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Good Actions Cannot Change Your Karma
Good Actions Cannot Change Your Karma
Zen Master Seung SahnJuly 7, 2018teachings, quotes, quotes1
Completely Free
Completely Free
Zen Master Seung SahnJuly 4, 2018teachings, quotes, quotes1
Zen Bubbles
Zen Bubbles

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Zen Master Gu JaJuly 3, 2018teachings
What Does It Mean to Have a Clear Direction?
What Does It Mean to Have a Clear Direction?
Zen Master Bon YeonJuly 2, 2018direction, bodhisattva
Fortune Telling Is Not Difficult
Fortune Telling Is Not Difficult
Zen Master Su BongJune 30, 2018teachings, quotes, quotes1
We Have No Idea What's Going On
We Have No Idea What's Going On

Deep down inside, each of us knows we have no idea what’s going on. We don’t know.

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Zen Master Bon HaengJune 29, 2018teachings
You Mustn't Worry
You Mustn't Worry
Zen Master Seung SahnJune 29, 2018teachings, quotes, quotes1
Clean This Karma
Clean This Karma

Just seeing your karma is not enough.

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Zen Master Dae JinJune 26, 2018teachings
Head and Heart
Head and Heart
Zen Master Seung SahnJune 23, 2018teachings, quotes, quotes1
The Source of Suffering
The Source of Suffering
Kwan Um School of ZenJune 20, 2018teachings, quotes, quotes1
The Buddha Was Not a Buddhist
The Buddha Was Not a Buddhist

Question: How do you become a good Buddhist?

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Zen Master Dae KwangJune 19, 2018teachings
Strong Sitting
Strong Sitting
Zen Master Seung SahnJune 19, 2018quotes, teachings, quotes1
Practicing Alone
Practicing Alone
Zen Master Seung SahnJune 19, 2018teachings, quotes, quotes1
Where Does Suffering Abide?
Where Does Suffering Abide?

If you are attached to the five skandhas of form, feelings, perceptions, impulses, or consciousness, then suffering has a place to stay.

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Zen Master Seung SahnJune 12, 2018teachings
The Zen Hall
The Zen Hall
Kwan Um School of ZenJune 12, 2018teachings, quotes, quotes1
Everything Will Come Up
Everything Will Come Up

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Paul Majchrzyk JDPSNJune 8, 2018teachings
This Whole World Is a Dream
This Whole World Is a Dream
Zen Master Seung SahnJune 8, 2018quotes, teachings, quotes1
Good Meditation and Bad Meditation
Good Meditation and Bad Meditation

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SK Teoh JDPSNJune 5, 2018teachings
Anger and Sadness
Anger and Sadness
Zen Master Su BongJune 5, 2018teachings, quotes
What Life Will You Live?
What Life Will You Live?
Zen Master Bon SoengJune 4, 2018karma, life
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"When this body disappears, what will you take with you?" Quote by Zen Master Seung Sahn #zen #impermanence humanlife #birthanddeath #dontknow #humanbeing #zmseungsahn #buddhism #kwanumzen
21-Day Zen Challenge: June 4-25. Zen means understanding our true nature—what am I? In the midst of the challenges that we face in this world, Zen is a clear path in finding our life's direction, the courage to have an open heart, and with wisd
As we practice, this "for you" mind slowly becomes ours. It is the beginning and the end of the teaching. We can spend our whole life growing into it, finding the million ways there are of practicing it. Sometimes we fail. Failing gives us
Don't miss our Zen meditation retreat on May 27-28 with Zen Master Soeng Hyang, Kathy Park JDPSN, and Lizzie Coombs JDPSN. This flexible-schedule online event includes 1:1 kong-an sessions and is open to all time zones. Learn more and sign up at link
"'Created by mind alone' is not a philosophical point..." Quote by Zen Master Wu Kwang. #zen #mind #experience #kwanumzen
Celebrate Buddha's Birthday 2023 with us! This global sangha event on May 28th at 5AM PDT / 8AM EDT / 2PM CEST / 9PM KST will feature Sogamunibul chanting and dharma talks. Register now at link in bio. #zen #kwanumzen #meditation #buddhism #buddhasbi
"Your mind is like the sea. When the wind comes, there are very big waves. When the wind dies down, the waves become smaller and smaller, until finally the wind disappears altogether and the sea is like a clear mirror. Then mountains, trees and
"Using intellectual understanding to find your true nature is like expecting a hungry man to satisfy his gnawing hunger with a picture of a banana." Quote by Zen Master Seung Sahn. #zen #truenature #intellect #understanding #attainment #zms
Join Zen Master Bon Hae for two classes on the Avatamsaka Sutra and on the concepts of Mind-Only & Karma. These classes will provide a condensed overview of the Avatamsaka Sutra, including how it pervades our practice; and an exploration about ho

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