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(soul) immerses in this Reality, it reaches nirvana, the saints.
Sant Gareeb Das Ji says:
Allah and Ram are both beyond our understanding and without qualities. My Lord, resides in me, not in a palace or other abodes.
Sant Tulsidas Ji says:
A person who wants to attain the state of nirvana without meditation on God (Rama), even if this same person is endowed with learning, is like an animal without a tail [the learned person would be unable to attain the highest state without devotion].
What exactly does the word nirvana mean? In the Pali language, the term Nirvana is comprised of two words: nih+vana. The word vana means desire (tanha) and the prefix nih indicates negation. Thus nirvana means, "without desire.” Another way the word nirvana can be translated is “to extinguishextinguishing of a flame.” In other words, when the flame of selfish desire is extinguished, nirvana is possible. A third way the word nirvana can be translated is "without an arrow.” I once heard this presented by a prominent Buddhist scholar named Bhikshu Jagdishkashyap who told a story about a certain man who approached the Buddha with a metaphysical question.
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