107) The one Hundred and seventh Gate; The state beyond regressing and straying
The state beyond regressing and straying is a gate of Dharma illumination; for it is replete with the Dharma of past buddhas. (Nishijima/Cross)
The ground of unremitting practice is a gate of realizing dharma; it embodies the dharma of all past buddhas. (Tanahashi)
Gate Gatha:
May we, together with all buddhas;
Transcend regressing and straying
That we may become intimate with the Dharma of all past buddhas.
Reflection Prompts:
The ground of unremitting practice (The state beyond regressing and straying) embodies the dharma of all past buddhas. What more could we add to this?
Capping Verse:
Surrender fully
To the flow
And float not upstream
gassho, Shokai
stlah
aprapti
