Balanced Existence

The literal translation of the word Nirvana tends to cause, I feel, a certain amount of misunderstanding. The word Nirvana literally means extinction, such as of a flame. This does not mean extinction of self. Rather the extinction of afflictions. This is because the purpose of Buddhism is liberation from suffering. Transcendence.

It is amazing to know that every one of our cells has the exact same functions as our macro body does. Our cells breath air, eat food, have circulatory systems, and eliminate waste to name just a few. Every one of our billions of cells are like this. Together they form our macro-body. The universe is like those Russian dolls that stack inside each other.