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Dharma Talk in Celebration of Vesak - Year of the …
Today is the birthday of the Buddha, the one who accomplished the transcendent life of no-birth. Though you may search everywhere and never find the place in this world where it exists, within the truth of “everything is Buddha” the essence of reality is
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27 Apr 2006 |
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Who are you?
Having come down with a cold, I couldn’t properly smell or taste anything. Even though I hadn’t eaten seaweed soup (miyeokguk) for a long time, I was completely unable to know whether it was too salty or too bland. Feeling like that one bright morning, li
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06 Mar 2006 |
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Contemplation of Sutra in the Seon School
During Ven. Jiyul’s hunger strike, for the first time in years I had the chance to recite the Diamond Sutra communally. On the second floor of the Hall of Paradise at Jogyesa, the Union of Religious Leaders held a separate one-week hunger strike, while su
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10 Aug 2006 |
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Hwadu Meditation and Contemporary Society
I have read many articles recently, and have had quite a few discussions with various knowledgeable people as well, regarding the topic of hwadu meditation. What I have observed from my readings and discussions is that people’s opinions about the hwadu f
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13 Feb 2006 |
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A farewell is a beautiful teaching
Rain is falling, and with it autumn leaves, indicating that winter is soon at hand. The rain falls at Sudeoksa Temple, deep in the mountains, on the funeral of an old Seon Master. One after another, the rains fall in sheets, like a summer monsoon, and eve
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17 Aug 2006 |
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To Become Truly Human
1. Preface: The True Human I think we all agree that the current International Conference on Korean Seon Buddhism is an extremely important event. It provides a rare opportunity to gather together many thinkers of diverse backgrounds and points of view.
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24 Feb 2006 |
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Irrepressible Stories of the Nuns of Mount Jiri
Offering Fingernails to Ants
By Ven. Cheonjin
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16 Jun 2011 |
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Silent Promises
In a secular world that is becoming increasingly complex and heartless, we are becoming bound by such a sea of laws that we can hardly keep track of them. It’s difficult to understand why we need so many laws and regulations just to get on
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02 Mar 2011 |
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Duo!
The cowherd complained of too much work.
Then please, take a cup of tea.
Duo!
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14 Nov 2006 |
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Why are Ananda, Vasubandhu, Asvaghosa and Nagarjun…
If you look closely at the Lineage of Dharma Transmission of the Seon school, one peculiarity catches the eye. From Ananda, to Vasubandhu, Asvaghosa and Nagarjuna, the Seon lineage includes a number of persons who seem incongruent with the image of the ma
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03 Jul 2006 |
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Uncovering Brilliant Disciples is the Way of Trans…
In the Seon school, disciples with extraordinary spiritual capacities are referred to as dharma vessels (beopgi), which suggests that they are vessels capable of containing the dharma. When Huineng, a woodcutter and novice laborer, had an audience with th
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20 Dec 2006 |
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The True Meaning of a ’Person of Wealth’
Commemorative Dharma Service for the 8th Anniversary of the Founding of Kilsang-sa
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17 Jan 2006 |
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The Art of Meditation
Meditation can be practised in two main ways: either by stopping and cultivating concentration and enquiry in a systematic way using the tools of awareness: breath, sensations, sounds, thoughts and meditative questioning; or by paying attention to life mo
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14 Jun 2006 |
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Monastic Training System of the Jogye Order of Kor…
Monastic Training System of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
The Organization and Assessment of the Buddhist Practice and Training System
By Ven. Beopjin, Dean of Hainsa Sangha College
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11 Mar 2009 |
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The answers hidden by time
Throughout our lives, we often reflect on scenes of times past. Every time the waves of some vaguely happy or sad memories brush up against our mind, we either try to burst out in laughter or become immersed in questioning why. What we don’t know at such
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04 Dec 2006 |
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