Nirvana

290. TRANSCENDENT

“Nirvana is where there is no birth, no extinction. It is seeing into the state of suchness, absolutely transcending all the categories constructed by the mind, for it is the Buddha’s inner consciousness.”

THE LANKAVATARA SUTRA

291. DAYLIGHT

“Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the flame because day is come.”

RABINDRANATH TAGORE (1861–1941), INDIA

292. FINAL DESTINATION

When the envelopment of consciousness has been annihilated, then we become free of all fear, beyond the reach of change, enjoying final nirvana.

293. NO DEATH

“There is no death. Only a change of worlds.”

CHIEF SEATTLE (1786–1866), USA

294. INFINITE

“If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.”

WILLIAM BLAKE (1757–1827), ENGLAND

295. INNER LIGHT

“There is a light that shines beyond all things on Earth, beyond us all, beyond the highest, the very highest heavens. This is the light that shines in our heart.”

THE UPANISHADS