Sŏn Master Beopjeong, Klasyka Zen
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//-->SŏnMaster BeopjeongOct. 8, 1932 – March 10, 2010Page 1Page 2ContentsContents ................................................................................................................... 3SŏnMaster Beopjeong...................................................................................... 5Who are you? ........................................................................................................ 7Dharma Talk 2008 October ........................................................................ 12Suicide Only Contributes to the Self-destroying Karma .... 13The Dharma Words on Peace of Mind................................................... 16Pure Sŏn ...................................................................................................... 16Peace of Mind ........................................................................................... 17Samadhi of Ease ...................................................................................... 18The Titmouse’s Nest ....................................................................................... 21The True Meaning of a ‘Person of Wealth’ .......................................... 24Master and Disciple ........................................................................................ 31Not Bound Yet Paying Your Duty............................................................. 35Bibliography ....................................................................................................... 39Original works by Beopjeong Sunim............................................ 39Compilations and Translations by Beopjeong Sunim ......... 40Children’s books by Beopjeong Sunim ........................................ 40Page 3Page 4SŏnMaster Beopjeong“Now I live in a place with no signboard and no address. Ofcourse, it’s nothing I can be proud, given that this living environment is infact quite primitive and destitute. But the fact that it allows me to putprecedence on allowing my pure self to exist is something good indeed.I’m only just here for a little bit, anyways. Where could the eternaldwelling place of a monk be? We’re like vagabonds, only residing for abrief spell.”-from Flowers Blossom in the MountainsFollowing the path of honest poverty, as he resides in an emptycabin left vacant by slash and burn farmers, searching for firewood andcultivating a patch of land in a Gangwon-do Province mountain valley,Beopjeong Sunim distinguishes himself as among the most genuine spiritsof the age, through the exhaustiveness of his over 30 years of silence andfreedom from possessions and his putting into practice a life both fragrantand pure.Ordained in 1954 under the tutelage of one of the greatest monksof his age, MasterHyōbong, Beopjeong spent his time as a junior disciplewith the senior disciple, Master Kusan. He went on to serve on thecommittee translating the Buddhist canon into Korean script, as well as theeditor-in-chief of a Buddhist newspaper publishing company, and theDirector of Training at Songgwang-sa Temple. In the latter half of the1970s, he cast all these things aside and by his own hands established andlived alone at Bul-il-am, a hermitage set on the mountainside behindSonggwang-sa. However, with many people knowing his fame andsearching him out, in April of 1992 he left to reside in a remote Gangwon-do mountain valley, the exact whereabouts of which remain unknown stilltoday.Yet at the same time, under the explanation that this was to “earnour keep as practitioners,” he inaugurated a movement of citizens called“Clean and Fragrant,” a group he leads to this day. In December 1997,Kilsang-sa was founded and he took over the leadership of the templeorganization and all religious services. In December of 2003, hevoluntarily conceded this role, and though he now comes down from themountains only periodically to give dharma sermons each spring and fall,or to have Buddhist services or for other events, his voice maintains itsvigor and clarity to this day.Page 5
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