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Nirvāṇa (Sanskrit: निर्वाण; Pali: निब्बान nibbāna ; Prakrit: णिव्वाण) literally means "blown out", as in a candle. In the Buddhist context nirvana refers to the imperturbable stillness of mind after the fires of desire, aversion, and delusion have been extinguished.

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If I start doing Vipassana now, how long will it take me to achieve Nirvana?

Dont concentrate on big/huge word like nirvana. concentrate on liberation from the age old habit of mind of reacting with aversion or craving to the asised sensations. REFER DEPENDENT ORIGINATION. …
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Is Anapanasati a complete path? Does it, by itself, lead to nirvana?

In the Pure Dhamma site it is mentioned that Anapansatti is watchfulness on arising of bad thoughts, impulses of bad habits, etc. -- and when noticed, not to get carried away with them. This weakens t …
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