Gathas

[Al]

Ango Gatha 14

Watching television
I vow with all beings
to see the images as both meaningless colored light
and invaluable messages from across the divide.

[Al]

Ango Gatha 15

Buying fabric
I vow with all beings
to turn all of my raw materials
into practice.

[Al]

Ango Gatha 16

Stitching slowly
I vow with all beings
that I will not stop sewing
until all have reached the other shore.

[Al]

Ango Gatha 17

Drinking cool liquid
I vow with all beings
to notice how water, supremely important,
tastes like nothing.

[Graceleejenkins]

Re: Gathas

Shinkai, I'm really enjoying this Ango practice. Thanks for sharing. Gassho, Grace.

[Hoyu]

Re: Ango Gatha 17

Drinking cool liquid
I vow with all beings
to notice how water, supremely important,
tastes like nothing.

Nice! _/_

[Al]

Ango Gatha 18

Working through construction noise
I vow with all beings
to reject the practice of
selective rejection.

[Al]

Ango Gatha 19

Sitting in silence
I vow with all beings
to put forth my contribution
to the void.

[Al]

Ango Gatha 20

Receiving gifts
I vow with all beings
to accept without prejudice
and find gratitude in the smallest gesture.

[Al]

Ango Gatha 21

Wearing a mala
I vow with all beings
to be a representative of truth
and vanquish all doubts.

[Al]

Ango Gatha 22

Tracking progress
I vow with all beings
that I will widen my path
and accept all detours.

[Al]

Ango Gatha 23

At the gym
I vow with all beings
to move with purpose
while going nowhere on the treadmill.

[Shokai]

Re: Gathas

At the closing of day
I vow with all beings
to sit with the silence
that ends all mind secretions.

[Al]

Ango Gatha 24

Waiting for work to end
I vow with all beings
to refocus and choose my attitude;
samu is everything.

[Al]

Ango Gatha 25

Reading sutras
I vow with all beings
to stop discursive thinking
and let the words flow like endless tributaries.