Hi
This is from SN 1.2:
By the utter destruction of delight in existence,
By the extinction of perception and consciousness,
By the cessation and appeasement of feelings:
It is thus, friend, that I know for beings—
Emancipation, release, seclusion.
It seems to me that “extinction of perception and consciousness” can only be attained in a meditative state or at Parinibbana.
Which leads me to my very basic question: What exactly is the difference between the highest possible meditative state and Nibbana? The latter is said to be a permanent state and a meditative state can obviously only be temporal.
Explanations really appreciated ! Thanks.