Gate Ten
Read the following, place it in your heart and sleep on it. Then, tomorrow, live it until evening when you leave a brief comment as to insights or revelations you may have received during the process.
Mindfulness of Sangha is a gate of Dharma illumination; ,for [with it] attainment of the truth is steadfast.
By “Dharma Gate”, we mean a teaching or practice we can study to gain insights into the deepening our practice. It's a way to integrate our understanding of approaching reality.
The Koan:
"Master Unmon preached to the assembly; Everyone exists with their own light. However, when they try to look at it, it is invisible, and there is only deep deep darkness. How does this light exist?
The assembly did not answer.
So the Master himself said in place of the assembly: The Zazen Hall, the Buddha Hall, the kitchen and the temple gate.
He added: It is better if even good things do not exist."
-Master Dogen's Shinji Shobogenzo 1-81
A Most note worthy reply :
Sangha is connectedness. Mindfulness of Sangha is like a soft blanket you wrap yourself in. Sangha uplifts and helps us to see ourselves.
Gassho, Shokai
stlah
Read the following, place it in your heart and sleep on it. Then, tomorrow, live it until evening when you leave a brief comment as to insights or revelations you may have received during the process.
Mindfulness of Sangha is a gate of Dharma illumination; ,for [with it] attainment of the truth is steadfast.
By “Dharma Gate”, we mean a teaching or practice we can study to gain insights into the deepening our practice. It's a way to integrate our understanding of approaching reality.
The Koan:
"Master Unmon preached to the assembly; Everyone exists with their own light. However, when they try to look at it, it is invisible, and there is only deep deep darkness. How does this light exist?
The assembly did not answer.
So the Master himself said in place of the assembly: The Zazen Hall, the Buddha Hall, the kitchen and the temple gate.
He added: It is better if even good things do not exist."
-Master Dogen's Shinji Shobogenzo 1-81
A Most note worthy reply :
Sangha is connectedness. Mindfulness of Sangha is like a soft blanket you wrap yourself in. Sangha uplifts and helps us to see ourselves.
I can say nothing
As profound
As greeting a friend
Gassho, Shokai
stlah
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