Applying Wisdom and Zen-Jō to “San-Shou”

Applying Wisdom and Zen-Jō
to “San-Shou”

In my previous article, I mentioned that
when you use Wisdom and Zen-Jō
practically, there are two cases:
“The times when standing Zen-Jō as
King while Wisdom as Minister,” and
“The times when standing Wisdom
as King and Zen-Jō as Minister.”
Now, let’s apply these two cases to
“San-Shou.”

“San-Show” refers to
the three Obstacles that stand in the
way of human happiness.
They can be summarized as follows:

1.　No Bright/Bon-nō –
     “Vacillating Desire” and “Vacillating
      Mind.”

2.　Karma – “Wrong Action.”

3.　Suffering Body – “Suffering Body.”

Last time, I discussed the interrelationship
between these three obstacles using the
analogy of “Acts of war.”
Imagine a war leader in a certain country
has a “Vacillating Desire” to invade another
country and make it his territory.
That desire leads to the “Wrong Action” of
war. When war breaks out, it results in many
casualties, both soldiers and civilians.
This is the “Suffering Body.”

When treating these “San-Show”
(Three Obstacles), they are treated
in two ways:
“Bon-nō soku Bodai” and
“Shou-ji soku Nehan.”
The middle “soku” means “According to”
or “By sticking tightly.”
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First, I will explain “Bon-nō soku Bodai.”

・”Bon-nō” in “Bon-nō soku Bodai” means
      “Vacillating Desire.”

・”Bodai” means “Desire toward Goodness”
　or “Desire to make Vows and Wishes for
     happiness and peace.”

In other words, it is “Bon-nō soku Bodai” that
transforms “Vacillating Desire” (Bon-nō) into
“Desire toward Goodness” (Bodai).
This transformation is achieved by Wisdom.

To be continued

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