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Title:     Four Posts to Build a Strong Practicing House
Creator: Dae Bong Do Mun Sunim, Zen Master (Sichel, Larry)
Catalan subject: Meditació ; Budisme zen Ensenyament
English subject: Meditation Zen Buddhism ; Zen Buddhism Study and teaching
Abstract:  The Buddha used expedient means to enlighten all beings. In 1972, when Zen Master Seung Sahn first came to the West, he adapted Korean Buddhism for the minds of his American students. On recent trips to Europe, he has been changing his teaching style to meet the needs of European students, and to reflect the changing condition of human beings and the world. He calls this "the teaching of the Four Posts" and has called upon the abilities of Dr. Danette Choi, founder of Hawaii Dharma Temple in Honolulu, and an American Kwan Um Zen School monk, Mu Sang Sunim. Zen Master Seung Sahn's style has always been to first teach students their correct direction, then help them develop a strong personal center. In the past, if someone asked Soen Sa Nim (which means "honored teacher") about practicing the martial arts to make one's center strong, he always said, "That's only technique. Why you do it is most important."pedient means to enlighten all beings. In 1972, when Zen Master Seung Sahn first came to the West, he adapted Korean Buddhism for the minds of his American students. On recent trips to Europe, he has been changing his teaching style to meet the needs of European students, and to reflect the changing condition of human beings and the world. He calls this "the teaching of the Four Posts" and has called upon the abilities of Dr. Danette Choi, founder of Hawaii Dharma Temple in Honolulu, and an American Kwan Um Zen School monk, Mu Sang Sunim. Zen Master Seung Sahn's style has always been to first teach students their correct direction, then help them develop a strong personal center. In the past, if someone asked Soen Sa Nim (which means "honored teacher") about practicing the martial arts to make one's center strong, he always said, "That's only technique. Why you do it is most important."
Source:  Primary Point 1986, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1-2
Document type:  info:eu-repo/semantics/article ; info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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