#auxiliarycloudhall

[discodogen]

…this assembly of students is your companion in the buddha way of enlightenment for all time.

[discodogen]

Impermanent & Unreliable

Now is the time for the fire on your head to be brushed off. Is it not sad if you waste this time, concerning yourself with secular affairs? Life is impermanent and unreliable. No one knows where and when this dew-like existence will drop from the grass. Not recognizing impermanence is truly regrettable. 

Dogen Kigen | Shobogenzo (ed. Tanahashi) | Regulations for the Auxiliary Cloud Hall | Pg.40

[discodogen]

Practice what is rare to practice.

Those who have way-seeking mind and wish to abandon fame and gain should enter. Those who are half-hearted and lack sincerity should not enter...

The assembly of students in the hall should blend like milk and water to support the activity of the way. Although now for some period you are either guest or host, later you will be buddha ancestors equally throughout time. Therefore, you should not forget the feeling of gratitude. It is rare to meet one another and practice what is rare to practice. 

Dogen Kigen | Shobogenzo (ed. Tanahashi) | Regulations for the Auxiliary Cloud Hall | Pg.39