user12686: What is the difference between "cessation" and "nirodha"? How would it be experienced during meditation?

user-1: Cessation can be experienced during meditation. And if cessation happens it is unmistakable. You just know that it happened.
Sometimes just one or a couple of senses/sense perceptions seem to be missing, no longer there. Just for a split second. For instance the perception/sense of smell can suddenly drop/cease.
Full blown cessation would be if every one of the six senses drops/ceases simultaneously. In that case you will only know when you are back, so to speak, that cessation happened.
In any case, you will know it. It can't be missed because it has too much impact.

user8157: The between cessation and nirodha is "cessation" is an English word and "nirodha" is a Pali word that often does not literally mean "cessation" although often it does.   
In meditation, the important "cessations" to be experienced are: 

Cessation of craving.
Cessation of attachment. 
Cessation of I-making & my-making. 
Cessation of suffering. 
Cessation of ignorance. 
Cessation of ego-birthing, ego-aging & ego-dying. 

In summary, all of the above "cessations" amount to the cessation of suffering (dukkha-nirodha). 
Therefore, often, when the Pali teachings refer to "consciousness-nirodha"; "nama-rupa-nirodha"; "sense-contact-nirodha" and "feeling-nirodha"; what this means is consciousness, nama-rupa (mind-body), sense contact & feeling are no longer imprisoned by ignorance, craving, egoism & suffering. 

12686: <p>What is the difference between "cessation" and "nirodha"? How would it be experienced during meditation?</p>
 -1: <p>Cessation can be experienced during meditation. And if cessation happens it is unmistakable. You just know that it happened.</p>

<p>Sometimes just one or a couple of senses/sense perceptions seem to be missing, no longer there. Just for a split second. For instance the perception/sense of smell can suddenly drop/cease.
Full blown cessation would be if every one of the six senses drops/ceases simultaneously. In that case you will only know when you are back, so to speak, that cessation happened.</p>

<p>In any case, you will know it. It can't be missed because it has too much impact.</p>
 8157: <p>The between cessation and nirodha is "cessation" is an English word and "nirodha" is a Pali word that often does not literally mean "cessation" although often it does.   </p>

<p>In meditation, the important "cessations" to be experienced are: </p>

<ol>
<li><p>Cessation of craving.</p></li>
<li><p>Cessation of attachment. </p></li>
<li><p>Cessation of I-making &amp; my-making. </p></li>
<li><p>Cessation of suffering. </p></li>
<li><p>Cessation of ignorance. </p></li>
<li><p>Cessation of ego-birthing, ego-aging &amp; ego-dying. </p></li>
</ol>

<p>In summary, all of the above "cessations" amount to the cessation of suffering (dukkha-nirodha). </p>

<p>Therefore, often, when the Pali teachings refer to "consciousness-nirodha"; "nama-rupa-nirodha"; "sense-contact-nirodha" and "feeling-nirodha"; what this means is consciousness, nama-rupa (mind-body), sense contact &amp; feeling are no longer imprisoned by ignorance, craving, egoism &amp; suffering. </p>
