How is Buddhist nirvana described in its early texts? It's called the ultimate bliss, but also a state where nothing is felt. It's called the deathless element, but also likened to the extinguishing of a candle flame. We'll try to untangle this tangle by considering an air conditioner. 🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes: https://www.patreon.com/dougsseculardharma 🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma 📙 Check out my book, A Handbook of Early Buddhist Wisdom, with a Foreword by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi: https://books2read.com/buddhisthandbook ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. 🎙Check out my podcast with Jon Aaron, Diggin' the Dharma: https://digginthedharma.com/ ✅ Videos recommended: What Is Buddhist Nirvana? -- https://youtu.be/wYDPJuFGaaw What is Buddhist Enlightenment? -- https://youtu.be/39lf1XBISJA ✅ Suttas mentioned: https://suttacentral.net/dhp197-208/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/mn72/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/ud8.1/en/sujato https://suttacentral.net/an9.34/en/sujato Webpage: https://www.dougsdharma.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onlinedharmainstitute/ Mastodon: https://mindly.social/@dougsdharma Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dougsdharma/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@dougsdharma Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/dougsdharma.bsky.social Thumbnail image courtesy of Patrizio from Pixabay. ❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons: Anonymous (4) Omar John Oborne Debbie Mattison Ron Peat Michael S. Kearns Anne Matthew Smith Shantha Wengappuli Karma_CAC Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM David Bell T Pham VCR Upayadhi Andi and Erik Michael Scherrer khobe schofield Alex Perdomo Benji Forsyth Sonny Flink Steve Marlor Joy L Lee Andrew Tom Anthony Tucker Karlee R Ethan M Billy in Singapore Olivia Otter Carl Lennartson xiao mao Jeff Harvey Andrew Ing

Nirvana Isn't What You Think It Is