60/108 Gates of Dharma Illumination

[Shokai]

The Sixtieth Gate

The faculty of mindfulness is a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with it] we thoroughly perform many kinds of work.

Mindfulness :
keeping aware; heedful: mindful of your duties

gassho, Shokai
stlah

[Nengei]

Mindfulness of focus on our tasks
Mindfulness of our vows
Mindfulness of the Precepts
Mindfulness of Dharma
Mindfulness of compassion
Mindfulness of gentleness
Mindfulness of kindness...
If I can be mindful of these things
All of my work will be done
And the Buddha will be revealed.

Gassho,
Nengei
Sat today. LAH.

[Shokai]

Mindfulness of focus on our tasks
Mindfulness of our vows
Mindfulness of the Precepts
Mindfulness of Dharma
Mindfulness of compassion
Mindfulness of gentleness
Mindfulness of kindness...
If I can be mindful of these things
All of my work will be done
And the Buddha will be revealed.

Gassho,
Nengei
Sat today. LAH.

Completeness, 48 to go
gassho, Shokai
stlah

[Seikan]

Fully attentive
To what is
Dharma’s work is done


Gassho,
Seikan

-stlah-