The Fifty-seventh Gate:
Read the following, place it in your heart and sleep on it. Then, tomorrow, live it until evening when you can leave a brief comment on what you may have received during the process.
The four bases of mystical power* are a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with them] the body-and-mind is light.
A “Dharma Gate” is a teaching or practice that can lead to spiritual growth: some kind of positive outcome in terms of our practice. A way to approach the truth.
Koan:
MASTER
If you've heard the sound of the one hand, prove it.
ANSWER
Without a word, the pupil thrusts one hand forward.
MASTER
Did you hear the sound of the one hand from the back or from
the front?
ANSWER
Extending one hand, the pupil repeatedly says, "Whether it's
from the front or from the back, you can hear it as you please."
"The sky is the one hand, the earth is the one hand ; man, woman, you, me are the one hand; grass, trees, cows, horses are the one hand; everything, all things are the one hand."
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Notes:
*The four bases of mystical power / acting at will :
1) chanda (volition),
2) vīrya (effort),
3) citta (intelligence),
4) mīmāṃsā (profound consideration)
gassho,Shokai
stlah
Read the following, place it in your heart and sleep on it. Then, tomorrow, live it until evening when you can leave a brief comment on what you may have received during the process.
The four bases of mystical power* are a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with them] the body-and-mind is light.
A “Dharma Gate” is a teaching or practice that can lead to spiritual growth: some kind of positive outcome in terms of our practice. A way to approach the truth.
Koan:
MASTER
If you've heard the sound of the one hand, prove it.
ANSWER
Without a word, the pupil thrusts one hand forward.
MASTER
Did you hear the sound of the one hand from the back or from
the front?
ANSWER
Extending one hand, the pupil repeatedly says, "Whether it's
from the front or from the back, you can hear it as you please."
"The sky is the one hand, the earth is the one hand ; man, woman, you, me are the one hand; grass, trees, cows, horses are the one hand; everything, all things are the one hand."
-Hoffmann/translation excerpt-The Sound of the One Hand pgs 47, 49 & 55
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With strength in our hearts and clarity in our minds,
We unleash the power of our soul,
With chanda, vīrya, citta, and mīmāṃsā,
We reach for the stars and never let go.
All things in balance
We walk on
Leaving no footprints
We unleash the power of our soul,
With chanda, vīrya, citta, and mīmāṃsā,
We reach for the stars and never let go.
All things in balance
We walk on
Leaving no footprints
Notes:
*The four bases of mystical power / acting at will :
1) chanda (volition),
2) vīrya (effort),
3) citta (intelligence),
4) mīmāṃsā (profound consideration)
gassho,Shokai
stlah
)
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