Nirvana literally means cooling off

davidsmith208
Jul 6, 2017
1 min read

According to Karen Armstrong page 33, A History of God.

The Guru Granth Sahib (GGS) talks a lot about "my mind (man) and Body (tan) becoming cool (seetal)

When I was reading the GGS, I liked encountering the phrase "man tan seetal"

It's that mellow feeling after a long period meditation. It is as if desire heats up the brain and meditation cools it. It reminds me of when I was traveling in India and arrived in Amritsar with a pleasant 20 degrees centigrade.

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