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"I only walk on the sword's blade"
"I only walk on the sword's blade"

Once there was a sick man, who went for help to many doctors, but they only spread their arms helplessly—they were not able to help him.

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Zen Master Bon ShimMay 22, 2018teachings
"Your true self is always shining and free."
"Your true self is always shining and free."
Zen Master Seung SahnMay 19, 2018teachings, quotes, quotes1
"What is it that we’re defending?"
"What is it that we’re defending?"
Zen Master Bon SoengMay 16, 2018teachings, quotes, quotes1
Where did it go?
Where did it go?

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?

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Zen Master Su BongMay 15, 2018teachings
Become Buddha
Become Buddha
Zen Master Seung SahnMay 15, 2018teachings, quotes, quotes1
Three Conditions
Three Conditions
AdminMay 15, 2018quotes, teachings, quotes1
How To Enter Buddhahood
How To Enter Buddhahood
Kwan Um School of ZenMay 14, 2018buddha, buddhahood, enlightenment
Strong Center and Clear Mind
Strong Center and Clear Mind

Correct function of Buddha nature is not simply a matter of “Oh, I’ve got it.”

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Zen Master Hae KwangMay 8, 2018teachings
Stay Nimble
Stay Nimble
Zen Master Bon YeonMay 8, 2018quotes, teachings, quotes2
Your True
Your True
Zen Master Seung SahnMay 2, 2018teachings, quotes, quotes2
The Heart of Our Practice
The Heart of Our Practice
Zen Master Dae BongMay 1, 2018teachings
Like the Sea
Like the Sea

Your mind is like the sea.

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Zen Master Seung SahnApril 27, 2018teachings
Easy and Difficult
Easy and Difficult
Zen Master Seung SahnApril 27, 2018teachings, quotes2, quotes
How does this function in our everyday life?
How does this function in our everyday life?

How we use Zen Master Seung Sahn's teaching is very important.

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Zen Master Dae KwanApril 24, 2018teachings
Direct Experience
Direct Experience
Zen Master Dae KwangApril 18, 2018teachings, quotes, quotes2
Strong Sitting
Strong Sitting
Zen Master Seung SahnApril 17, 2018teachings, quotes, quotes2
Good and bad do not matter.
Good and bad do not matter.
AdminApril 17, 2018teachings, quotes, quotes2
Already complete
Already complete

This world is already complete before anything can be said about it.

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Zen Master Hae KwangApril 17, 2018teachings
The thought itself is Buddha
The thought itself is Buddha
Zen Master Gu JaApril 10, 2018teachings, quotes, quotes2
Tomorrow is too late
Tomorrow is too late

Nobody guarantees our life.

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Zen Master Wu BongApril 10, 2018teachings
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Question: In many families now, both parents have to work. They also have children and social responsibilities. How can the parents make a living, raise a family and still have time to practice? Zen Master Seung Sahn: If you have children and both pa
"Dry cognition cannot help your life." Quote by Zen Master Seung Sahn. #zen #clearmind #dharma #sutras #zmseungsahn #kwanumzen
When you look closely, this world is like a huge insane asylum. Everyone creates his or her own prison. We double- and triple-lock ourselves in and cry out for freedom. As soon as we create ideas and concepts of freedom, we become unfree. In the mome
"Practice is not only what we do in the meditation room." Quote by Zen Master Seung Sahn. #zen #meditation #moment #trymind #simple #zmseungsahn #kwanumzen
"Everything comes from where?" Quote by Zen Master Seung Sahn. #zen #kwanumzen #zmseungsahn
When you see the sky, only blue. When you see the tree, just green. When you see the wall, only white. When you see the floor during meditation time, eyes half open and only meditating, only brown. That name is "seeing something, mind is clear.&
"The Buddha gave all kinds of teaching, and he said that he taught that way to save all different kinds of minds." Quote by Zen Master Soeng Hyang #zen #buddha #mind #dontknow #kongan #engage #kwanumzen
In Buddhism, faith has nothing to do with anything outside of ourselves. It does not necessarily have to do with something supernatural or esoteric. In a sense, it's faith in our own true nature. It's faith in a sense that I can be willing to let go
Join us for an Online Meditation Retreat on July 24–25! The retreat will be led by Nancy Hedgpeth JDPSN, Andrzej Stec JDPSN and Arne Schaefer JDPSN and will include 1:1 kong-an interviews. This will be a 24 hour continuous retreat, but you may

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