Nirvana
By following the eightfold path, and avoiding evil extremes, the Buddha taught that an individual could achieve nirvana. He taught that nirvana, which in their language meant to blow out a candle, was a state of non-existence.
It was not a place, like heaven, but rather an actual state of non-existence. When someone reached nirvana, their soul was in harmony with the universe and they would cease to exist.
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A man must have his dreams--memory dreams of the past and eager dreams of the future. I never want to stop reaching for new goals.
Maurice Chevalier
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The Eygptian god of the moon and knowledge, Thoth, has the head of an ibis.
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