‘Followers of the way Buddhas and sentient beings are not two.’
Kusan Sunim
Kusan Sunim
Morning meditation — If, in one thought, we suddenly transcend samsara.
‘If, in one thought, we suddenly transcend samsara, we can apprehend and defeat the buddhas and patriarchs.’
Kusan Sunim
Morning meditation — It is incorrect to base one’s life upon the fragments of understanding.
‘It is incorrect to base one’s life upon the fragments of understanding which might occur upon reaching certain states.’
Kusan Sunim
Morning meditation — Wrong views are the activity of the ignorant.
‘Wrong views are the activity of the ignorant consciousness conditioned by the circumstances in which one is enmeshed.’
Kusan Sunim
Morning meditation — The Clear Wind and the Bright Moon.
‘The clear wind and the bright moon demonstrate the great truth.’
Kusan Sunim
Morning meditation — When you Reflect on the Practice.
‘When you reflect on the practice of the ancients… Sometimes, while practising it is as easy as pushing a boat over ice. At other times it is as difficult as trying to drag a cow to a well.’
Kusan Sunim
Morning meditation — Can you Understand?
‘Can you understand that originally there is no birth or death?’
Kusan Sunim
Morning meditation — Ultimate Meaning.
‘‘The Buddha is always present so it is always the right dharma age. This is the teaching of ultimate meaning.’
Exposition of the Avatamsaka Sutra
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