Gathas

[Al]

Ango Gatha 76

Anxious about work
I vow with all beings
to ponder my relative size
amongst the falling stars of Leonid

[Al]

Ango Gatha 77

Absorbed in my work
I vow with all beings
to lose myself completely
or not at all

[Al]

Ango Gatha 78

Vowing to leave home
I vow with all beings
to study deeply
all the ways to let go

[Al]

Ango Gatha 79

Emptying trashcans
I vow with all beings
to note how every item
was vital once

[Al]

Ango Gatha 80

Entering training
I vow with all beings
to remember that the clearest view
comes from the lowest vantage point

[Al]

Ango Gatha 81

Preparing for a run
I vow with all beings
not to over exaggerate
despite this breathing, I am still alive

[Al]

Ango Gatha 82

Telling a bedtime story
I vow with all beings
to listen for the messages
in the void

[Al]

Ango Gatha 83

Expressing gratitude
I vow with all beings
to thank buttons
and nettles and sandwiches

[Al]

Ango Gatha 84

Mindful of spending
I vow with all beings
to place coins
in the hands of the hungry

[Al]

Ango Gatha 85

Hanging Christmas lights
I vow with all beings
to balance, balance
one misstep and gravity wins

[Al]

Ango Gatha 86

Approaching Rohatsu
I vow with all beings
my sweatshirt a monk's robe,
any seat a mountain

[Al]

Ango Gatha 87

Planning a trip
I vow with all beings
to pierce the concepts
of space, time and movement

[Shugen]

Gathas

Shinkai,

I just wanted to take a minute to thank you for all the Gathas. (This goes to everyone that contributed to this thread)

Ron

[Al]

Ango Gatha 88

Fighting anger
I vow with all beings
to feel fully
but act carefully

[Al]

Ango Gatha 89

Counting my mala
I vow with all beings
to find the 108 ways
to be enlightened by the 10,000 things