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I Don't Like Kong-ans
I Don't Like Kong-ans
Zen Master Wu BongDecember 27, 2021kong-an, everyday life
Zen and Independence
Zen and Independence
Kathy Park JDPSNDecember 6, 2021zen, independence
An Authentic Experience
An Authentic Experience
Zen Master Dae KwangNovember 15, 2021buddha nature, enlightenment
Find Our Human Job
Find Our Human Job
Dennis Duermeier JDPSNOctober 25, 2021human, bodhisattva, correct function
The Biggest Trap
The Biggest Trap
Zen Master Bon YeonOctober 11, 2021meditation, Zen
Let Your Intuition Give You An Answer
Let Your Intuition Give You An Answer
Kwan Haeng Sunim JDPSSeptember 27, 2021bowing, intuition
The Doorway To Wisdom
The Doorway To Wisdom
Zen Master Bon SoengSeptember 7, 2021wisdom, emotions
Finding Our Human Job
Finding Our Human Job
Dennis Duermeier JDPSNAugust 30, 2021bodhisattva, direction
The School Of Don't Know
The School Of Don't Know
Zen Master Hyon JaAugust 9, 2021don't know
Waking Up To Our Enlightened Nature
Waking Up To Our Enlightened Nature
Jason QuinnAugust 3, 2021enlightenment, buddha nature
Practice, Intuition, and Diligent Effort
Practice, Intuition, and Diligent Effort
Zen Master Jok UmJuly 5, 2021
Commitment To Practice
Commitment To Practice
AdminJune 28, 2021sitting, practice
Teachings of Zen Master Man Gong (Part 4)
Teachings of Zen Master Man Gong (Part 4)
Kwan Um School of ZenJune 14, 2021man gong
Breaking Out Of Our Prison
Breaking Out Of Our Prison
Zen Master Bon SoengJune 8, 2021retreats, zen
Thousand Year Treasure
Thousand Year Treasure
Jason QuinnMay 24, 2021don't know, true self
Zen Does Not Have An Answer
Zen Does Not Have An Answer
Oleg Šuk JDPSNMay 10, 2021Zen, great question
Teachings of Zen Master Man Gong (Part 3)
Teachings of Zen Master Man Gong (Part 3)
Kwan Um School of ZenApril 18, 2021man gong
Letter To An Artist
Letter To An Artist
Zen Master Jok UmApril 12, 2021art
Teachings of Zen Master Man Gong (Part 2)
Teachings of Zen Master Man Gong (Part 2)
Kwan Um School of ZenApril 5, 2021man gong, true self
Manifesting Wisdom
Manifesting Wisdom
Zen Master Ji HaengMarch 29, 2021wisdom
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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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