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Three Conditions

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"Your true self is always shining and free." Quote by Zen Master Seung Sahn. #zen #meditation #buddhism #trueself #freedom #suffering #humanlife
Zen Master Seung Sahn, 1970's, U.S.A. #throwbackthursday #zmseungsahn #kwanumzen
"What is it that we’re defending?" Quote by Zen Master Bon Soeng. #zen #buddhism #meditation #life
Now you are 20, 40 or 50 years old, but this time and space, from the moment you were born till just now, where did it go? There is no way in the world you can show me where this time and space from the time you were born to just this moment is. All that remains is some vague memory even of yesterday. Even 30 seconds ago you cannot remember. So, if you understand that world, you attain moment world. That means moment to moment, clear, clear, clear. What are you doing just now? If you attain that then you can perceive your situation. —Zen Master Su Bong #zen #buddhism #momentworld #time #perceive (Photo by Jiří Hazlbauer JDPSN.)
"There is actually nowhere else for us to become a Buddha but right now, in this place." Quote by Zen Master Seung Sahn. #zen #buddha #meditation #rightnow #moment
Left to right: Zen Master Su Bong, Linc Rhodes JDPSN, Zen Master Soeng Hyang, Zen Master Bo Mun, and Venerable Maha Ghosananda at front right. Conference at Providence Zen Center, late 1980's. #throwbackthursday #kwanumzen
"There are three conditions to find your true self..." Quote by Zen Master Man Gong. #zen #buddhism #trueself #dharma
Correct function of Buddha nature is not simply a matter of “Oh, I’ve got it.” Then what do you do moment to moment? This practice is about how we live our lives moment to moment, no matter what the situation is. If you are completely aware then you have no hindrance in your mind. You always see exactly what you supposed to do. That’s just part of your nature. But if your center is not strong then maybe you don’t do it. So it’s important to develop both a strong center and a clear mind because only then can you function. The awareness is very important, seeing nature, seeing everything clearly moment to moment. But the strong center is just as important. Sitting Zen actually is designed, the posture and the practice is designed, to develop both, you know, clear mind and strong center [patting his lower abdomen], so the very strong foundation that we have, and keeping the energy here [pointing to his lower abdomen], using the breath to keep the energy here [touching his lower abdomen], like a mountain. Up here [laying his hand on top of his head], [on top of the] mountain everything is very clear. So sitting practice itself develops both. —Zen Master Hae Kwang #zen #buddhism #buddhanature #clearmind #strongcenter (Photo by Oriol Casnovas.)
Stay Nimble quote by Zen Master Bon Yeon. #zen #kwanumzen #zenquotes

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