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Freedom From Life and Death
Freedom From Life and Death
Zen Master Dae KwanAugust 10, 2020
Fight Between Two Wolves
Fight Between Two Wolves
Myong Hae Sunim JDPSAugust 3, 2020attachment, wolf
Outside Things
Outside Things
Zen Master Seung SahnJuly 31, 2020teachings
Clear Karma
Clear Karma
Zen Master Seung SahnJuly 20, 2020karma
Zen Master Bon Yeon on Reincarnation
Zen Master Bon Yeon on Reincarnation
Zen Master Bon YeonJuly 13, 2020reincarnation
A Revolutionary Act
A Revolutionary Act
Zen Master Bon SoengJune 24, 2020teachings, quotes, quotes8
Nothing Marks a Buddha
Nothing Marks a Buddha
Zen Master Dae KwangJune 24, 2020teachings
The Teachings of Zen Master Man Gong Part 4
The Teachings of Zen Master Man Gong Part 4
Kwan Um School of ZenJune 22, 2020man gong
Mind Light
Mind Light
Zen Master Seung SahnJune 19, 2020teachings
The Teachings of Zen Master Man Gong Part 3
The Teachings of Zen Master Man Gong Part 3
Kwan Um School of ZenJune 15, 2020man gong
Move Into Life
Move Into Life
Zen Master Soeng HyangJune 11, 2020quotes, quotes8, teachings
Don't Worry About All This Karma
Don't Worry About All This Karma
Zen Master Bon ShimJune 10, 2020teachings
What Practice Helps My Daily Life?
What Practice Helps My Daily Life?
Zen Master Bon ShimJune 8, 2020
Subtle
Subtle
Tim Lerch JDPSNJune 4, 2020teachings, quotes, quotes8
The Teachings of Zen Master Man Gong Part 2
The Teachings of Zen Master Man Gong Part 2
Kwan Um School of ZenJune 1, 2020
The Teachings of Zen Master Man Gong Part 1
The Teachings of Zen Master Man Gong Part 1
Kwan Um School of ZenMay 26, 2020
Nothing Mind
Nothing Mind
Zen Master Seung SahnMay 22, 2020teachings
Worldly Knowledge
Worldly Knowledge
Kwan Um School of ZenMay 21, 2020teachings, quotes, quotes8
True Job Of Enlightenment
Barbara Pardo JDPSNMay 18, 2020enlightenment
Bodhisattva is YOU
Bodhisattva is YOU
Zen Master Joeng HyeMay 15, 2020teachings
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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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