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wisdom

Good morning. I came back to my question. Please let me know if you like when you have time to spare.

When someone asked me the meaning of wisdom, I quickly explained it to the extent that I understood it in my own way, but I was wondering if that was good, and I wanted to check it out here.

“Wisdom is seeing things as they are without going through one's own subjectivity. It's about having an eye for facts as they are, and it's different from being called wise in the sense that they are smart.”

Is this OK? If it's different, I can just say sorry to people and fix it, but I've been reading books and I'm not a “beginner” at all, so I'm a little embarrassed if I made a mistake.

4 Zen Responses

wisdom and mercy

Good morning. Questions are welcome, but L.M is already learning a lot, so be sure to keep a Buddhist dictionary handy. So while suppressing the dictionary meaning, it might be a good idea to ask and answer questions about flavors through the reality of life here at hasunoha, etc.

Note, I don't think L.M.'s explanation is wrong. In dictionaries for the time being

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・Satoshi: () It is a translation of juñana jñāna, and is phonetically transcribed as wakana (nyakuna) and jana (jana). It is a mental effect that is the main cause of deciding and determining right and wrong in response to any reason of events, making thorough discrimination and understanding, and in turn cutting off worry. Strictly speaking, wisdom is included in the effects of wisdom ((brahma) prajñā), but wisdom and wisdom are also used interchangeably, or are also called wisdom together.
・: () Translation of Prajña prajña. One of the heart (functions of the heart). The mental effect of understanding, discriminating, and judging things and reasons.
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It has become.

The important thing is that both L.M.'s explanation and the word “wisdom” itself are not “wisdom itself,” but “explanations of wisdom.”
So if you were asked, you might want to tell them that it doesn't fall within the scope of “explanation.”

It's probably going to be like this for the time being, but since it's the world of Buddha's enlightenment, it's different from our “wisdom,” and it's probably different from what I imagine in my head.
However, when it comes to whether wisdom has nothing to do with us, there is no such thing; wisdom does not stagnate as wisdom, and wisdom develops as “mercy” and works for us as something that specifically touches us. Wisdom that transcends words and forms works for us with some kind of specificity is called “mercy.”

I wonder if wisdom and mercy are easy to understand when you think about them as a set.

Of course, this is also my “explanation,” not “wisdom itself” or “mercy itself.” What breaks what I try to grab is probably “wisdom” and “mercy.” it's deep, isn't it?

Namu Amida Buddha

The power to understand the “sky”

Mr. L.M.

This is Kawaguchi Hidetoshi. This is my humble answer to the question.

“Wisdom” is the ability to understand the truth, but if I were to say what that truth is, it would be “sky” (and luck).

Therefore, when asked, “What is wisdom,” I think it would be good to simply explain it as “the ability to understand the sky.”

In more detail, it is also the power to be able to fully understand the differences between “secular” and “Katsu Yoshiki” in Buddhism.

In our ordinary people, we inevitably divide the main customer in half, and each one appears as if there is an entity, and various problems have arisen by causing us to be trapped by it, but wisdom is a force for us to truly understand that there is no speck of dust.

Eventually, the power of that wisdom continues into the “Dharma body” of the Buddha's body.

On the other hand, what follows the “color body” of the Buddha's body is the power of good fortune (mercy, merit, convenience).

By successfully accumulating wisdom and blessings, you will be on your way to enlightenment.

Kawaguchi Hidetoshi Gassho

Medication for ignorance

There is a saying, “To meditate in Buddhism is to sing one's self.”
Wisdom is the original self.

It seems like I'm doing “seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching,” but it's actually not me. Because that's the result of humans evolving as living organisms, right? The results of biological evolution appear in this eyeball. More specifically, the history of the Earth, where living things were born, and even the history of space has appeared. The connection between life and the world appears as eyes, and we are watching.

Or even the idea is dubious. When you first came to Hasunoha, “the scale got bigger and you couldn't keep up with it halfway through.” That's what you said. But six months later, “causal retaliation for offspring?” When asked, “I was able to think that if everyone were an element and the world was made up of elements, then it might be a bit impossible to separate my existence...” That's what you said.

The difference is “how connected it is to Buddhism,” but is it really “I thought based on Buddhism”? Or was it “Buddhism gathered within you, and Buddhism seemed to beat the domino of cause and effect within you, and you came to that idea”?
There is the term “due diligence,” and I think both were established at the same time without any contradiction. Just as the body is made with nutrients from the food you eat, the mind is also shaped by being exposed to various teachings, sensitivities, and experiences.

At that time, what am I? I would appreciate it if you could reread ↓ answers here.
https://hasunoha.jp/questions/26445
https://hasunoha.jp/questions/26499

However, Buddhism is said to be the 84,000 Dharma. In other words, there are such expressions to convey wisdom and mercy. Therefore, there are various ways to answer depending on the other person's point of view and context.
That explanation in the question is probably one way to answer it. I don't know the context, but it's probably not an imminent scene, and I think that's fine. I wrote something that made me want to write a little bit in my answer this time.

Infinite power born from selflessness

I'm going to zazen.
My sense of self and initiative calms down.
The active movement of thought comes to a standstill.
You will have an unthinking, unconscious, and non-thinking mind.
So, at that time, I devise ways to look at myself.
If you look at yourself without thinking, you can see that there is no separation between you and the outside world.
Suffice to say, it's all my own work.
A screening where everything is shown on a display called self.
A screening called selflessness.
It shows that there is no subject called me.
Then, the function called hannya or wisdom becomes clear without explanation.
You're trying to explain in letters.
Before that, why don't you become yourself first?
Our mountain is a Zen temple.
This is a place to demonstrate such things.
If you are interested, please come visit us.
Then, it becomes clear for yourself how you have naturally left all your doubts.
You can also unconditionally help your partner's suffering as if it were your own.
Since it is my original state of self without consciousness activated, I can clearly understand how I was saved from life, old age, illness, death, suffering, and greed.
It becomes clear what the law is, what is the law, and what is Buddhism.
If you read the sutras like that, oh I see.
Even if you read this with knowledge, it won't help you, so it's necessary for you to do it.
A mentor is a mentor.
This is like tuning the frequency of the mind.
Each participant said, “Oh, here it is.” If it's clear within yourself, it's up to you to decide.
Things that should be properly settled in life need to be settled.
You should have a lot of questions.
You should have a lot of doubts.
You can doubt me too.
True wisdom is not words or information.
I think you know that it's not something you can understand by subtracting the meaning from a dictionary or Buddhist dictionary. Why are there Buddhist practices in this world?
It is about clarifying laws such as wisdom, heart, emptiness, mercy, selflessness, and recklessness.
You can read the true meaning of both Zen words and sutras by revealing this selfless nature of yourself.
If you understand (if it becomes clear), “Oh, that really was the case.” It will be settled.
The way to reveal oneself. That is Buddhism. By all means, I hope that those who have ambitions will go beyond the letters and come true.
Turn to the path of attaining Buddhism for sentient beings.
He explains the law of clarification himself. That is the importance of Buddhism.