Belief: Unveiling Hidden Truths Serial: SF-00124 Differences between exoteric and esoteric religious traditions. Religion, Evil, Suzuki Roshi, Subject-and-Object, Intuition, Nirvana, Separation,...	Huston Smith	Jul 18 1973 1
Discussions Nirvana, Buddha, Buddhism	Dyrvamsa	May 20 1973 Tassajara
Consciousness - Fourth Type Consciousness, Enlightenment, Nirvana	Dyrvamsa	May 19 1973 Tassajara
Transcending Impermanence for Inner Freedom Birth-and-Death, Hate, Nirvana, Anger, Evil, Obstacles, Precepts, Happiness,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 07 1972
Embracing Nirvana in Every Moment Birth-and-Death, Hate, Nirvana, Buddha Nature, Interview, Patience, Community, Pain...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 03 1972
Eternal Harmony of Birth and Death Birth-and-Death, Pain, Nirvana, Hate, Enemies, Realization	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 02 1972
Birth and Death as Nirvana Birth-and-Death, Nirvana, Obstacles, Patience, difficulty, Attachment, Compassion,...	Katagiri Roshi	Dec 01 1972
Zen Living Through Everyday Practice Nirvana, Three Treasures, Posture, Discrimination, Bowing, causation, Greed, Patience...	Katagiri Roshi	Aug 12 1972
Manifesting Buddha Nature Through Discipline New Year, Monastic Practice, Buddha Nature, Three Treasures, Delusion, Posture,...	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 17 1972
Living Enlightenment Through Continuous Practice Offering, Patience, Discrimination, Nirvana, Community, Lotus Sutra, Ceremony,...	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 15 1972
Perfect Wisdom Beyond Apparent Defects Perfect Wisdom, Conversation, Nirvana, Greed, Liberation, Culture, Silence	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 1972
Universal Enlightenment: Wisdom in Action Mahayana, Four Noble Truths, Emotions, Consciousness, Nirvana, Community, Attachment...	Katagiri Roshi	Mar 1972

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