57/108 Gates of Dharma Illumination

[Shokai]

The Fifty-seventh Gate

The four bases of mystical power are a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with them] the body-and-mind is light.

The four bases of mystical power / acting at will :
1) chanda (volition),
2) vīrya (effort),
3) citta (intelligence),
4) mīmāṃsā (profound consideration)

mystical:
obscure in meaning; mysterious.

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gassho, Shokai
stlah

[Seikan]

Oh, I like this one. I had a hard time with it at first (and may still be way off) as it felt more obscure than many of the other Gates. But with further reflection, it finally started to open up to me...


All things in balance
We walk on
Leaving no footprints


Gassho,
Seikan

-stlah-

[Nengei]

Courageous exploration
Keeps us safe and unentangled
At home.

Gassho,
Nengei

Sat today. LAH.

[Shokai]

Both great

gassho, Shokai
stlah