72/108 Gates of Dharma Illumination

[Shokai]

The Seventy-second Gate

Entrustment as a part of the state of truth, is a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with it] conduct is already managed.

Entrustment:
to charge or invest with a trust or responsibility

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gassho, Shokai
stalh

[Risho]

[Myosho]

[Inshin]

Every night when falling asleep,
I trust I'll wake up tomorrow,
Though I cannot be sure.
Entrusting my breath to Dharma,
The Dharma carries itself out.

Gassho
Sat

[Shokai]

Every night when falling asleep,
I trust I'll wake up tomorrow,
Though I cannot be sure.
Entrusting my breath to Dharma,
The Dharma carries itself out.

Gassho
Sat

beautiful

[Seikan]

Trust in the Dharma
When all fades
It alone remains


Gassho,
Seikan

-stlah-

[Nengei]

My trust in you
Can only be fulfilled if
First I (can) trust me.

When I am unsure whether
Trust is possible, it is
Because I see the possibility for
Failed action in me.

And if I cannot trust, I know
It is because I know
I cannot be trusted.

Wrap yourself in the Dharma robe
And in the meaning of the Precepts,
And you will see that Truth and
Trust come from a common bowl.

Gassho
Nengei
Sat today. LAH.

[Washin]