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nirvana

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noun/nɪrˈvɑːn(ɑː)//nɪəˈvɑː.nə//nəˈvɑː.nə/
  1. 1

    Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.countableuncountable

  2. 2

    State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure or peace; a state of universal perfection and bliss.colloquialcountableuncountable

    • Welcome to this celebration of legal abortion. I wish January 22 meant more than that. The truth is that we are not winging our way to a state of nirvana for reproductive rights.
    • Though we don’t all reach nirvana when we swim, swimming may well be that last refuge from connectivity — and, for some, the only way to find the solitary self.

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