The Ninth of the 108 Gates Of Dharma Illumination

[Shokai]

Gate Nine
Read the following, place it in your heart and sleep on it. Then, tomorrow, live it until evening when you can leave a brief comment as to insights or revelations you may have received during the process.

Mindfulness of Dharma is a gate of Dharma illumination; for [with it] reflection of [the state of] Dharma is pure.

By “Dharma Gate”, we mean a teaching or practice we can study to gain insights into the deepening our practice. It's a way to integrate our understanding of approaching reality.

The Koan:
"Master Enen of Sansho Ji said: When I have a chance to meet people, I meet them, But even if I meet them I do not always teach them.
Master Koke said; When I have a chance to meet people, I do not always meet them. but when I meet them I always teach them."
-Master Dogen's Shinji Shobogenzo 1-92

A Most note worthy reply was:
Regarding the ubiquitous nature of the Dharma; being so all-pervasive, we need only open our minds to it, and it can't be missed.

Like the air we breathe

Truth is found

Within and without

gassho, Shokai
stlah

[aprapti]

[Nengyoku]

[Tomás ESP]

being so all-pervasive, we need only open our minds to it, and it can't be missed

So wonderful, thank you.

Gassho, Tomás
Sat

[Tairin]

Thank you Shokai


Tairin
Sat today and lah

[Nengyoku]

Every moment is a chance to meet someone, to really bear witness to their life.
Every action is a chance to teach, to radiate peacefulness to those around us.
We need only open ourselves up to those moments and those actions.

Gassho,
William
Sat

[Shokai]

[Anchi]