01-15-2012, 02:44 PM
You only need to meditate and get in the "Nirvana State". In sramanic thought, it is the state of being free from suffering. In Hindu philosophy, it is the union with the Supreme being through moksha. The word literally means "blowing out"—referring in the Buddhist context, to the blowing out of the fires of greed, hatred, and delusion.
The mind is aware; it is conscious. In many places the Buddha describes his enlightenment in terms of "knowing". With nirvana the consciousness is released, and the mind becomes aware in a way that is totally unconstrained by anything in the conditioned world. The Buddha describes this in a variety of passages. One way is as follows:
"Consciousness without feature, without end, luminous all around."
The mind is aware; it is conscious. In many places the Buddha describes his enlightenment in terms of "knowing". With nirvana the consciousness is released, and the mind becomes aware in a way that is totally unconstrained by anything in the conditioned world. The Buddha describes this in a variety of passages. One way is as follows:
"Consciousness without feature, without end, luminous all around."