One Word for…

The Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines

Awe

For Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel, teacher, author, and founder of The Middle Way Initiative, the #OneWord she would choose for The Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines is awe.

She reflects on the connection between awe and the seed syllable ah, and on the sense of openness and wonder that can arise when we encounter something deeper than ordinary experience.

The Perfection of Wisdom in One Hundred Thousand Lines is now available to read freely in the 84000 Reading Room.
https://84000.co/reading-room

This video was created by the 84000 project. 84000 is dedicated to bringing the entire Tibetan Buddhist canon to the world —freely available to anyone, in any language, at any level of familiarity. Spanning roughly 230,000 pages of classical Tibetan, this ancient collection contains the recorded words of the Buddha and the commentaries of the great Buddhist masters. It is one of the most ambitious literary preservation projects of our time. Today, that work is expanding: into multiple languages, deeper public engagement, and thoughtful use of new technologies, ensuring these teachings remain a living source of wisdom for a changing world.