{"product_id":"encyclopaedia-of-buddhism-volume-v","title":"Encyclopaedia of Buddhism:   (Volume V)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: M G Chitkara\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: APH Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2002\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 617\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 817648184X\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 5th book  of a 21-Volume set deals with Nirvana. Nirvana is derived from two Sanskrit words, nir and vata.  When later on the word nirvata came to be used exclusively with reference to desire instead of wind, the suffix ta change into na. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConsequently, nirvana literally means without desire, or freedom for desire, or the extinguishment of all desires of life. People who indulge in worldly activities and pursue worldly ends will never realise truth, nor attain salvation. Only those who have experienced salvation during their lifetime, namely, who have gone through the process of dying while living, are competent. Speak of the state of salvation- Nirvana after death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTreading on the spiritual path, according to the Buddha, is not pleasurable situation, neither it is a blissful one. In the lives of great teachers in the past, of Siddhas and gurus, it was a constant unmasking, a constant giving away, a constant undressing, peeling off skin after skin, layer after layer, mask after mask. Getting on the spiritual path is like getting into a vehicle without brakes. It involves giving up, giving away, and unmasking layer after layer of ego’s  sheath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe ego-principles, Ahankara is the root cause of dualism or the seeming separation between man and his Creator. Ahankara brings human beings under the sway of Maya, by which the subject (ego) falsely appear as object; the creatures imagine themselves to the creators. By banishing eco-consciousness, man awakens to his divine identity, his oneness with the Soul life; God. He is all permeating Supreme.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeware of the Ego. If you start bragging about your spiritual attainment you have missed the whole point. It is no longer spiritual at all. It is the same game played with new words. Only the words have changed, but nothing has really changed; there has been no transformation. And people play the game of the ego in many ways. Every religion thinks, This is the only way, the true way: all other ways are false. They all belong to the same religion: The religion of the ego.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe does not cling to anything, body, mind or self. He clings not, he is no more there to cling. He is just pure emptiness. And out of that pure emptiness arise innocence, out of that pure emptiness arises godliness. According to Buddha the only obstacle is the self, the ego. It is the belief in one’s ego, which creates desire thus preventing the attainment of enlightenment. Thus, it is the self, the ego that is always a hindrance in the realization of nirvana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Purpose of Human Life\u003cbr\u003eEgo Free Living\u003cbr\u003eAnatta; No Soul\u003cbr\u003eLiving Eternal Truth\u003cbr\u003eBe Light unto Yourself\u003cbr\u003eMan Delivers Himself\u003cbr\u003eBecome Natural \u003cbr\u003eLive Buddhism Be Enlightened\u003cbr\u003eThe Buddha Nature\u003cbr\u003eTrikaya related to Buddha Nature\u003cbr\u003eContentment the Greatest Bliss\u003cbr\u003eUnfolding Self\u003cbr\u003eAham Brahmasmi\u003cbr\u003eThe Concept of Self In four Noble\u003cbr\u003eTruths\u003cbr\u003eSuffering and its Cessation\u003cbr\u003eCompassion and wisdom: Counter Negative Emotions\u003cbr\u003eTen Fetters of Human Passion \u003cbr\u003eDependent Origination\u003cbr\u003eFreedom From Tanha: Nirvana \u003cbr\u003eDesire: The Seed of Mind\u003cbr\u003eSamsara is Nirvana \u0026amp; Nirvana is Samsara\u003cbr\u003eRealizing True self is Nirvana \u003cbr\u003eThe Path of Souls Leads To Nirvana \u003cbr\u003eNirvana is Beyond Time \u0026amp; Space\u003cbr\u003eThe Wise Realize Nirvana\u003cbr\u003eNirvana: Man Transcends Birth \u0026amp; Death\u003cbr\u003eDharmakaya, Nirvana: Two Sides of the same coin\u003cbr\u003eArahant, The Saint Realizes Nirvana\u003cbr\u003eSuchness to the Eternal Shores of Nirvana\u003cbr\u003eLove, Compassion: way to world peace\u003cbr\u003eParinirvana and Nirvana\u003cbr\u003eMahamudra Realisation\u003cbr\u003eSummum Bonum of Life\u003cbr\u003eScientific Yogic Mind: Paves Way to Enlightenment\u003cbr\u003eMediation is a way to Enlightenment\u003cbr\u003eLove and Non-attachment\u003cbr\u003eJainism, Buddhism: To Ultimate Liberation\u003cbr\u003eBrahmana, the Arahat attains nirvana\u003cbr\u003eEnlightenment- Satori is instant\u003cbr\u003eIndividual to world peace\u003cbr\u003ePeace and Re-incarnation\u003cbr\u003eKarma, Reincarnation Binds the world Together\u003cbr\u003eLiberation \u0026amp; Peace\u003cbr\u003eBuddha in the Making: Budhisattva\u003cbr\u003eBodhisattva Ideal\u003cbr\u003eThe Bodhisattva Deeds\u003cbr\u003eDharma Upholds Efforts\u003cbr\u003eMorality: The Essence of Dhamma\u003cbr\u003eDhamma Leads To Nirvana\u003cbr\u003eDhamma: Not Religion\u003cbr\u003eDharma: A Concept of Socio-Spiritual engineering\u003cbr\u003eLove, Compassion; Motivation for Social Service\u003cbr\u003eBuddhism: Admits Rebirth But Not Transmigration\u003cbr\u003eBuddhism in the Changing World\u003cbr\u003eLotus Sutra: The Way to Peace\u003cbr\u003eLotus Sutra: Skill-in Means \u003cbr\u003eThe Lotus Sutra: The Philosophy of life \u003cbr\u003eAppraisal \u0026amp; Sum Up\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendices\u003cbr\u003eNagarjuna’s Examination of Nirvana\u003cbr\u003eNagarjuna’s Examination of Casualty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"M G Chitkara \/ APH Publishing Corporation \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153525928304,"sku":"7068","price":71.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/7068.jpg?v=1793910700","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/encyclopaedia-of-buddhism-volume-v","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}