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Illusions of Wisdom and Perception
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The talk explores the profound understanding of Aryas who, through exalted wisdom and vision, perceive reality beyond expressions, yet provisionally use names to guide others toward enlightenment. These enlightened beings transcend language but use metaphorical creations, akin to a magician's illusions, to help those with limited perceptions recognize the illusory nature of reality.
- Referenced Texts and Concepts:
- The Nature of Aryas: Discusses the Aryas' realization of an inexpressible reality and their use of compounded and uncompounded names to guide others.
- Magician's Illusions: The analogy of magicians crafting illusory forms to demonstrate how beings of wisdom might use illusory language constructions to elucidate deeper truths to those unaware of their constructed nature.
This summary highlights the key philosophical discussion of perception, language, and enlightenment contained in the talk.
AI Suggested Title: Illusions of Wisdom and Perception
O son of the conqueror, how is it that Aryas, through their exalted wisdom and exalted vision, completely and perfectly realize things without explanation and completely realize the very reality which is inexpressible and therefore designate names compounded and uncompounded. O daughter of what are these things that sages, having detached from names and words and thus realized enlightenment, provisionally characterized as created in order to make others aware of the nature beyond words.
[01:11]
So these beings who... words for a long time in a very loving way, who practice in the realm of human language for a long time, they become detached from names and words and thus realize enlightenment. Because they're great beings, they provisionally characterize as created and uncreated in order to help others become aware of this thing they know, which is beyond words. How do they do that? Children of good lineage? For example, a magician or a magician's able apprentice
[02:22]
standing at the crossroads of four great roads. After gathering grasses, leaves, twigs, pebbles, and stones, display magical forms of such as a herd of elephants, a cavalry, chariots, an infantry, collections of gems, pearls, lapis lazuli, conch, crystal, and coral, grain, treasuries, and granaries. When sentient beings who have childish natures, foolish natures, and confused natures who do not realize that these are grasses.
[03:27]
Or hear these things and they think, this herd of elephants that appears really exists. These cavalry, chariots, infantry, gems, pearls, lapis lazuli, conch shells, crystal coral, wealth, grain, treasuries and granaries that appear really exist.
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