Around 2500 BCE and after intensive 6 years of meditation a young prince named Siddharta Gautama became awakened or enlightened. He discovered that the origin of human suffering, dissatisfaction and unhappiness comes from our ego mind and he proposed the solutions to reduce if not to eliminate suffering. His followers gave him a nick name […]

When Zen literature speaks about the  "walls or gates" blocking access to our inner serenity and happiness it uses the word "poisons" since these walls are, most of the time, like poison pills that we swallow continuously without being fully conscious of their effects. Of course many sources of our suffering, sadness, sorrow, grief come […]

  Statement Traditional Mind Zen Mind Life can be better Yes Life is what it is Life is unfair Often Life is what it is I am unique Yes What is this? Happiness is found Mostly outside ourselves Mostly inside ourselves Success is happiness Happiness is success I control Almost everything in my life Almost […]

Have you ever noted over the years that your ego mind is in starving mode all the time, always complaining and crying like a spoiled baby: “I want more, I want more, I don’t have enough, I am not happy, give me that, give me this, why me, it is unfair”? Its requests are endless: […]

Dāna pāramitā: generosity, charity, kindness, giving oneself Śīla pāramitā : virtue, morality, righteousness, discipline, proper conduct Kṣānti (kshanti) pāramitā : patience, tolerance, forgiveness, acceptance, endurance Vīrya pāramitā : energy, courage, diligence, vigor, effort, will Dhyāna pāramitā : meditation, concentration, mindfulness, contemplation rajñā pāramitā : wisdom, insight, comprehension, common sense, balance Thanks. Ven. Ji Gong Sunim.