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Practice to awaken for myself
I am glad to see all of you here at Jakwangsa today. I know it is not an easy thing to come on your day off, but all of us, at some point, inside, realize there is something more we have to do. There is something more than our daily work, our daily lives.
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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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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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Studying the Platform Sutra, Lecture 4
I am going to bring up a somewhat critical example regarding Korean Buddhist society. These days, Korean monks say among themselves that “persons of the Way (toin) are sages only from a distance, not from up close.”
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07 Aug 2006 |
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Vivid Diamond Sutra 1-1
American Seon master Hyeon-gak is giving a lecture on “Diamond Sutra” in English through Btn, a cable TV channel, beginning Aug. 22, 2005 and lasting 12 weeks.
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Studying the Platform Sutra, Lecture 3
To Seek the Teacher - The great master Huineng said, “Spiritual friends, contemplate the Mahaprajnaparamita Dharma with a pure mind.” The great master, without saying anything further, made his own mind and spirit clear. He kept silent for a good while, t
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07 Jul 2006 |
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Studying the Platform Sutra, Lecture 2
Preface - Huineng’s purpose in expounding the Platform Sutra and our purpose in studying it is to have faith in and to rely on the Mahaprajnaparamita Dharma and to transmit the tenets of the Platform Sutra.
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22 Jun 2006 |
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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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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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To Discover Your True Self, “I” Must Die Daehaeng Kun Sunim
Dharma Talk excerpt from "Wake up and Laugh"
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[Intro to Ganhwa Seon] 15. What is Hwadu?
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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 |
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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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Vivid Diamond Sutra 3-2
American Seon master Hyeon-gak is giving a lecture on “Diamond Sutra” in English through Btn, a cable TV channel, beginning Aug. 22, 2005 and lasting 12 weeks.
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Happiness in Solitude
Happiness in Solitude
by Most Ven. Beopjeong
Human existence is fundamentally about being alone. We’re born alone, live life as long as we can, and then eventually die alone. Although we may live our li
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