May 07^th, 2018

“As cool water allays feverish heat, so also Nirvana is cool and allays the fever of all the passions. Moreover, as water removes the thirst of humans and animals who are exhausted, parched, thirsty and overpowered by heat, so Nirvana removes the craving for sensuous enjoyments, the craving for further becoming, the craving for the cessation of becoming.