The gateless
Unlimited vastness
Omnipresent in all dharma realms
This moment — it is
The essence — it is
Without practice or realization
Without mind or words
Of course — without entry
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The gate
Stands on emptiness
Entry after entry
Gateways all are they
With a gate one steps in
Within entrances practitioners train and realize
Of course — cling not to entrances
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With or without gate
Chan itself is
Not two but one and the same
Gateless and gates are unity
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The gateless is the essence
The gate is form of means
Inseparable are they
The forms and the formless
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Formless has no practice or realization
Without ending or point of entry
With forms one experiences the formless
With practice one realizes emptiness
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The ultimate and one
Chan — Is
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(Preface from Entering the Gateless — A Chan Master’s Advice, published on May 6, 2016 )
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