Oh, I suppose so. I’m reasonably conversant with Buddhism, and I know that neither of those two phrases is close to being a good description of nirvana. I was more concerned that the borderline word-salad of “literally obliterating one’s consciousness and becoming one with the universe” was being used as if it weren’t a completely meaningless turn of phrase. Garbage in …
Oh, I suppose so. I’m reasonably conversant with Buddhism, and I know that neither of those two phrases is close to being a good description of nirvana. I was more concerned that the borderline word-salad of “literally obliterating one’s consciousness and becoming one with the universe” was being used as if it weren’t a completely meaningless turn of phrase. Garbage in …