Seon Buddhism

Myeongjeok Doui ( ? ~ ? )     Memorial Ceremony held in honor of Seon Master Doui, founder of the JOKB  Bojo Jinul ( 1158 ~ 1210 )     Secrets on Cultivating the Mind (修心訣 Susim kyeol)  Baegun Gyeonghan ( 1298 ~ 1374 )     Seon Thought of Master Baegun Gyeonghan  Taego Bou ( 1301 ~ 1382 )     A Buddha from Korea: The Zen Teachings of T'aego  Naong Hyegeun ( 1320 ~ 1376 )     A Letter to Minister..

Preface  PART 1: The Stage of basic     Chapter 1: Patriarchal seon and its historical development         The Meaning and Currents of Patriarchal Seon         The History and Tradition of Korean Seon         The House Style of Korean Patriarchal Seon     Chapter 2: An outline of Ganhwa seon         What is Ganhwa Seon?         The Characteristics Ganhwa Seon has as Patriarchal Seon         The ..

Bodhi-dharma's Wake-up Sermon  Toeong Seongcheol     Letters Exchanged between Master Seongcheol, Prof. Bieder and Layman Gyutae Son     Clean off the mirrors in our minds     The Correct Path of Seon     Keeping the Precepts Is Genuine Purity     Universal Law Is Buddhist Dharma     Look at the Great Light     A World Filled with Peace     The Red Sun Rises High     Listen to the Eternal sound ..

생활선 이해(묵조선)나는 하루동안 어떤 수행을 해야 하는가?홍주(洪州) 태안사(太安寺)의 주지는 경(經)과 논(論)을 강론하는 강사(座主)였는데 오직 마조스님을 비방하기만 하였다.하룻밤은 삼경(三更)에 귀신사자(鬼使)가 와서 문을 두드리니, 주지가 물었다.누구시오?귀신세계의 사자인데 주지를 데리러 왔다.내가 이제 예순 일곱인데 40년 동안 경론(經論)을 강의하여 대중들에게 공부를 하게 하였으나 말다툼만 일삼고 수행은 미처 하지 못했으니, 하루 밤 하루 낮만 말미를 주어 수행케 해 주시오.40년 동안 경론을 강의하기를 탐하면서도 수행을 못했다면 이제사 다시 수행을 해서 무엇에 쓰겠는가? 한창 목마른데 우물을 파는 격(臨渴掘井)이니, 무슨 소용이 있으랴.―《마조록(馬祖錄)》―이상의 이야기는 마조도일(馬祖道一..

The Right Way of Gong-an Seon(zen)參禪須透祖師關 : Zen meditation is to break through the Gateway to Patriarch (e.g. koan),妙悟要窮心路絕 : and delicate enlightenment ultimately demands the stillness of mind.the scent of apricot tree blossom塵勞迥脫事非常 : Getting out of dust and pain is not an ordinary matter.緊把繩頭做一場 : Play a round grabbing it tight.不經一番寒徹骨 : If apricot blossoms don’t once get over midwinter coldn..

[Answer]「Seongcheol Zen master’s critical view on the Theory of Pojo’s Sudden Enlightenment」 The question of students in the Zen school in September 21, 2005:  This is the review request for the pape 「Seongcheol Zen master’s critical view on the Theory of Pojo’s Sudden Enlightenment」written by Chung Kyong Kyu. While arranging documents, we found that the contents and the name of writer were miss..