Awakening & Nirvana

Lance Kinseth, Woodman Hollow

Nirvana is the generous, magnanimous state of existing where all aspects of human experience come in and are digested, moment after moment, creating complete peace. Nirvana is not enlightenment; it is everyday life based on wisdom. Standing in the realm of wisdom and seeing truth, you think deeply: How can I build up everyday life? This is our aspiration or hope. That is called arousing bodhi-mind.

Dainin Katagiri, Each Moment Is The Universe 

Just turn to the ocean of your own essence [awakening] and develop practical accord with its true nature. [nirvana]
Yangshan, Thomas Cleary, Zen Essence