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Anyone can do it if it means just sitting there an…
After the morning prayer chanting, I sit on the cushion to start meditation. But every time drowsiness gets the upper hand. I can overcome sleepiness when meditation goes well, but when the hwadu is not quite working, I have to lie on my back. We heard
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25 Sep 2006 |
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Two Kinds of Homesickness
One thousand or so years ago, a monk of the Silla dynasty named Hyecho made an amazing journey to what were then called the “Five Kingdoms of India.” Venturing west from China, Hyecho meandered on foot first through the pilgrimage sites of Buddhism and th
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31 Oct 2007 |
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Three Seon trainings
Ethics, Meditation and Wisdom
Master Kusan of Songgwangsa used to say in his Seon talks that it was essential for Seon students to train in ethics, meditation and wisdom. These were the basis for any Seon practice. Most importantly they had to be pr
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Without Possession
We accumulate things because we need them, but sometimes our things cause us great aggravation. Thus, to possess something can mean to be possessed by that thing. When the things we accumulated through need have actually bound our freedom, we can say that
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05 Mar 2010 |
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Alive and . . . well . . .
What’s been most comfortable and consistent in my relationship with Korean Buddhism is the general openness that welcomes my presence as a foreign layperson at temples across the country. The achim yebul (morning service) in particular was once a frighten
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11 Sep 2007 |
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Let us Rejoice even in the Smallest Merit
Let us Rejoice even in the Smallest Merit
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04 Mar 2011 |
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"Let’s take the real one, even if it is only 1 cen…
The whole world, our global village, is in chaos these days with racial and religious tensions as well as disasters killing hundreds of thousands of people. Peace and love are slowly fading away while conflict and confrontation are increasing. Living in s
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31 Mar 2006 |
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Joyful Life: Renouncing Each Day
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03 Aug 2015 |
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The Seon and Doctrinal Schools as Represented by M…
The Mahkasyapa and Ananda that we know and recognize today reflect the values of the Seon schools that emerged much later, and are therefore different from the two who lived at the time of the Buddha. In fact, the current depictions of many people who app
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30 May 2006 |
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Bongjeongam Temple in Seolaksan Mountain: Seen By …
Bongjeongam Temple in Seolaksan Mountain: Seen By Foreign Visitors
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15 Jul 2011 |
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The Artistry of Every Day Life
As a human being it is essential for us to create not out of duty but out of inspiration and joy. This brings something different in us, a dimension of imagination, intuition and creation that nurtures us and invigorates us. A few years ago, I was feeling
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09 Mar 2006 |
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[The Day We Go to Temple] 07. Korean Traditional B…
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03 Nov 2016 |
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Branches Snapping in the Snow
The following is one short essay from the recently published anthology of 65 early works, compiled and translated from the late Ven. Beopjeong’s first twenty years of writing, 1965-1985. "The Sound of Water, the Sound of Wind" was published on Feb. 1, 201
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25 Jan 2011 |
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Korean Buddhism-Peace on Earth
There’s no doubt St. Louis is a town steeped in Catholic history, but here we offer a quick immersion—no baptism required—in a few of St. Louis’ less familiar religious traditions: atheists, Bahá’ís, Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs, Latter-Day Saints and seekers
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26 Feb 2007 |
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Bhiksuni’s Role & Responsibility for the Future of…
This year, 2006, is the 2550th anniversary since the Buddha’s birth. This means that Bhiksuni’s history has been nearly 2500 years.
Many Bhiksunis are greatly respected today even though having arisen from a male-dominated and difficult environment.
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08 Nov 2006 |
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