Meanings (ES + gloss)
nirvana
Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
nirvana
State of paradise; heightened or great pleasure or peace.
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.
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.
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