Nibanna Metaphors

Date: 2021-09-02 Thursday

For this evening we’ll be considering some of the many metaphors the Buddha used to describe awakening, nibbana, the ultimate goal of our practice.

Sometimes the Buddha referred to nibbana as “the far shore,” “the taintless,” “cooling.”

These metaphors are helpful in cultivating a sense of direction, or where we’re heading, even when it’s not yet revealed. It’s a bit like setting a heading to cross the ocean, even when we don’t yet know what we’ll find there.

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