The Forty-seventh Gate

The mind without enmity and intimacy is a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with it], when among enemies and intimates, we are impartial.

Enmity / Intimacy:

a feeling or condition of hostility / a close association with or detailed knowledge or deep understanding of

May we together with all beings
Free our minds from hatred and attachment
That we may be assured of impartiality

May this offering bring peace to all beings
May our actions contribute to the harmony of The Universe
And, may all hearts and minds be opened to the present.


gassho, Shokai
仁道 生開 - Jindo Shokai "Open to life in a benevolent way"
Just another itinerant monk; go somewhere else to listen to someone who really knows.