42/108 Gates of Dharma Illumination

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  • Shokai
    Treeleaf Priest
    • Mar 2009
    • 6394

    42/108 Gates of Dharma Illumination

    The Forty-second Gate

    Love of Dharma illumination is a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with it] we attain Dharma illumination.

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    Gassho, Shokai
    合掌,生開
    gassho, Shokai

    仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai

    "Open to life in a benevolent way"

    https://sarushinzendo.wordpress.com/
  • Yokai
    Member
    • Jan 2020
    • 507

    #2
    Hi Shokai

    It seems appropriate that this Love Gate follows the Enjoyment Gate. We like the idea of love-at-first-sight, but in reality, deep-rooted love grows stronger and blooms brighter the longer we invest quality time in something/someone we enjoy. It's born of deepening relationship and intimacy.

    Just a thought

    Gassho, Yokai (Chris) sat/lah

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    • Seikan
      Member
      • Apr 2020
      • 712

      #3
      This one seems to echo (at least in part) the 26th gate on Dharma conduct.

      Embracing Dharma
      Is Dharma
      For love begets love

      Gassho,
      Seikan

      -stlah-
      聖簡 Seikan (Sacred Simplicity)

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      • Nengei
        Member
        • Dec 2016
        • 1696

        #4
        Anything that puts light onto Dharma
        Warms and lights the universe.

        Gassho,
        Nengei
        Sat today. LAH.
        遜道念芸 Sondō Nengei (he/him)

        Please excuse any indication that I am trying to teach anything. I am a priest in training and have no qualifications or credentials to teach Zen practice or the Dharma.

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        • Shokai
          Treeleaf Priest
          • Mar 2009
          • 6394

          #5
          Yokai;

          Are you having a deepening relationship with the Dharma. If not, perhaps you should.

          gassho, Shokai
          stlah
          合掌,生開
          gassho, Shokai

          仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai

          "Open to life in a benevolent way"

          https://sarushinzendo.wordpress.com/

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          • Shokai
            Treeleaf Priest
            • Mar 2009
            • 6394

            #6
            Nengei and Seikan;

            Thanks guys, love your verses. I'm just playing catch up on a couple of days,

            gassho, Shokai
            stlah
            合掌,生開
            gassho, Shokai

            仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai

            "Open to life in a benevolent way"

            https://sarushinzendo.wordpress.com/

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