Dharma talk
Dharma Talk
with Zen Master Hyon Gak Sunim
Wednesday October 11 at 7 - 9 pm
This is Zen Master Hyon Gak Sunim's
18th visit to Zen House.
18th visit to Zen House.
"Zen is not a doctrine or a dogma or philosophy or even a 'teaching.' It is merely a collection of meditation technologies which point us back to Moment, which -- itself -- is actually already our True Nature, true Self, Soul, consciousness, whatever we want to call it." -
Zen Master Hyon Gak Sunim
In this spontaneous evening talk Sunim will share with us his insights and experiences related to the practice of meditation and offer guidance to how we can incorporate and sustain a daily practice into our busy lives.
TIME:
Wednesday October 11, 19:00 - 21:00
Social gathering afterwards in Zen Café until 21:30
PLACE:
Zen House, Sporveisgata 29, 0354 Oslo
PRICE:
NOK 200
BOOKING NECESSARY:
zenhouse@zen.no
or 41471790 latest Tuesday, October 10
The doors will open at 18:30 and will close at 19:00 when the program starts.
Foto: Erlend Sæverud
Hyon Gak Sunim
is a Zen Master, originally from USA, and educated in literature and philosophy at Yale and Harvard. In 1992 he was ordained monk in the Temple of the Sixth Patriarch, China. He received inka from Zen Master Seung Sahn in 2001, and was appointed by him to assume the leadership of Hva Gye Sah Temple in Seoul, South Korea, where he was until 2007.
He has edited several of Zen Master Seung Sahn's books, including "The Mirror of Zen" and "Wanting Enlightenment Is A Big Mistake".
Hyon Gak Sunim is a sought-after lecturer throughout South Korea, Asia and large parts of the West. This is his 17th visit to Norway.
Hyon Gak Sunim is currently leading Zen Center Regensburg.
Her kan du se en 16 minutters video med Hyon Gak Sunim: "What is Zen?"