Nirvana is not a blissful state of mind, nor is it some kind of physical paradise. It refers to a state of mind without attachment, and can also refer to death, when we are free of all attachments. It is the former meaning that is being used here. Once we start to remove all the attachments and mental constructions in our mind, our inherent Buddha nature is realized. This is our ability to experience the world directly, perhaps more like more "primitive" animals, but with a fundamental difference. The difference is that we are aware. We are aware of our instincts, and can choose not to act on them.
The mantra given here is translated many different ways.
"Go, go, go beyond, go totally beyond, be rooted in the ground of enlightenment."
"Go on to the other shore."
"Gone, gone, altogether gone, altogether gone to the other side."
"GONE, GONE, GONE BEYOND, COMPLETELY GONE BEYOND, ENLIGHTENMENT, HAIL"
"(Gate)Gone, (Gate)Gone, (Paragate)Gone beyond, (Parasamgate)Everyone Gone Completely Beyond, (Bodhi)Awake, (Svaha)Hooray! "
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Greetings, V. I have been away from your blog, but it is good to return.
The last translation is wonderful for its directness and exuberance.
A little epiphany: why is the perfection of wisdom the perfection of wisdom? Because it is no perfection. It teaches nothing. It is empty and infinite and therefore perfect.
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