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\n\u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/features\/leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Leaving the Door to Opportunity Open","post_excerpt":"The Korean Seon (Zen) master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) wears many hats: Buddhist monk, teacher, author, environmentalist, and social activist, to name a few. As a widely respected Dharma teacher and a tireless socially engaged activist in his native South Korea, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim has founded numerous Dharma-based organizations, initiatives, and projects that are active across the world. Among them, Jungto Society, a volunteer-based community founded on the Buddhist teachings and expressing equality, simple living, and sustainability, is dedicated to addressing modern social issues that lead to suffering, including environmental degradation, poverty, and conflict.\n\nThis column, shared by Jungto Society, presents a series of highlights from Ven. 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As a widely respected Dharma teacher and a tireless socially engaged activist in his native South Korea, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim has founded numerous Dharma-based organizations, initiatives, and projects that are active across the world. Among them, Jungto Society, a volunteer-based community founded on the Buddhist teachings and expressing equality, simple living, and sustainability, is dedicated to addressing modern social issues that lead to suffering, including environmental degradation, poverty, and conflict.\n\nThis column, shared by Jungto Society, presents a series of highlights from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim\u2019s writings, teachings, public talks, and regular live-streamed Dharma Q+A sessions, which are accessible across the globe.\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-10 23:06:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-11 04:06:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=18445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_3"}; Q: It seems like I have high expectations for myself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on April 10, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/features\/leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Leaving the Door to Opportunity Open","post_excerpt":"The Korean Seon (Zen) master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) wears many hats: Buddhist monk, teacher, author, environmentalist, and social activist, to name a few. As a widely respected Dharma teacher and a tireless socially engaged activist in his native South Korea, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim has founded numerous Dharma-based organizations, initiatives, and projects that are active across the world. Among them, Jungto Society, a volunteer-based community founded on the Buddhist teachings and expressing equality, simple living, and sustainability, is dedicated to addressing modern social issues that lead to suffering, including environmental degradation, poverty, and conflict.\n\nThis column, shared by Jungto Society, presents a series of highlights from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim\u2019s writings, teachings, public talks, and regular live-streamed Dharma Q+A sessions, which are accessible across the globe.\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-10 23:06:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-11 04:06:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=18445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_3"}; Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>When you emigrate at a young age, you can usually overcome language limitations fairly easily, but if you emigrate as an adult, it can be challenging to fully overcome such language limitations. Similarly, even if you have lived in the US for a long time, the fact that you came here as an adult means that your accent may not change significantly. So shouldn\u2019t you accept this to some extent and live with it? There may not be any other viable option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It seems like I have high expectations for myself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on April 10, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/features\/leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Leaving the Door to Opportunity Open","post_excerpt":"The Korean Seon (Zen) master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) wears many hats: Buddhist monk, teacher, author, environmentalist, and social activist, to name a few. As a widely respected Dharma teacher and a tireless socially engaged activist in his native South Korea, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim has founded numerous Dharma-based organizations, initiatives, and projects that are active across the world. Among them, Jungto Society, a volunteer-based community founded on the Buddhist teachings and expressing equality, simple living, and sustainability, is dedicated to addressing modern social issues that lead to suffering, including environmental degradation, poverty, and conflict.\n\nThis column, shared by Jungto Society, presents a series of highlights from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim\u2019s writings, teachings, public talks, and regular live-streamed Dharma Q+A sessions, which are accessible across the globe.\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-10 23:06:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-11 04:06:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=18445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_3"}; Q: It won\u2019t go away.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>When you emigrate at a young age, you can usually overcome language limitations fairly easily, but if you emigrate as an adult, it can be challenging to fully overcome such language limitations. Similarly, even if you have lived in the US for a long time, the fact that you came here as an adult means that your accent may not change significantly. So shouldn\u2019t you accept this to some extent and live with it? There may not be any other viable option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It seems like I have high expectations for myself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on April 10, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/features\/leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Leaving the Door to Opportunity Open","post_excerpt":"The Korean Seon (Zen) master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) wears many hats: Buddhist monk, teacher, author, environmentalist, and social activist, to name a few. As a widely respected Dharma teacher and a tireless socially engaged activist in his native South Korea, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim has founded numerous Dharma-based organizations, initiatives, and projects that are active across the world. Among them, Jungto Society, a volunteer-based community founded on the Buddhist teachings and expressing equality, simple living, and sustainability, is dedicated to addressing modern social issues that lead to suffering, including environmental degradation, poverty, and conflict.\n\nThis column, shared by Jungto Society, presents a series of highlights from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim\u2019s writings, teachings, public talks, and regular live-streamed Dharma Q+A sessions, which are accessible across the globe.\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-10 23:06:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-11 04:06:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=18445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_3"}; Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>Even within the same country, such language limitations can arise. For instance, if a North Korean or someone from Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China were to come and live in Seoul, would their regional dialect and accent completely disappear just because they\u2019ve lived there for 20 years?