tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31933984351585123562010-08-01T03:45:43.448+08:00Together ActionFrom the Zen Room to Everyday LifeAndrzej Stechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12016933697606701885noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193398435158512356.post-55805796610691995162009-12-03T16:12:00.007+08:002010-07-26T12:22:45.848+08:00What is effective leadership?Here are two remarkable speakers Itay Talgam and Khandro Rinpoche treating the subject of leadership one, in general and second, specifically in a spiritual organization.
Andrzej Stechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12016933697606701885noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193398435158512356.post-74858007171748093202009-10-16T18:51:00.014+08:002010-07-26T13:20:57.627+08:00Rule number oneZen Master Dae Kwang once said:
“Every real estate agent knows that in their business only three things are important: location, location, location. In Zen and life there are also only three: direction, direction, direction.”
If this direction is not clear, nothing is clear. Attaining this direction, simply means attaining humans original job.
In Zen we call Andrzej Stechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12016933697606701885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193398435158512356.post-36515921138791068662009-09-30T10:57:00.059+08:002010-07-25T09:02:11.193+08:00Helping Sin YuSin Yu,the wife of one student from Su Bong Zen Monastery became ill with a chronic illness recently, and has been in hospital for about 2 months already. The family, her husband and three children are having difficult times through this period. In the spirit of compassion and solidarity the Zen center sangha very quickly, came together to help Sin Yu and her family.
Photo: Sin Yu's son Jim Andrzej Stechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12016933697606701885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193398435158512356.post-8554855569644890182009-09-26T12:01:00.025+08:002010-07-26T13:15:21.587+08:00The SecretZen Master Dae Kwang WikipediaOne day Zen Master Seung Sahn called Zen Master Dae Kwang, abbot of Providence Zen Center and said, “Sunim, please come to my room. I will tell you a secret.”
Dae Kwang Sunim replied, “Yes sir!”
As he was putting on his robe, he thought, “Wow, something strange must have happened in our school.” He got really excited and ran to Zen Master Seung Sahn’s room Andrzej Stechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12016933697606701885noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193398435158512356.post-39512459844958448112009-09-26T11:59:00.025+08:002010-07-26T13:16:16.745+08:00ShortcutZen Master Dae Bong WikipediaIn the West, many people like Zen as a “Pointing directly to Mind, see your true self and become Buddha” shortcut path.
When Zen Master Dae Bong was still a young monk, he once asked Zen Master Seung Sahn, “Is there a more shortcut in Zen, something even shorter?”
Zen Master Seung Sahn answered, “Yes, of course there is!”
Dae Bong Sunim asked, “What is Andrzej Stechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12016933697606701885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193398435158512356.post-87242427917730702642009-09-23T14:34:00.004+08:002009-09-25T11:53:32.800+08:00Slow downThis is an advice from my friend Hyon Mun Sunim, a Zen monk living in the mountains in Korea.Our life pace is getting faster and faster every day.It's especially obvious in the big cities like Hong Kong and New York.How to slow down?The one thing you can try right away is to slow down your breath, since you have to keep breathing all the time.By slowing down your breath and breathing with your Andrzej Stechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12016933697606701885noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193398435158512356.post-72873158098494446542009-09-22T11:16:00.008+08:002009-12-08T10:47:06.136+08:00Soen Yu by Myong Haeng Sunim Find more videos like this on Virtual Sangha of Kwan Um School of ZenAndrzej Stechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12016933697606701885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3193398435158512356.post-76293995495562129112008-05-21T22:11:00.006+08:002010-06-03T11:19:20.179+08:00Multitasking and Zen...Zen Master Seung Sahn used to teach his students: "When you are doing something just do it."It's not clear who came first with this slogan, Nike or Zen Master Seung Sahn.Nevertheless, this idea might be interesting not only for athletes or Zen students.There is still a common believe that those who can do several things at a time are more productive and multitasking is still a virtue in the Andrzej Stechttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12016933697606701885noreply@blogger.com0