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  1. 02-08-2021, 03:07 AM #1
    Shokai
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    48/108 Gates of Dharma Illumination

    The Forty-eighth Gate

    Hidden expedient means are a gate of Dharma illumination; for they
    are sensitive to many kinds of suffering

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  2. 02-09-2021, 03:01 AM #2
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  3. 02-09-2021, 04:58 AM #3
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    I think Nengei nailed the subtlety of this one, but for what it's worth...

    So often unseen
    Yet the moon
    Keeps the tides flowing

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  4. 02-09-2021, 08:52 AM #4
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    I found one bright pearl in my pocket
    What a treasure! What a joy! How come it was with me all the time and I didn't know?
    I saw a friend in need, covered in tears. I gave my pearl to her, she'll need it more than me.
    I found a treasure - I gained nothing
    I gave my treasure away - I lost nothing.
    My heart, One Bright Pearl Inexhaustible in All Ten Directions.


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  5. 02-09-2021, 08:56 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Inshin View Post
    I found one bright pearl in my pocket
    What a treasure! What a joy! How come it was with me all the time and I didn't know?
    I saw a friend in need, covered in tears. I gave my pearl to her, she'll need it more than me.
    I found a treasure - I gained nothing
    I gave my treasure away - I lost nothing.
    My heart, One Bright Pearl Inexhaustible in All Ten Directions.


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  6. 02-09-2021, 05:18 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by Inshin View Post
    I found one bright pearl in my pocket
    What a treasure! What a joy! How come it was with me all the time and I didn't know?
    I saw a friend in need, covered in tears. I gave my pearl to her, she'll need it more than me.
    I found a treasure - I gained nothing
    I gave my treasure away - I lost nothing.
    My heart, One Bright Pearl Inexhaustible in All Ten Directions.


    Gassho
    Sat
    Lovely

    gassho, Shokai
    stlah
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  7. 02-10-2021, 03:21 AM #7
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    Beautiful everyone! Thank you for this teaching

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  8. 02-10-2021, 04:13 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Inshin View Post
    I found one bright pearl in my pocket
    What a treasure! What a joy! How come it was with me all the time and I didn't know?
    I saw a friend in need, covered in tears. I gave my pearl to her, she'll need it more than me.
    I found a treasure - I gained nothing
    I gave my treasure away - I lost nothing.
    My heart, One Bright Pearl Inexhaustible in All Ten Directions.


    Gassho
    Sat
    Just lovely, Inshin-san.

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  9. 02-11-2021, 08:45 AM #9
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