Find your center, Like a Dharma Toy
조화로운 삶 2008. 1. 31. 21:09 Berkeley, California
October 21, 1977
Dear Soen Sa Nim,
I hope you are well. Thank you for the good kido. I got lots of energy from it.
I have been doing the Kwan Seum Bosal mantra. I try to do it whenever I'm not doing
anything else with my mind. But still, there is a lot of small I, many thoughts.
All this thinking makes me unhappy. So, when I went to see Diana, I said, "I am depressed."
So, for an hour, we did therapy. Then, at the end of the hour, Diana said, "Do more Kwan
Seum Bosal, and come stay at the Zen center." So, I am going to move into the Zen center
as soon as I can find someone to sublet my place. I am sure this together-action will be
very good for me.
Love,
Maggie
November 7, 1977
Dear Maggie,
Thank you for your letter. How are you and the Berkeley Empty Gate Zen Center family?
I'm glad you liked the kido.
You say you are doing Kwan Seum Bosal whenever you are not doing anything else
with your mind. This is not good, not bad. I ask you: where is your center? That is
most important . If you don't lose your center, then any action is no problem. Also,
how strong is your center? I tell you, when your are doing something, do it. When you
are doing something 100 percent, this is your center; this is clear mind. But be very
careful. If you keep your ideas, your condition, or your situation, you will lose your
center to any action you are doing
...
Zen Master SEUNG SAHN, [Only Don't Know]
(2004.03)
October 21, 1977
Dear Soen Sa Nim,
I hope you are well. Thank you for the good kido. I got lots of energy from it.
I have been doing the Kwan Seum Bosal mantra. I try to do it whenever I'm not doing
anything else with my mind. But still, there is a lot of small I, many thoughts.
All this thinking makes me unhappy. So, when I went to see Diana, I said, "I am depressed."
So, for an hour, we did therapy. Then, at the end of the hour, Diana said, "Do more Kwan
Seum Bosal, and come stay at the Zen center." So, I am going to move into the Zen center
as soon as I can find someone to sublet my place. I am sure this together-action will be
very good for me.
Love,
Maggie
November 7, 1977
Dear Maggie,
Thank you for your letter. How are you and the Berkeley Empty Gate Zen Center family?
I'm glad you liked the kido.
You say you are doing Kwan Seum Bosal whenever you are not doing anything else
with your mind. This is not good, not bad. I ask you: where is your center? That is
most important . If you don't lose your center, then any action is no problem. Also,
how strong is your center? I tell you, when your are doing something, do it. When you
are doing something 100 percent, this is your center; this is clear mind. But be very
careful. If you keep your ideas, your condition, or your situation, you will lose your
center to any action you are doing
...
Zen Master SEUNG SAHN, [Only Don't Know]
(2004.03)