The Seventeenth Gate
Abandonment is a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with it] we turn away from the five desires..*
* click on 'the five desires' for definition
Abandonment :
to leave completely and finally; to give up control
Gatha:
May we, together with all beings
Renounce any and all attachments
That we may be free of desires/hindrances
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, 生開 - Shokai