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HWADU MEDITATION

Who are you? Where are you going? Ganhwa Seon presents an approach to address these questions. It shows that the path of living as a Buddha resides precisely in this truth.

• Preface

  “Who am I? Where am I going?” Sometimes, these questions arise in our mind spontaneously and sometimes other people ask them – suddenly in a moment of deep reflection.

• PART 1 : The Stage of basic

  • Chapter 1: Patriarchal seon and its historical development
  • Chapter 2: An outline of ganhwa seon
  • Chapter 3: The teaching of the buddha and ganhwa seon
  • Chapter 4: The fundamental practice of ganhwa seon

• PART 2: The Stage of real consultation (the study stage)

  • Chapter 1. The Stage of the Decision and Choice of the Hwadu
  • Chapter 2: The Role of the Supervisor
  • Chapter 3. The Stage of Investigation of the Hwadu
  • Chapter 4: Overcoming the Malfunctions
  • Chapter 5: The Investigation of Hwadu Method in Everyday Life
  • Chapter 6: Investigation of Hwadu and the Stage of Samadhi

• PART 3: The world of enlightenment

  • Chapter 1: Examination and Seal of Approval
  • Chapter 2: The World of Enlightenment

• Seating Position

  Counterclockwise rotation and the clean place is good. But sees it is a mental attitude which in place or environment piece which is more important goes to extremes and is not attached.

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Dharma Talks

• You Already Understand!
• Enlightenment is free from evil yet does hold who...
• How to Approach Hwadu Practice
• The meaning and essence of Seon

Lecture

• Diamond Sutra (1)
• Clean off the mirrors in our minds
• Studying the Platform Sutra, Lecture 7
• Studying the Platform Sutra, Lecture 6

Seon Book

• Thousand Peaks: Korean Zen - Tradition and Teache...
• Living Peace: Poetic Reflections of a Korean Zen ...
• Diamond Sutra: Transforming the Way We Perceive t...
• A Buddha from Korea: The Zen Teachings of T'aego

Musangsa

- International Winter Retreat (Kyol Che)

• Breaking the Vow of Celibacy [2008.03.09]
• Where we came from ,Where are weI going ?? [2007.04.06]
• confused about hwadu practice [2006.12.28]
• Mindfulness/Hwadu [2006.10.24]
• Invitation of challenge [2006.05.23]

• original face [2006.05.21]