Absolute Peace ... !!!

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Friends:

What is the characteristics of the State Called Nibbana?

Nibbana is:

Absence of any uncertainty, all doubt, confusion, delusion & ignorance..

Presence of confidence, cleared certainty, understanding, and knowing..

Absence of any greed, lust, desire, urge, attraction, all hunger and pull..

Presence of imperturbable indifference, serene composure & equanimity..

Absence of any hate, anger, hostility, irritation, stubbornness & rigidity..

Presence of universal goodwill, infinite friendliness, & boundless amity..

Not a place, not an idea, not a deception, not a conceit, not a conception..

Not a cause, not an effect, not finite, not formed, not changing, eternal..

Unborn, unbecome, unmade, uncreated, unconditioned & unconstructed..

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..

Total ease, quiet calm, absolute stillness, safe lasting quiescence, peace..

The Blessed Buddha 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, no mental push nor pull, nor

strain of

appeal or repulsion. When there is no attraction, no drift, no bending, then

there

is no movement, no development, no coming nor going. No starting nor ending.

When

there is no coming nor going, then neither is there any ceasing nor any

reappearing.

Neither ceasing nor reappearing, there is no 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 cord to

becoming eliminated, they attain to the sublime essence of all states.

Delighting

in the calmed end of craving, those steady ones have left all being &

becoming.

Itivuttaka: Thus spoken 38

Nibbana is Excellent, Sublime & Supreme - The Highest Bliss - ... !!!

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