83/108 Gates of Dharma Illumination

[Shokai]

the Eighty-third Gate

The bodhi-mind is a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with it] we are not separated from the Three Treasures.

Bodhi-mind ( bodhicitta ) :
Awakened mind. way-seeking mind, the will to the truth.

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gassho, Shokai
stlah

[Seikan]

This mind and Buddha's
Both awake
But this one takes naps



Gassho,
Seikan

-stlah-

[Shokai]

This mind and Buddha's
Both awake
But this one takes naps



Gassho,
Seikan

-stlah-

truly awake!

gassho, Shokai
stlah

[Nengei]

If we can perceive
That all the Dharma is one
How far are we from Buddha-Dharma-Sangha?

Gassho
Nengei
Sat today. LAH.