Susan L. Taylor

I write about spirituality not so we get strong from within and achieve some state of nirvana and then distance ourselves from the real world. I write about it so we can feel empowered to doing the critical work that this generation of black women are charged with doing.

American Editor

Layla Moran

The important point is Brexiteers said that this would be easy, that we could leave and enter a post-Brexit nirvana, a land of milk and honey that will satisfy their ideological dogma and make the people happy. Sadly, this deluded dream has run out of steam.

British Politician

Byron Katie

I haven't had a single thought for 26 years. I have only understanding. It's somewhat complicated to understand that. I've hardly ever spoken about it. You're in a state of total peace of mind. A kind of nirvana.

American Author

Gautam Gambhir

I can bat in the morning, afternoon, evening, night, on ice, desert, wherever and whenever. It is almost nirvana for me. It takes me away from the stresses of life.

Indian Athlete

Holly Near

I don't believe in nirvana. If nirvana was handed to us on a silver platter, this would be the first day of our struggle to keep it.

American Musician

Phil Donahue

I think the idea of creating a television news source that is not beholden to corporate interests is nirvana.

American Entertainer

Rabindranath Tagore

Nirvana is not the blowing out of the candle. It is the extinguishing of the flame because day is come.

Indian Poet

Eddie Van Halen

Nirvana was huge, but it didn't appeal to everyone.

Dutch Musician

Vic Mensa

Bodhidharma

Indian Leader

Nirvana is the ultimate goal in Buddhism, symbolizing freedom from all worldly suffering.

Buddhist Goal

Nirvana differs from the Christian concept of heaven as it represents an extinguishing of desire, not an eternal paradise.

Not Heaven

Nirvana is often used metaphorically to describe a serene state or experience.

Metaphorical Use

People use 'nirvana' to express a personal idea of perfect joy, which can vary greatly.

Personal Joy

Nirvana is sometimes used in exaggeration to describe pleasurable experiences.

Common Hyperbole

'Nirvana' can imply a state of joy or satisfaction that's difficult to achieve.

Unattainable Perfection

When talking about the band, Nirvana refers specifically to the group, not the concept of bliss.

Musical Reference

Nirvana has a wide discography beyond their most famous song.

Not Just 'Teen Spirit'

Nirvana's music is associated with grunge, a genre that emerged in Seattle.

Grunge Genre

 And we think there's a lot of something out there but that's because we're enslaved by our desires. If we let our desires melt away, we'll see the world for what it truly is, a vacuity, nothingness, and we'll slip into this happy state of nirvana which has been defined as having

Why does the universe...

 to figure out what the actual distribution of molecules is. Even though each of limb transfers is a pretty dramatic event for the people involved, if we zoom out, we see population numbers that don't change. We call this nirvana equilibrium,

What is chemical...

 take away all the things that can happen in a negative way to you and leave you with actually nothing and that word is nirvana in this case it would be Robo near vana if we replace ourselves in this kind of sense with robotic machines

Meet my robot...

 that nirvana is what arrives when all your woe is behind you, and you have only bliss to look forward to. But he said that would not be nirvana, because your bliss in the present would always be shadowed by the joy from the past.

How the worst moments in...

 I'm still alive I'm still alive and I have found nirvana and and if I have found Nirvana and I'm still alive then everyone who is alive can find nirvana and I pictured a world filled with beautiful peaceful compassionate loving

Stroke of insight - Jill...

 of highly abundant and nutritious prey, which provides the energy needed to grow so big. But, now maybe you're wondering why blue whales aren't any bigger? After all, the ocean sounds like nirvana for any growing beast.

Why are blue whales so...

 and has the power to get it, whatever it is for you, to get it done behind closed doors. Now, I'm asked all the time, "How do you get one?" Well, frankly, nirvana is when someone sees you in an environment

How to find the person...

 or it just kind of felt nonexistent, and what I beheld with my eyes -- I didn't just see it, it felt like a vision. And I stood there in this nirvana

You owe it to yourself...

 You'll be challenged, inspired, motivated and humbled. Your life will have new meaning. Peace, health, serenity, happiness, nirvana.

Stacey Kramer: The best...

 but sometimes an extraordinary meal appears welcome to bear heaven or whatever else you want to call it I don't know nirvana