Finding the true self
Subtitle: talks of the Seon mountain monk
By: Jinje
Publisher: Lotus Lantern Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780996102711
Subjects: Zen Buddhism; Self; Buddhism; Psychology
Description: "Through Dharma talks, Q & A, essays on practice, and conversations with leading scholars, Master Jinje speaks with urgency and compassion about the central work of his life: finding one's true self. In a style at once encouraging and uncompromising, he shares his stories and stories of past masters, revealing again and again that realization is possible. We cannot but question whether or not we are ready to embark on this arduous journey. Most vitally important for us to walk this path is having the correct attitude. Infinitely deep faith and ferocious courage reaching the sky are the keys. If you possess these qualities, attaining enlightenment is as easy as touching your nose while washing this face."--Publisher's description.
Notes: "Collected teachings of Jinje Beopwon Sunim, Head of the Korean Jogye Order."

Translated from the Korean.
Table of contents: title: Opening verse; title: Raising the dharma staff: Seon talks. What is the sound of the Buddha's voice? ; There are no saints ; No place for dust ; Teaching upward, teaching downward ; Taking the student by the nose ; Kicking the bottle, standing straight ; Eloquent command of this one phrase ; On the tip of each blade of grass ; Three slaps ; Begging bowls ; A foot in the doorway ; Thunderous roar, crushing blows ; The ferryman ; The cup in which the altar wine is served ; The dharma freely wielded ; The saintly trio ; Holding fast at the door ; Maitreya's true face laid bare ; Circling the meditation seat ; Seen by neither sages nor animals ; A perfectly round circle ; Hairs grow out of a ghost's fart ; If you aspire to be a buddha, the buddha is the mind ; What are you expecting by calling me? ; Suddenly seeing two hands ; World peace through Ganhwa Seon ; At the national prayer breakfast ; The whole world is under one roof ; Dharma talk at the installation ceremony of the supreme patriarch ; World peace and the ecological crisis: buddhist wisdom ; Become a fearless hero: on the occasion of conferring dharma ranks ; Smashing the cauldron with a rock ; Let us forgive and love one another; title: Walking the path: Seon practice. Taking steps toward the great truth: approaching the 3-month retreat ; The correct way of practicing Seon ; Questions to Master Jinje on Seon; title: Appendices. The whole world is a single family: the human race is a single body ; Eyes of the world on supreme patriarch Jinje & Korean buddhism.