"The Salvation of the Free"

On one of my many tangents that my mind wanders I was thinking about Buddhism (I believe my thoughts were initially on the song Heart-Shaped Box) and I realised that I had no idea what the difference between enlightenment and nirvana was. I thought enlightenment was the journey to the eternal peace that is nirvana. I found a website that explained the meanings of the terms, and I couldn't express it more beautifully than Kusala Bhikshu did;

Nirvana - The End of Suffering, in this life and all future lives.

Enlightenment - The Wisdom of Emptiness.

Buddhists believe that everything is interconnected, and no one thing can exist independently. I have no idea why I find this so beautiful; I just do.

Enlightened Ethan..