When the polluting desires and attachments are completely gone, there is a new birth in the world of the Noble Ones.

‘Rebirth in the world of the Noble Ones’ is a people language expression. In Dhamma language, we speak of ‘quenching it.’ Quench the ‘I’ and the ‘mine’; quench ego and its selfishness.

Then there’s nothing. There remains only supreme voidness, which is Nibbāna.

– Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu –

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From “NO RELIGION,” translated from the Thai by Santikaro.