Korean Buddhism discussion
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http://seouldharmagroup.ning.com/
Many years after the Korean War, in a divide peninsula ,with the essence of it Unique Korean Zen Buddhism which is famous worldwide
Ven Soen Sahn show the westerner insight of Korean Buddhism
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Korean Language adopt several foreign word in its primitive form like the word on the top left is pronounced ra - ti - yo [radio]
More exploration on the Korean language in this thread
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오늘 오후 3시 21분쯤 means in english
This afternoon 3: 21 about[ 3시 21분쯤 ] is the time style in korean -
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http://www.terebess.hu/english/lachs.html
"Some years later, Seung Sahn too was caught up in sexual scandals, having, over a period of years, simultaneous affairs with a number of his students directing his satellite Centers spread across the country. Seung Sahn's explanation was that the women needed his power to keep the Centers running.(sic!) This affair was very divisive to his followers causing many people to leave.""The first revelations of sexual relationships between Seung Sahn and students came about in 1988. According to former director of Cambridge Zen Center Sonia Alexander, Seung Sahn had carried out long-term sexual relationships with a number of his female followers. One former student claims that when confronted with the issue, Seung Sahn stated that he engaged in such behavior to find people he could trust and that he was beyond lust. These relationships caused Alexander to end her involvement with the Kwan Um School, believing in retrospect that she had been used over the years only to help build more Zen Centers for the lineage."
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Ah yes I heard of this scandal. It's a sad fact that many teachers who are enlightened to some degrees continue to be involved in many problems.
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Supposedly Zen Master S.S has transcended desires and is using sex for teaching and helping people. Well, you decide.
http://www.kwanumzen.com/pzc/oldnewsletter/v09n08-1981-august-dssn-wilddharmascenes.html
See 305 - http://www.kwanumzen.com/teaching_letters/0301_0400.pdf
In any case I still respect Zen Master Seung Sahn for the insights he brought on Zen and Truth.
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Seung Sahn wrote:
"There is a famous sutra called the Hua-yen sutra, which tells the story of a
prostitute. Every day she sold her body many times. Every day different men came and
had sex with this woman. But any time a man would have sex with her, he would become enlightened."The difference between that prostitute and Seung Sahn is - she didn't take the precepts before she started her activity.
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Such things happen. My advise to everyone is just go for a teacher whom you can trust and is truly enlightened. Check his/her teachings and backgrounds first.
BTW, do you have a teacher, lugal?
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finally someone removed one of those off topic post...