Nirvana Quotes

200 quotes by 105 authors

We should reflect on the idea that since the beginning of time sentient beings have been mentally unstable because they have been slaves of delusion,… — Dalai Lama
The search for Nirvana, like the search for Utopia or the end of history or the classless society, is ultimately a futile and dangerous one.… — Christopher Hitchens
You can use your idealism to further your aims, if you realize that nothing is Nirvana, nothing is perfect. — Jon Stewart
Roads are no place for naive chickens dreaming of nirvana. — Shalom Auslander
You are what you want to become. Why search anymore? You are a wonderful manifestation. The whole universe has come together to make your existence… — Nhat Hanh
Nirvana means to extinguish the burning fires of the Three Poisons: greed, anger, and ignorance. This can be accomplished by letting go of dissatisfaction. — Shinjo Ito
To find perfect composure in the midst of change is to find nirvana. — Shunryu Suzuki
At this moment, is there anything lacking? Nirvana is right here now before our eyes. This place is the lotus land. This body now is… — Hakuin Ekaku
Nirvana or lasting enlightenment or true spiritual growth can be achieved only through persistent exercise of real love. — M. Scott Peck
I myself feel, and also tell other Buddhists that the question of Nirvana will come later. There is not much hurry. If in day to… — Dalai Lama
Samsara-our conditioned existence in the perpetual cycle of habitual tendencies and nirvana - genuine freedom from such an existence- are nothing but different manifestations of… — Dalai Lama
I was heavily into Nirvana and I still am, but when I was 23 I got disillusioned by music. Then I just focused more on… — James McCartney
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… — Gautam Gambhir
Something about John Cleese was always very unsettled, I felt. There was always something else he wanted to do. He seemed constantly driven by this… — Michael Palin
When we were 15, my brother and I were getting really into Nirvana, Green Day, and The Beastie Boys. We started going to shows and… — Joel Madden
Oh, I was a real Nirvana kid. I got into jazz because I listened to a lot of metal, Megadeth and that, and those guys… — Jamie Cullum
This is my own little rock theory: In my mind, Nirvana slayed the hair bands. They shot the top off the poodles. — Henry Rollins
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… — Buddha
Growing older, you respect the whole culture behind Nirvana. — Ashton Irwin
I was big into grunge, like Nirvana and Hole, when I was younger, which has been a really huge inspiration because of its rawness and… — Tove Lo

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