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It won\u2019t go away.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>When you emigrate at a young age, you can usually overcome language limitations fairly easily, but if you emigrate as an adult, it can be challenging to fully overcome such language limitations. Similarly, even if you have lived in the US for a long time, the fact that you came here as an adult means that your accent may not change significantly. So shouldn\u2019t you accept this to some extent and live with it? There may not be any other viable option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It seems like I have high expectations for myself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on April 10, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/features\/leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Leaving the Door to Opportunity Open","post_excerpt":"The Korean Seon (Zen) master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) wears many hats: Buddhist monk, teacher, author, environmentalist, and social activist, to name a few. As a widely respected Dharma teacher and a tireless socially engaged activist in his native South Korea, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim has founded numerous Dharma-based organizations, initiatives, and projects that are active across the world. Among them, Jungto Society, a volunteer-based community founded on the Buddhist teachings and expressing equality, simple living, and sustainability, is dedicated to addressing modern social issues that lead to suffering, including environmental degradation, poverty, and conflict.\n\nThis column, shared by Jungto Society, presents a series of highlights from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim\u2019s writings, teachings, public talks, and regular live-streamed Dharma Q+A sessions, which are accessible across the globe.\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-10 23:06:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-11 04:06:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=18445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_3"}; Q: It happens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>Even within the same country, such language limitations can arise. For instance, if a North Korean or someone from Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China were to come and live in Seoul, would their regional dialect and accent completely disappear just because they\u2019ve lived there for 20 years?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It won\u2019t go away.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>When you emigrate at a young age, you can usually overcome language limitations fairly easily, but if you emigrate as an adult, it can be challenging to fully overcome such language limitations. Similarly, even if you have lived in the US for a long time, the fact that you came here as an adult means that your accent may not change significantly. So shouldn\u2019t you accept this to some extent and live with it? There may not be any other viable option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It seems like I have high expectations for myself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on April 10, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/features\/leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Leaving the Door to Opportunity Open","post_excerpt":"The Korean Seon (Zen) master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) wears many hats: Buddhist monk, teacher, author, environmentalist, and social activist, to name a few. As a widely respected Dharma teacher and a tireless socially engaged activist in his native South Korea, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim has founded numerous Dharma-based organizations, initiatives, and projects that are active across the world. Among them, Jungto Society, a volunteer-based community founded on the Buddhist teachings and expressing equality, simple living, and sustainability, is dedicated to addressing modern social issues that lead to suffering, including environmental degradation, poverty, and conflict.\n\nThis column, shared by Jungto Society, presents a series of highlights from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim\u2019s writings, teachings, public talks, and regular live-streamed Dharma Q+A sessions, which are accessible across the globe.\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-10 23:06:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-11 04:06:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=18445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_3"}; Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>However, you spoke Korean in Korea before coming to the US, so there might naturally be some language limitations. Similarly, someone from Gyeongsang Province may continue to use their regional dialect even after living in Seoul for a long time\u2014isn\u2019t this something that it happens?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It happens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>Even within the same country, such language limitations can arise. For instance, if a North Korean or someone from Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China were to come and live in Seoul, would their regional dialect and accent completely disappear just because they\u2019ve lived there for 20 years?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It won\u2019t go away.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>When you emigrate at a young age, you can usually overcome language limitations fairly easily, but if you emigrate as an adult, it can be challenging to fully overcome such language limitations. Similarly, even if you have lived in the US for a long time, the fact that you came here as an adult means that your accent may not change significantly. So shouldn\u2019t you accept this to some extent and live with it? There may not be any other viable option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It seems like I have high expectations for myself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on April 10, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/features\/leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Leaving the Door to Opportunity Open","post_excerpt":"The Korean Seon (Zen) master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) wears many hats: Buddhist monk, teacher, author, environmentalist, and social activist, to name a few. As a widely respected Dharma teacher and a tireless socially engaged activist in his native South Korea, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim has founded numerous Dharma-based organizations, initiatives, and projects that are active across the world. Among them, Jungto Society, a volunteer-based community founded on the Buddhist teachings and expressing equality, simple living, and sustainability, is dedicated to addressing modern social issues that lead to suffering, including environmental degradation, poverty, and conflict.\n\nThis column, shared by Jungto Society, presents a series of highlights from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim\u2019s writings, teachings, public talks, and regular live-streamed Dharma Q+A sessions, which are accessible across the globe.\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-10 23:06:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-11 04:06:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=18445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_3"}; Q: There would not.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>However, you spoke Korean in Korea before coming to the US, so there might naturally be some language limitations. Similarly, someone from Gyeongsang Province may continue to use their regional dialect even after living in Seoul for a long time\u2014isn\u2019t this something that it happens?