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Dharma Talk by Seon Master Jinje
With foolish desire, we try to make all things our own. No matter what great university we graduated from, even if we were the president or high government official, we cannot eliminate conflictive emotions and suffering. When we get to know our true self
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27 Nov 2009 |
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New Year’s Greeting Speech
The year of the Dog is upon us. As it draws near, I pray that it will be filled with joy for each and every person in and outside of Korea, and that Korea will continue taking the brightest passage toward a shining future with the blessings of Buddha. Loo
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01 Feb 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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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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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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What is this?
In Korea one often practices asking the hwadu “What is this?”. “What is this?” comes from an encounter between the Sixth Patriarch Huineng and a young monk who became one of his foremost disciples, Huaijang.
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03 Dec 2009 |
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It’s never the worst
I recently met an acquaintance whom I had not seen in quite a while. She no longer had the young face that I remembered. Hers was the rough face of an urchin, a vagabond, and looking at her left me with a peculiar feeling. She did not have the look of an
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07 Jul 2006 |
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[The Day We Go to Temple] 09. Buddhist Customs on …
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03 Nov 2016 |
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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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Nothing is Routine
One of the thrills of being a young adult is that everything is a first-time experience. My first real job I bounded to with enthusiasm. My first short haircut and manicure felt amazing. My first true love, first kiss, first skinny-dipping in a mountain l
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25 Jul 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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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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Benjamin Bell: U.S. Buddhist in Seoul
Benjamin Bell: U.S. Buddhist in Seoul
When Benjamin V. Bell tells people he is a Buddhist, the reaction from most is: "Pure surprise, and usually laughter and smiles, because we literally are all one in the universe (and) they know that.
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21 Jan 2009 |
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[Book Review] Zen and Psychotherapy
In Zen and Psychotherapy, Christopher Mruk, A professor of clinical psychology, and Joan Hartzell, a psychiatric nurse and practitioner of Zen for many years, explore how Buddhist and Zen ideas could help in the healing of mental health patients.
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02 Aug 2006 |
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Hyangcheonsa Temple
Hyangcheonsa Temple on Geumosan Mountain was founded in the Baekjae period by Ven. Uigak. This has been a place of practice for many great monks throughout the ages, having over 40 buildings at one point. However, through fires and the passage of time, th
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26 Nov 2009 |
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