Sayings of Zen Master Kyong Ho (Part 2)
6) Make friends but don’t expect any benefit for yourself. Friendship only for oneself harms trust. So an ancient once said, “Have an enduring friendship with purity in heart.”‘ 7) […]
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Sayings of Zen Master Kyong Ho (Part 1)
1) Don’t wish for perfect health. In perfect health, there is greed and wanting. So an ancient said, “Make good medicine from the suffering of sickness.” 2) Don’t hope […]
Living in a Dream
You and I are also living in a dream. It might be a happy dream or a sad one, a prosperous dream or a poor dream; it might be a […]
Great Love And Great Compassion Mind
Do you know an elevator’s job? Many people can push the button wanting the elevator, but the elevator only comes when the proper floor and direction appears. When the elevator […]
My Pain Is Very Expensive
In those last days of his life, Zen Master Seung Sahn was in the hospital and in a great deal of great pain. Dae Kwan Sunim was with him and […]
The Beginning Of The End Of Suffering
So that is the great question. What are we before we made up everything else? You know the monologue that has been playing in your head. We are always editing it, revising […]
Life is Zen
Life is Zen. But some people say that life is suffering. How are these different? If you make “my life is Zen,” then your life becomes Zen. If somebody else […]
Clear view
The Buddha saw a star and attained enlightenment. What kind of Buddhism was that? If we have some idea of what we are or who we are, it is usually […]