The 90th of 108 Gates Of Dharma Illumination

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  • Shokai
    Dharma Transmitted Priest
    • Mar 2009
    • 6397

    The 90th of 108 Gates Of Dharma Illumination

    Gate Ninety
    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.

    The diligence pāramitā is a gate of Dharma illumination; for [withit] we completely attain all good dharmas, and we teach and guide lazy living beings.

    Diligence pāramitā : the wisdom of enthusiastic perseverance

    By “Dharma Gate”, We mean a teaching or practice that can lead to spiritual growth: some kind of positive outcome in terms of our practice. A way to approach the truth.

    Koan:
    "Virya paramita is said to have three components. The first component is ​the development of character. It is also about cultivating the courage and the will to walk the path as far as it goes, for as long as it takes.
    For you, this stage might involve correcting bad habits or giving up excuses. You may need to clarify commitment to the path and cultivate shraddha -- trust, confidence, conviction."
    - Barabara O'Brien's Leaning Religion; link here

    Most note worthy replies :
    "If you practice complaining/anger/worrying, you will become very good at it..."



    The gentlest of streams
    Patiently
    Shapes the hardest rocks

    合掌 仁道 生開 - gassho, Jindo Shokai
    stlah
    Last edited by Shokai; 03-20-2022, 02:53 AM.
    合掌,生開
    gassho, Shokai

    仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai

    "Open to life in a benevolent way"

    https://sarushinzendo.wordpress.com/
  • Anchi
    Member
    • Sep 2015
    • 556

    #2
    Life itself is the only teacher.
    一 Joko Beck


    STLah
    安知 Anchi

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    • aprapti
      Member
      • Jun 2017
      • 889

      #3

      hobo kore dojo / 歩歩是道場 / step, step, there is my place of practice

      Aprāpti (अप्राप्ति) non-attainment

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      • Tairin
        Member
        • Feb 2016
        • 2847

        #4
        Diligence pāramitā : the wisdom of enthusiastic perseverance
        One of the true benefits of being part of a Sangha is that when our diligence and perseverance flag the Sangha can help lift us up.


        Tairin
        Sat today and lah
        泰林 - Tai Rin - Peaceful Woods

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        • Juki
          Member
          • Dec 2012
          • 771

          #5


          Juki
          "First you have to give up." Tyler Durden

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          • Getchi
            Member
            • May 2015
            • 612

            #6
            THankyou Shokai, i think this point can so easily be forgotten.

            LaH
            SatToday

            Gassho

            Geoff.
            Nothing to do? Why not Sit?

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            • Shokai
              Dharma Transmitted Priest
              • Mar 2009
              • 6397

              #7
              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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              • Nengyoku
                Member
                • Jun 2021
                • 536

                #8
                Thank you for being the warmth in my world.

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                • Myo Shin
                  Member
                  • Aug 2021
                  • 49

                  #9

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