The mantra Gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha can be translated as "crossed, crossed, crossed to the other side." It indicates the action that flows from the state of enlightenment, because the essence of the bodhisattva path is not only to strive for one's own liberation, but also to help other beings. Seeing the world as it is right now as perfect and complete involves responding to the emerging needs of sentient beings in a way that most fully corresponds to that one moment, this particular being, and this particular situation. For this reason, the world of the moment is Great Love and Great Compassion. Primordial wisdom is for the good of others when it is used to act spontane...