"Nirvana," Long responds, a little pleased smile on his face at what seems to be genuine curiosity on Miss Kyle's part. "It is... uhmm.
"It is not non-existence. It is not existence. It simply... is. A state defined by what it is not: it is not suffering, it is not pain. It is not struggle. ...Stillness. Peace. Freedom from all chains, both self-inflicted and otherwise."
Long waved a hand as if to summon up all the difficulties of conveying such a concept with only words.
"I am only a student. I cannot define enlightenment perfectly. You would need the Buddha for that, and Guatama would not answer you in a way that satisfied anyway, most likely."
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"It is not non-existence. It is not existence. It simply... is. A state defined by what it is not: it is not suffering, it is not pain. It is not struggle. ...Stillness. Peace. Freedom from all chains, both self-inflicted and otherwise."
Long waved a hand as if to summon up all the difficulties of conveying such a concept with only words.
"I am only a student. I cannot define enlightenment perfectly. You would need the Buddha for that, and Guatama would not answer you in a way that satisfied anyway, most likely."