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Friends:
What are the characteristics of the State
called Nibbâna?
Total ease, complete calm, absolute
stillness, safe freedom, perfect happiness & pure peace…
Absence of any uncertainty, any doubt, any confusion, any delusion & all
ignorance…
Presence of confidence, cleared certainty, understanding all, and direct
experience…
Absence of any greed, lust, desire, urge, attraction, hunger, temptation
and pull…
Presence of imperturbable indifference, serene composure & all stilled
equanimity…
Absence of any hate, anger, aversion, hostility, irritation, & stubborn
rigidity…
Presence of universal goodwill, infinite friendliness, all-embracing &
boundless kindness…
Not a place, not an idea, not a fantasy, not a deception, not a conceit,
not a conception…
Not a cause, not an effect, not finite, not definable, not formed, not
changing, but eternal…
Unborn, unbecome, unmade, uncreated, uncaused, unconditioned &
unconstructed, yet real…
Void of eye, visible objects & visual consciousness, void of ear, sounds &
auditory consciousness,
Void of nose, smells & olfactory consciousness, void of tongue, tastes &
gustatory consciousness,
Void of body, touch & tactile consciousness and void of mind, thoughts &
mental consciousness…
Pure Peace @ Rest …
The Blessed Buddha once
said:
Hard it is to see the
unconstructed, the undistorted! This independent state is not easily
realized.
Craving is all cut for the One, who so knows, since he sees, that there is
nothing to cling to ... !!! …
Udana – Inspiration: VIII - 2
In any dependence there is bound
to be instability. In Independence there cannot be any instability.
When there is no liable instability, no feeble wavering, there is a quiet
calm, stillness, serenity & peace.
When there is such solid tranquillity, then there is no tendency to drift,
no attraction, neither mental push
nor pull, nor any strain of appeal or repulsion. When there is no
attraction, no drift, no bending, then there
is no movement, no development, and neither any coming nor any going.
Neither any starting nor any ending...
When there is neither any coming nor any going, then there is neither any
ceasing nor any reappearing...
There being neither ceasing nor reappearing, then there is neither any
here, there, beyond, nor in between...
This – just this – is the End of Suffering.
Udana –
Inspiration: VIII - 4
Having understood this
unconstructed state, released in mind, with the chain to becoming
eliminated,
they attain to the sublime essence of all states. Delighting in the calmed
end of craving, those steady
Noble Ones have left all being & becoming behind.
Itivuttaka: Thus spoken 38
Nibbana is The Highest
Bliss!
One, who so knows, sees, that
there is nothing to cling to ... !!! …
Have a nice released, relaxed & peaceful day!
Friendship is the Greatest!
Bhikkhu Samāhita _/\_ Sri Lanka ]
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