70/108 Gates of Dharma Illumination

[Shokai]

The Seventieth Gate

Effort, as a part of the state of truth, is a gate of Dharma illumina.tion; for [with it] we become proficient in realization..

Effort:
to make an earnest or strenuous attempt

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gassho, Shokai
stlah

[Seikan]

Practice perfection
And become
What we've always been


Gassho,
Seikan

-stlah-

[Inshin]

My practice,
Like tuning guitar strings,
Learning to know when to stop
So a string does not break,
And when to push more
For a string to make a sound.

Gassho
Sat

[Shokai]

My practice,
Like tuning guitar strings,
Learning to know when to stop
So a string does not break,
And when to push more
For a string to make a sound.

Gassho
Sat

gassho2[claps]

[Nengei]

Do
And pay attention.

Gassho
Nengei
Sat today. LAH.