Word: nirvana
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...must ask ourselves why more and more people are seeking God, heaven or Nirvana outside the organizations that supposedly are meant to assist the faithful in their search of the divine. Whoever does not find food in one place abandons it for another where nourishment is promised. At a moment of crisis, when people most need supernatural assistance, all they find are hollow temples given to worldly pursuits. And so these poor souls fall into the hands of some charismatic, self-appointed guru and end up gassing Tokyo's subway, forcing suicides on hundreds in Guyana or trying to escape...
Nobody will be forever happy in paradise or suffer forever in hell. Thus, we followers of Buddha do not aim for any form of paradise but seek Nirvana--emptiness, nonexistence. Of the three ways to acquire knowledge--studying, contemplating and practicing--Nirvana can only be known through practice. KYAW KYAW Kelantan, Malaysia...
...Chinese artistic tradition for its elegant natural form and its power to render the viewer's glance into a contemplative, even mystical gaze. On the right stands a wide stone relief of the serene Buddha with his attendant Bodhisattvas: enlightened beings destined to help the Buddha's followers reach Nirvana, on either side...
...glammed up, and now this. The seminal Seattle rockers SOUNDGARDEN, one of the first bands to break out of the Northwest, have split up. The terse announcement from their record company gave no reason, not even the usual pat of "creative differences." While never as high-profile as Nirvana or Pearl Jam, the Grammy-winning band sold more than 20 million records. Down on the Upside, their last album, reached No. 2 on the charts. The band, which had recently finished touring, hadn't taken a summer off from one another since 1988. "I heard they were having heavy arguments...
...with one, final remark from the defense attorney: "The day has been coming for quite some time now. For decades, the city has slept, awaiting its moment to rise up, conquer its foes and finally establish itself as a city as committed to sports as its cafe mocha and Nirvana. Sports fans of America, I invite you all to sit back, relax and witness the revolution...