The Eighty-third of 108 Gates Of Dharma Illumination

[Shokai]

83) The Eighty-third Gate: The Bodhi-mind

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

The aspiration for enlightenment is a gate of realizing dharma; it keeps the three treasures from being cut off. (Tanahashi)

Gate Gatha:

May we, together with all buddhas;
Aspire to the Bodhi Mind
That we may strengthen our bond with the Three Treasures

Reflection Prompts:

1, How does one awaken the Bodhi mind?

2. Having done so, Are the Three Treasures Immediately secure?

3. Write a new Gate Gatha.

Capping Verse:

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

gassho, Shokai
stlah

[Jishin]

The Bodhi-mind, a seed of light,
Sprouts in the heart, ever so bright.
An aspiration for the truth and the right,
It keeps the Three Treasures in sight.

To awaken it, we must let go,
Of ego's grip and its endless woe.
With open hearts and minds, we'll know,
The Three Treasures, in us to grow.

Having awakened the Bodhi-mind,
We find the Three Treasures intertwined.
With Buddha, Dharma, Sangha as our guide,
We walk the path with steady stride.

May we, with all Buddhas aspire,
To the Bodhi-mind, and its pure fire.
That we may strengthen our bond with the Three Treasures,
And find peace in moments of sleep and pleasures.

Gassho, Jishin, ST, LAH

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[Shokai]

The Bodhi mind, a seed of light

Brilliant

gasshp, Shokai
sflah

[Tokan]

Gassho, Tokan

satlah