Word of the Day

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MONDAY, JANUARY 27

Nirvana

[nir-VAH-nə]Part of speech: noun

Origin: sanskrit, 1830s

• Colloquially, a state of perfect bliss and peace
• In Buddhism, the end of the cycle of reincarnation, attained by reaching a state of complete enlightenment

Examples of Nirvana in a sentence

• After a stressful year at work, the week at the spa was nirvana for her. 
• When he started studying Buddhism, he was fascinated by the idea of achieving Nirvana. 

About Nirvana

Nirvana is a Sanskrit word that means the act of extinguishing. It is the ultimate goal of the Buddhist path — release from samsara, or the cycle of rebirth and reincarnation. One can achieve Nirvana by extinguishing the three personal fires: passion, aversion, and ignorance. Now the term nirvana can be applied to any state of extreme bliss, but it’s helpful to understand the Buddhist roots.

Did you Know?

Kurt Cobain, the singer and guitarist of the rock band Nirvana, said, “I wanted a name that was kind of beautiful or nice and pretty instead of a mean, raunchy punk name." Nirvana certainly conjures up images quite different than, say, Black Sabbath.

Short Affair PROMPTS for February 3rd

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How can I be posting prompts for February already? I barely noticed January go by.

You'll find the prompts for February 3rd down below the cut. For stories due today, simply follow this link.

https://section7mfu.livejournal.com/2725586.html

Don't forget, you can now chose to use one of the prompt words, or to use both in your story (not forgetting the colour element), remembering to state which combination of prompts you are using.

Remember, Section VII is a Gen site, but stories which are Het, Long-term Romance or AU can be posted in mfu_map_room.

You can post directly to Section VII or, if you wish, you can post your story elsewhere and provide a link. Please say where the link leads as a lot of people are unwilling to go to certain sites. Don't forget, Section VII and the Map Room are both available on Dreamwidth, for those of you who can figure it out (Just let us know if you posted there).

Have fun.

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