When all thoughts of past and future have been cut off, there will also be no thought of the present.
Kusan Sunim
Guidance of a Departed Spirit by Kusan Sunim
Can you understand that originally there is no birth or death?
At what place can you establish mastery over your destiny within birth and death? Master Kusan
The weedy bones (wandering thoughts) are already rotten. Why was it necessary to cry out ‘Oh Heaven’?
What is your original nature prior to the manifestation of space? Master Kusan
Again, let me explain about the path walked by the ancients.
Snatching the Whiskers of a Dragon, by Master Kusan
We keep on working. If we can continue in this manner for one to three weeks, suddenly our mind and truth will mesh; we will understand the cause and conditions of the big matter…
A moment of realisation, by Diana St Ruth
A moment of realisation about the way we operate in the world can open doors in our mind for the light to come in and bring insight. It may cause us to cringe a bit when we reflect on how we’ve been in the past, a very uncomfortable feeling. On the other hand…
The Illusion of Attainment, by Kusan Sunim
In the course of one’s practice it is as though one has to take hold of the hua-t’ou [Koan] two or three times anew.
Solely from the Mind, by Kusan Sunim
If someone practises in this way, then whether walking, standing, sitting, lying, talking or not talking, in the midst of activity or nonactivity, the hwadu (Koan) will be always vivid…
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