What do you think about Ven Thanissaro’s view on Nibbāna?

[Jasudho]

@kolayi

consciousness as “without surface” and “unestablished.” His image for it is a beam of light that lands nowhere.

For a different understanding that Is compelling and based on the contexts of the suttas in which these descriptions appear, you may wish to read:

Term: Don't plant the seeds of consciousness?

Dear all, Here is a little thing about a rare term in Pali. For appatiṭṭhita viññāṇa, usually translated unestablished consciousness, I think we could use consciousness is not planted instead. Appatiṭṭhita viññāṇa always occurs in the context of dependent arising and is indeed found most often in SN12 - the book about that. That teaching is all about how consciousness arises and ceases. It is about how it establishes itself in a future live and how it does not establish in a future life. It i…

Viññāṇa anidassana: the state of boundless consciousness

(This essay is also available in the MettāShelf Library in various formats.) Introduction A wide range of opinions has long surrounded two innocent Pali words: viññāṇa anidassana. They are translated variously, as ‘consciousness that is without feature / signless / invisible / non-manifesting / makes no showing / can not be characterized’, et cetera. This variety already indicates that their meaning is somewhat obscure. This obscurity has, however, not stopped interpreters from giving the words…

Nibbana is not viññāṇa. Really, it just isn’t.

Hope this is helpful.