Cishe uke wezwa igama elithi "Nirvana" ngaphambili, noma mhlawumbe likhala ngenxa yeqembu elidumile eliholwa nguKurt Cobain. Kodwa uyazi ukuthi iNirvana iyini ngempela? Liwumqondo oyinhloko kubuBuddha, obhekisela esimweni sokuthula okuphelele, ukuthula, nenjabulo, lapho ukukhanyiselwa sekufinyelelwe khona futhi isimo sangempela sokuphila sesiqondwe ngokugcwele.
Kulesi sihloko, sizochaza incazelo yeNirvana, indlela yokuyifinyelela, nokuthi ingathinta kanjani izimpilo zethu. Ngokuqonda okujulile kwalomqondo, singafunda indlela yokuphila ngendlela enenjongo kakhudlwana futhi sifinyelele isimo sokuthula nokuthula ezimpilweni zethu. Ngithemba ukuthi uzothola lesi sihloko sithakazelisa.
UbuBuddha

Ngaphambi kokuchaza ukuthi iyini i-nirvana, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi lo mqondo uyingxenye yobuBuddha . Kodwa iyini ngempela le nkolo? Yakhiwa yini? Nokho, ubuBuddha buyisiko lenkolo nefilosofi elivela eNdiya, elisekelwe ezimfundisweni zikaGautama Buddha. Umgomo oyinhloko wobuBuddha ukufeza inkululeko ekuhluphekeni (i-Nirvana) nokuqonda uhlobo lwangempela lokuphila.
UbuBuddha buhlukaniswe ngezikole eziningana kanye nezindlela zokuphila, kodwa bonke babelana ngezimiso ezithile eziyisisekelo:
- Amaqiniso Amane Abalulekile: Ukuphila komuntu kuwukuhlupheka, ukuhlupheka kunesizathu, kungenzeka ukuqeda ukuhlupheka, futhi ikhona indlela yokukwenza.
- I-Noble Eightfold Path: Indlela eya ekukhululweni ekuhluphekeni ehlanganisa ukuqonda okulungile, inhloso efanele, inkulumo efanele, isenzo esifanele, indawo yokuhlala efanele, umzamo olungile, ukucabangela okulungile, nokuzindla okulungile.
- Ukubaluleka kwe umkhuba ongokomoya nokuzindla ukuzuza ukukhanyiselwa kanye ne-Nirvana, njengoba kuchaziwe ku I-Zen Buddhism.
- Ukubaluleka kwe uzwelo nomusa ukuzuza inkululeko ekuhluphekeni.
- Ukubaluleka kwe gwema ukulimaza abanye futhi wenze ngobuqotho.
UbuBuddha bufundisa nokubaluleka kokubonisa ububele nomusa, kanye nesidingo sokugwema ukulimaza abanye nokwenza izinto ngendlela efanele. Kuyisiko elingelona iqiniso futhi alidingi ukukholelwa esidalweni esiphakeme, kodwa ezinye izikole zobuBuddha zifaka phakathi imikhuba yokukhulekela kanye nokukhulekelwa kwama-bodhisattva nezinye izidalwa ezikhanyiselwe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kunezimpawu eziningi zobuBuddha ezimelela le mibono, ezinye zazo eziyizimpawu zokuvikela, njengalezo ezitholakala ezimpawini zokuvikela zobuBuddha.
Iyini i-Nirvana futhi ufika kanjani lapho?

Sesivele sishilo ukuthi iNirvana ingumqondo oyisisekelo kubuBuddha. Ibhekisela ekukhululweni ekuhluphekeni kanye nomjikelezo wokuzalwa kabusha, owaziwa ngokuthi i-samsara. Yisimo sokuthula okuphelele, ukuthula, nenjabulo, lapho ukukhanyiselwa sekufinyelelwe khona futhi ubunjalo beqiniso bokuba khona sebuqondwe ngokugcwele. Yisimo sokugcina esingafinyelelwa yizo zonke izidalwa ngokuzijwayeza ngokomoya kanye nokususwa kwezimbangela zokuhlupheka.
I-Nirvana iphinde ibhekisele esimweni sengqondo somuntu othole ukukhanyiselwa, isimo sokuphelela, inkululeko ephelele, kanye nenjabulo yaphakade. KubuBuddha, indlela eya eNirvana kukholelwa ukuthi ifinyelelwa ngokuzijwayeza ngokomoya kanye nokususwa kwezimbangela zokuhlupheka. Le ndlela yaziwa ngokuthi i-Noble Eightfold Path futhi ihlanganisa imikhuba elandelayo:
- Ukuqonda okulungile: Qonda ubunjalo beqiniso bokuba khona kanye nokubaluleka kokufinyelela eNirvana.
- inhloso efanele: Hlakulela inhloso yokufinyelela i-Nirvana futhi ukhulule abanye ekuhluphekeni.
- inkulumo efanele: Khuluma iqiniso hhayi kabi.
- Isenzo esilungile: Yenza ngendlela elungile nengenabungozi.
- Indlela yokuziphilisa efanele: Ukuphila ngokwethembeka nangobuqotho, okuyisici esibalulekile Noble Eightfold Path.
- Umzamo olungile: Lwela ukulandela indlela efanele futhi uqede izimbangela zokuhlupheka.
- ukunaka okulungile: Gxila endleleni eya eNirvana futhi ungaphazanyiswa injabulo yezwe.
- ukuzindla okulungile: Zindla ukuze uzuze ukukhanyiselwa kanye ne-Nirvana.
Ukuzijwayeza lezi zindlela eziyisishiyagalombili kuzosiza abantu ukuba bahlanze izingqondo zabo, basuse izimbangela zokuhlupheka, futhi bathole ukukhanyiselwa kanye neNirvana. Eqinisweni, ukuzindla kubalulekile kubuBuddha, njengoba kuchaziwe esihlokweni esithi [isihloko esingekho].
Ubani ofika eNirvana?
Njengoba sesishilo kakade, kubuBuddha noma yisiphi isidalwa singafinyelela iNirvana ngokwenza izinto ezingokomoya kanye nokususwa kwezimbangela zokuhlupheka. INirvana akuyona indawo noma isimo sezinto ezibonakalayo, kodwa isimo sengqondo kanye nokuqonda okuphelele uhlobo lwangempela lokuphila. Uma isidalwa sesifinyelele iNirvana, siyakhululwa emjikelezweni wokuzalwa kabusha (samsara) futhi sikhululiwe ekuhluphekeni.
Nokho, kubalulekile ukusho ukuthi ukufinyelela eNirvana kuyinqubo engathatha impilo eminingi kanye neminyaka eminingi yokuzijwayeza ngokomoya kanye nomzamo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, akuzona zonke izidalwa ezinamakhono noma izimo ezifanayo zokufinyelela eNirvana, kodwa wonke umuntu unamandla okwenza kanjalo.
Manje njengoba sesiyazi ukuthi iNirvana iyini, asinakuphika ukuthi iwumqondo omuhle ngempela ongasisiza usuku nosuku, ngisho nangaphandle kokuba amaBuddha aqinile.