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“My neighbor’s happiness is indeed my own”
“My neighbor’s happiness is indeed my own”
New Year’s address by Jogye Order President Jaseung
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04 Jan 2011 |
12,049 |
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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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04 Dec 2009 |
11,938 |
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Four Great Vows
Every morning in our international Zen temples and centers and at the end of ceremonies in Korea, we all recite the Four Great Vows. So, it is important to understand the meaning and how to use them in our practice.
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04 Dec 2009 |
13,226 |
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What is Meditation?
The solution to the great inquiry cannot be taught through words, nor can it be resolved through hearing with our ears. No matter how hard we try to solve with reason—we will never resolve it with reason. We can only realize through the meditation process
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17 Jul 2009 |
12,716 |
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Cheong Hwa Sunim’s Lecture
The Dharma Words on Peace of Mind
Translated by Han Chang-ho
This Dharma meeting is really meaningful and rare. Many monks of great virtue with experienced eyes, Dharma teachers, laymen and laywomen have all gathered together. This type
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21 Dec 2008 |
12,629 |
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Beopjeong Sunim’s Dharma Talk 2008 October
I hope everyone has been well. Recently, due to the clear weather, being alive feels renewed, grateful, and fortunate. Due to the continuous beautiful fall weather, my life has become joyful for many reasons. Especially, when I hang clot
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21 Dec 2008 |
14,673 |
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Dharma Words on Peace of Mind
The Dharma Words on Peace of Mind
This Dharma meeting is really meaningful and rare. Many monks of great virtue with experienced eyes, Dharma teachers, laymen and laywomen have all gathered together. This type of meeting is not easy to have.
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23 Oct 2008 |
13,294 |
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templestay
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14 Jan 2008 |
12,659 |
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Diamond Sutra (1)
American monk Hyon-gak, disciple of Seon Master Seung Sahn, gave a series of lectures on the Diamond Sutra in English through BTN, a Buddhist cable TV channel in Korea. This is the first lecture held at Seoul International Zen Center, Hwa Gye Sa July 3,
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15 Jun 2007 |
15,098 |
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Clean off the mirrors in our minds
Clean off the mirrors in our minds
As the Venerable Seongcheol taught us, in these treacherous times, we must always stay awake.November 05, 2006 Early in the morning on Nov. 4, 1993, the Venerable Seongcheol of the Korean Buddhist Jogye Order passed aw
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15 Jun 2007 |
13,587 |
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You Already Understand!
Bodhidharma, founder of the Zen lineage, is said to have described Zen this way: A special transmission outside the scriptures / Not depending on words and letters / Pointing directly to the human mind / Seeing into ones nature and attaining buddhahood. T
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05 Jun 2007 |
14,669 |
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Studying the Platform Sutra, Lecture 7
After receiving the Fifth Patriarch’s directive, the assembly returned to their rooms and talked among themselves. They concluded that since Shenxiu was the best disciple of them all, even if they were to write a verse they would not be selected anyway.
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30 Nov 2006 |
13,968 |
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Studying the Platform Sutra, Lecture 6
One day the Fifth Patriarch Hongren summoned all his disciples to an assembly, and said, “I say to all of you: the birth and death of people in this world is a grave matter. Nevertheless you, disciples, make offerings all day long, seeking only th
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27 Oct 2006 |
14,109 |
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Studying the Platform Sutra, Lecture 5
As you can see here, too, the Sixth Patriarch’s purpose in ordaining as a monk is to become a buddha. This purpose should not only be Huineng’s, but all of ours as ordained monks.
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20 Sep 2006 |
14,137 |
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Enlightenment is free from evil yet does hold wholesomeness
If one dwells in enlightenment, one has no anxiety and worries, enjoying unhindered happiness free from envy. Whether one has just started on the Buddhist path or whether one has been practicing for a long time, if one enters directly into enlightenment,
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21 Aug 2006 |
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