On Requests from Korean Media
Recently, there have been a few enquiries from Korean media, requests to appear on talk shows or give interviews. After a long hiatus of my own self-enforced silence (it has
Recently, there have been a few enquiries from Korean media, requests to appear on talk shows or give interviews. After a long hiatus of my own self-enforced silence (it has
Zen Master Kyong Ho (1849-1912) was the Great-grandteacher of Zen Master Seung Sahn, and the Great-great-grandteacher of me. Don’t wish for perfect health. In perfect health there is greed and
The Tripitaka Koreana — carved on 81,258 woodblocks in the 13th century — is the most successful large data transfer over time yet achieved by humankind. 52 million characters of
Zen was before God, so it is also before the Gutenberg Bible. What a delicious irony it is that the oldest book made from movable type was a book of
Question: On the topic of art, I stumbled upon Cheonjangsa* last week, having no clue where I was until I read an info panel. One of the murals [above] really
With Hae Jae day approaching (the official end of the 90-day Kyol Che), I was reminded of this event by one of my students. They are photos from my last
A provocative recent blog post on the state of the Zen tradition in Japan. Sadly, and for different socio-historic reasons, much could be said about the current state of Zen