SEON MASTER SUBUL SUNIM (b. 1953) is an influential Zen master in Korean Buddhisms Jogye Order, the largest Buddhist order in Korea. He was first ordained in 1975. He founded the organization Anguk Seonwon in Busan in 1989 and opened a branch in Seoul in 1996. Over twenty-five thousand laypeople have taken part in more than three hundred retreats with Master Subul in Korea and around the world. Recently, Subul Sunim has served as the abbot of Beomeosa Monastery and as the Seon master at the International Meditation Center at Dongguk University.
ROBERT E. BUSWELL, JR. (b. 1953) is Distinguished Professor of Chinese and Korean Buddhist Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he holds the Irving and Jean Stone Endowed Chair in Humanities.
SEONG-UK KIM IS the Il Hwan and Soon Ja Cho Assistant Professor of Korean Culture and Religion at Columbia University.
REALIZE THE NATURE OF MIND WITH THIS CONTEMPORARY KOREAN COMMENTARY ON A CLASSIC OF ZEN LITERATURE.
The message of the Tang-dynasty Zen text in this volume seems simple: to gain enlightenment, stop thinking there is something you need to practice. For the Chinese master Huangbo Xiyun (d. 850), the mind is enlightenment itself if we can only let go of our usual way of thinking.
How wonderful to have a clear new translation of the Zen teachings of Huangbo, one of the greatest masters of Zens golden era. Korean Seon Master Subuls commentary is a marvelous addition to the original text, adding refinement to the meaning. Strongly suggested reading for all practitioners.
This meticulous and beautiful translation of a contemporary Korean Zen masters commentary on a Chinese Buddhist classic will benefit countless readers on their journey to spiritual awakening.
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