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Originally Posted by ThatMan
I was watching adocumentary and this guy, Stephen Wolinsky, touched some subjects including Nirvana, so he said that Nirvana is actually the complete erase of the "I", the annihilation of the "I". Is this how Nirvana is actually understood?
In my thinking, the "I" can never be erased or annihilated, it is ever present, the "I am" is ever present, it can only expand to a greater "I" or shrink to a more compact "I", we are this more compact "I", you know, a separated entity from all the others.
What are your thoughts?
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Different School's in Buddhism have slightly different ideas on what Buddha meant by Nirvana so I would suggest you do a little research
They do all agree though that the word Nirvana is a state were the fires that cause suffering and dissatisfaction ( Dukkha ) have been extinguished.
I disagree with Stephen Wolinsky.....
This might help,
https://alanpeto.com/buddhism/understanding-nirvana/