The 96th of 108 Gates Of Dharma Illumination

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  • Shokai
    Treeleaf Priest
    • Mar 2009
    • 6394

    The 96th of 108 Gates Of Dharma Illumination

    Gate Ninety-six
    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.

    To teach and guide living beings is a gate of Dharma illumination;for we ourselves neither indulge pleasures nor become tired.

    To teach and guide living beings : The act of sharing knowledge.

    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:
    "What do we teach? We teach the Dharma, living prajñā pāramitā.
    How do we teach? We teach by our practice, living prajñā pāramitā.
    Where do we teach? We teach in every place, right here, now, living prajñā pāramitā.
    When do we teach? We teach whenever we are engaged in right thought, right words, and right actions, living prajñā pāramitā.
    Why do we teach? We teach to save all sentient beings, living prajñā pāramitā.
    Who do we teach? We teach ourselves, to attain the enlightened way, living prajñā pāramitā.."
    - Nengei's response; link here

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    Most note worthy replies :
    Student or teacher?
    Lines are blurred
    When sharing Dharma


    合掌 仁道 生開 - gassho, Jindo Shokai
    stlah
    合掌,生開
    gassho, Shokai

    仁道 生開 / Jindo Shokai

    "Open to life in a benevolent way"

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  • Myo Shin
    Member
    • Aug 2021
    • 49

    #2

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    • Anchi
      Member
      • Sep 2015
      • 556

      #3
      Life itself is the only teacher.
      一 Joko Beck


      STLah
      安知 Anchi

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      • Nengyoku
        Member
        • Jun 2021
        • 536

        #4
        Thank you for being the warmth in my world.

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        • Juki
          Member
          • Dec 2012
          • 771

          #5


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

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          • aprapti
            Member
            • Jun 2017
            • 889

            #6

            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
              • 2822

              #7
              Originally posted by Shokai
              "What do we teach? We teach the Dharma, living prajñā pāramitā.
              How do we teach? We teach by our practice, living prajñā pāramitā.
              Where do we teach? We teach in every place, right here, now, living prajñā pāramitā.
              When do we teach? We teach whenever we are engaged in right thought, right words, and right actions, living prajñā pāramitā.
              Why do we teach? We teach to save all sentient beings, living prajñā pāramitā.
              Who do we teach? We teach ourselves, to attain the enlightened way, living prajñā pāramitā.."
              This is wonderful and very much reflects my perspective


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

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