Gate Thirty-three
Read the following, place it in your heart and sleep on it. Then, tomorrow, live it until evening when you can leave a brief comment on what you may have received during the process.
Awareness of time is a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with it] we do not treat spoken teaching lightly.
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.
Koan:
"What a shame to have been born a human being and to spend your whole life worrying. You should reach the point where you can be happy to have been born a human. Birth, old age, sickness and death: we can't fool around with these ultimate facts. If you aren't careful you'll spend your entire life doing nothing besides waiting for your 'Ordinary-Person' hopes to someday be fulfilled."
Most note worthy replies :
While the Dharma can not be rushed, it does seem that we need to approach practice with a sense of urgency. I really appreciate this Gate for that sentiment.
合掌 仁道 生開 - gassho, Jindo Shokai
Read the following, place it in your heart and sleep on it. Then, tomorrow, live it until evening when you can leave a brief comment on what you may have received during the process.
Awareness of time is a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with it] we do not treat spoken teaching lightly.
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.
Koan:
"What a shame to have been born a human being and to spend your whole life worrying. You should reach the point where you can be happy to have been born a human. Birth, old age, sickness and death: we can't fool around with these ultimate facts. If you aren't careful you'll spend your entire life doing nothing besides waiting for your 'Ordinary-Person' hopes to someday be fulfilled."
- To You, Zen Sayings of kodo Sawaki, pg 22
Most note worthy replies :
While the Dharma can not be rushed, it does seem that we need to approach practice with a sense of urgency. I really appreciate this Gate for that sentiment.
Hearing Buddha's words,
Act quickly!
Life depends on it.
Wake up because,
This is it!!
合掌 仁道 生開 - gassho, Jindo Shokai
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