Gate Six
Read the following, place it in your heart and sleep on it. Then, tomorrow, live and practice it until evening when you can leave a brief comment as to insights or revelations you may have received during the process.
Pure conduct of the actions of the mouth is a gate of Dharma-illumination; for it eliminates the four evils*
*1) lying, 2) suppression of speech, 3) abusive speech, 4) duplicitous speech
The Koan: "Goso said, "When you meet a man of the Way on the path, do not meet with words or silence. Tell me, how will you meet him." - Mumonkan case 361
They may forget what you said, ...but they will never forget how you made them feel. - Zen is Right here / Suzuki
One poetic response to this question was:
Silence could be a cop out
When inwardly I rage and shriek
Ah! That is where that gate is.
stlah
Read the following, place it in your heart and sleep on it. Then, tomorrow, live and practice it until evening when you can leave a brief comment as to insights or revelations you may have received during the process.
Pure conduct of the actions of the mouth is a gate of Dharma-illumination; for it eliminates the four evils*
*1) lying, 2) suppression of speech, 3) abusive speech, 4) duplicitous speech
The Koan: "Goso said, "When you meet a man of the Way on the path, do not meet with words or silence. Tell me, how will you meet him." - Mumonkan case 361
They may forget what you said, ...but they will never forget how you made them feel. - Zen is Right here / Suzuki
One poetic response to this question was:
Silence could be a cop out
When inwardly I rage and shriek
Ah! That is where that gate is.
stlah
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