Nirvana is Cosmic Consciousness or Self-Realization, ParaNirvana is realization of Brahman or Unity and the MahaParaNirvana is the great point of NO return where the Sadhaka (practitioner) drops the mortal coil and merges into the omnipresence, (unless he takes the Bodhisattva vow, another subject), correct me if I am wrong, but this is my understanding to date. Thanks :-)
- [FairfieldLife] Nirvana, ParaNirvana and MahapParaNirvana. BillyG.