The Forty-seventh Gate: the mind without enmity and intimacy
The mind without enmity and intimacy is a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with it], when among enemies and intimates, we are impartial.(Nishijima/Cross)
The intention not to resent those close to you is a gate of realizing Dharma; it creates the heart of oneness in the midst of resenting those who are close. (Tanahashi)
Gate Gatha:
May we, together with all buddhas;
Free our minds from hatred and attachment
That we may be assured of impartiality.
Reflection Prompts:
1. Do both these translation describe a mind of equanimity as being the Gate?
2. If so, how does it create a heart of oneness?
3. Write a new Capping verse.
Capping Verse:
Water everywhere
A duck swims
Without getting wet
gassho, Shokai
stlah
The mind without enmity and intimacy is a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with it], when among enemies and intimates, we are impartial.(Nishijima/Cross)
The intention not to resent those close to you is a gate of realizing Dharma; it creates the heart of oneness in the midst of resenting those who are close. (Tanahashi)
Gate Gatha:
May we, together with all buddhas;
Free our minds from hatred and attachment
That we may be assured of impartiality.
Reflection Prompts:
1. Do both these translation describe a mind of equanimity as being the Gate?
2. If so, how does it create a heart of oneness?
3. Write a new Capping verse.
Capping Verse:
Water everywhere
A duck swims
Without getting wet
gassho, Shokai
stlah
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