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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What do we live for if it is not to make life less difficult for each other?
George Eliot
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The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 did start in a barn belonging to Patrick and Katherine O''Leary. The O''Leary''s house was one of the few that survived the fire.
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