Nirvana Quotes

I'm not in love with things at the moment. I was never crazy about Nirvana - too angst-ridden for me. I like Pearl Jam. I prefer them to a lot of other bands. There's a lot of angst in a lot of it, which is one of the great things to tap into. But I'm not a fan of moroseness.

He who walks in the eightfold noble path with unswerving determination is sure to reach Nirvana.

He who gives away shall have real gain. He who subdues himself shall be free; he shall cease to be a slave of passions. The righteous man casts off evil, and by rooting out lust, bitterness, and illusion do we reach Nirvana.

To become vegetarian is to step towards the stream which leads to nirvana.

So long as dualism is adhered to, there is no Nirvana, no self-realisation. Light and shadow, long and short, black and white-they are mutually related; when they stand alone each by itself, they have no meaning. So with Nirvana.

If the selflessness of phenomena is analyzed and if this analysis is cultivated, it causes the effect of attaining nirvana. through no other cause does one come to peace.

Love is a fleeting emotion, to reach true nirvana one must know themselves and forsake love, for it breeds contempt.

Not by rituals and resolutions, nor by much learning, nor by celibacy, nor even by meditation can you find the supreme, immortal joy of nirvana until you extinguish your self-will.