The Ninety-second of 108 Gates Of Dharma Illumination

[Shokai]

The Ninety-second Gate; The wisdom pāramitā

The wisdom pāramitā is a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with it] we eradicate the darkness of ignorance, together with attachment to views, and we teach and guide foolish living beings. (Nishijima/Cross)

The realization of wisdom is a gate of realizing dharma; it cuts off the darkness of ignorance and attachment to all views, and guides foolish sentient beings. (Tanahashi)

Gate Gatha:

May we, together with all buddhas;
Actualize the Wisdom Paramita
That we may eradicate the darkness of ignorance

Reflection Prompts:
1. Why is wisdom required to guide foolish living beings?
2. Does the realization of wisdom remove all darkness?
3. Write a new Gate atha.

Capping Verse:

The densest of fogs
Dissipates
In the morning sun;

合掌,生開
gassho, Shokai
stlah
仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai

[Choujou]

Reflection Prompts:
1. Why is wisdom required to guide foolish living beings?
2. Does the realization of wisdom remove all darkness?
3. Write a new Gate atha.

1. Because otherwise it is the blind leading the blind!

“Who’s more foolish, the fool, or the fool who follows him?” -Obi-Wan Kenobi “Star Wars”

2. The darkness of ignorance, yes, but there is much to darkness out there, and we become wise to it… meaning that through wisdom, one will discover how to remove darkness. It can be a process…

3. May we, together with all buddhas;
Be a light of wisdom to all beings
Lost in the darkness of ignorance

Gassho,
Choujou

sat/lah today

[Tairin]

1. Why is wisdom required to guide foolish living beings?

like Choujou said above… We can’t have the foolish being led by fools

2. Does the realization of wisdom remove all darkness?

Wisdom is a lamp that shines its light in the darkness.


Tairin
sat today and lah