The Seventy-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.
Right speech is a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with it] concepts, voice, and words all are known as sound:
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:
"Monks, a statement endowed with five factors is well-spoken, not ill-spoken. It is blameless & unfaulted by knowledgeable people. Which five? It is spoken at the right time. It is spoken in truth. It is spoken affectionately. It is spoken beneficially. It is spoken with a mind of good-will."
Most note worthy replies:
With every word that we release,
We have the power to harm or bring peace,
The words we speak, they echo far,
And leave their mark like a shooting star.
Right speech is what we need to find,
A path that leads us to be kind,
To speak with love and honesty,
And let our words set others free.
When words do no harm—
Wispy clouds
Leave no rain behind
We have the power to harm or bring peace,
The words we speak, they echo far,
And leave their mark like a shooting star.
Right speech is what we need to find,
A path that leads us to be kind,
To speak with love and honesty,
And let our words set others free.
When words do no harm—
Wispy clouds
Leave no rain behind
gassho, Shokai
stlah
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