<p>I'm not sure Nirvana is "pleasant" or "full of blessings". That sounds like Sat-Chit-Ananda. In Vedic tradition that said to be the nature of Brahman or Ishvara.</p>

<p>Some Mahayana traditions actually do what you say and call it our true nature or true self.</p>

<p>It doesn't matter what you call things as long as you know what is what. Labels are useful for their explanatory power, but once you have direct vision, you see that labels are only fingers pointing the direction. Dharma is a map or rather a guidebook. The jungle is not the book. </p>

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2017-10-24T13:14:39.403Z
2017-10-24T13:14:39.403Z
Andriy Volkov
<p>You got it somehow. True self or true nature of the mind is luminous, reflecting everything as it is. It is the buddha itself. Everyone has this true self and everyone can follow the Buddha's path to realize the true self.</p>

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2017-10-25T15:42:24.320Z
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tutu
<p>It is true that there is no permanent identity of self and there is no identity of self which doesn't result in suffering.<br>
Nirvana is permanent , full of blessings, and is unchangeable.
We humans can reach to the state of Nirvana by following the Buddha and his Dhamma.</p>

<p>So my question is : Why can not we call Nirvana the true self of ours?</p>

<p>(As an example I can say that I am not form,feelings,perceptions,volition,consciousness but I am the permanent , pleasant and unchangeable state of Nirvana)</p>

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Why can't we call Nirvana as our true self?
# Why can't we call Nirvana as our true self?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-10-24)

It is true that there is no permanent identity of self and there is no identity of self which doesn't result in suffering.  
Nirvana is permanent , full of blessings, and is unchangeable.
We humans can reach to the state of Nirvana by following the Buddha and his Dhamma.

So my question is : Why can not we call Nirvana the true self of ours?

(As an example I can say that I am not form,feelings,perceptions,volition,consciousness but I am the permanent , pleasant and unchangeable state of Nirvana)

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-10-24. Score: 2

I'm not sure Nirvana is "pleasant" or "full of blessings". That sounds like Sat-Chit-Ananda. In Vedic tradition that said to be the nature of Brahman or Ishvara.

Some Mahayana traditions actually do what you say and call it our true nature or true self.

It doesn't matter what you call things as long as you know what is what. Labels are useful for their explanatory power, but once you have direct vision, you see that labels are only fingers pointing the direction. Dharma is a map or rather a guidebook. The jungle is not the book.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-10-25. Score: 1

You got it somehow. True self or true nature of the mind is luminous, reflecting everything as it is. It is the buddha itself. Everyone has this true self and everyone can follow the Buddha's path to realize the true self.


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