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It happens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>Even within the same country, such language limitations can arise. For instance, if a North Korean or someone from Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China were to come and live in Seoul, would their regional dialect and accent completely disappear just because they\u2019ve lived there for 20 years?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It won\u2019t go away.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>When you emigrate at a young age, you can usually overcome language limitations fairly easily, but if you emigrate as an adult, it can be challenging to fully overcome such language limitations. Similarly, even if you have lived in the US for a long time, the fact that you came here as an adult means that your accent may not change significantly. So shouldn\u2019t you accept this to some extent and live with it? There may not be any other viable option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It seems like I have high expectations for myself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on April 10, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/features\/leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Leaving the Door to Opportunity Open","post_excerpt":"The Korean Seon (Zen) master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) wears many hats: Buddhist monk, teacher, author, environmentalist, and social activist, to name a few. As a widely respected Dharma teacher and a tireless socially engaged activist in his native South Korea, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim has founded numerous Dharma-based organizations, initiatives, and projects that are active across the world. Among them, Jungto Society, a volunteer-based community founded on the Buddhist teachings and expressing equality, simple living, and sustainability, is dedicated to addressing modern social issues that lead to suffering, including environmental degradation, poverty, and conflict.\n\nThis column, shared by Jungto Society, presents a series of highlights from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim\u2019s writings, teachings, public talks, and regular live-streamed Dharma Q+A sessions, which are accessible across the globe.\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-10 23:06:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-11 04:06:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=18445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_3"}; Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>If a child is born in the United States, would there still be language issues if they physically look Korean? Or would there not be any language issues?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: There would not.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>However, you spoke Korean in Korea before coming to the US, so there might naturally be some language limitations. Similarly, someone from Gyeongsang Province may continue to use their regional dialect even after living in Seoul for a long time\u2014isn\u2019t this something that it happens?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It happens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>Even within the same country, such language limitations can arise. For instance, if a North Korean or someone from Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China were to come and live in Seoul, would their regional dialect and accent completely disappear just because they\u2019ve lived there for 20 years?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It won\u2019t go away.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>When you emigrate at a young age, you can usually overcome language limitations fairly easily, but if you emigrate as an adult, it can be challenging to fully overcome such language limitations. Similarly, even if you have lived in the US for a long time, the fact that you came here as an adult means that your accent may not change significantly. So shouldn\u2019t you accept this to some extent and live with it? There may not be any other viable option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It seems like I have high expectations for myself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on April 10, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/features\/leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Leaving the Door to Opportunity Open","post_excerpt":"The Korean Seon (Zen) master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) wears many hats: Buddhist monk, teacher, author, environmentalist, and social activist, to name a few. As a widely respected Dharma teacher and a tireless socially engaged activist in his native South Korea, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim has founded numerous Dharma-based organizations, initiatives, and projects that are active across the world. Among them, Jungto Society, a volunteer-based community founded on the Buddhist teachings and expressing equality, simple living, and sustainability, is dedicated to addressing modern social issues that lead to suffering, including environmental degradation, poverty, and conflict.\n\nThis column, shared by Jungto Society, presents a series of highlights from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim\u2019s writings, teachings, public talks, and regular live-streamed Dharma Q+A sessions, which are accessible across the globe.\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-10 23:06:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-11 04:06:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=18445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_3"}; Q: No, not yet.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>If a child is born in the United States, would there still be language issues if they physically look Korean? Or would there not be any language issues?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: There would not.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>However, you spoke Korean in Korea before coming to the US, so there might naturally be some language limitations. Similarly, someone from Gyeongsang Province may continue to use their regional dialect even after living in Seoul for a long time\u2014isn\u2019t this something that it happens?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It happens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>Even within the same country, such language limitations can arise. For instance, if a North Korean or someone from Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China were to come and live in Seoul, would their regional dialect and accent completely disappear just because they\u2019ve lived there for 20 years?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It won\u2019t go away.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>When you emigrate at a young age, you can usually overcome language limitations fairly easily, but if you emigrate as an adult, it can be challenging to fully overcome such language limitations. Similarly, even if you have lived in the US for a long time, the fact that you came here as an adult means that your accent may not change significantly. So shouldn\u2019t you accept this to some extent and live with it? There may not be any other viable option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It seems like I have high expectations for myself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on April 10, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/features\/leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Leaving the Door to Opportunity Open","post_excerpt":"The Korean Seon (Zen) master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) wears many hats: Buddhist monk, teacher, author, environmentalist, and social activist, to name a few. As a widely respected Dharma teacher and a tireless socially engaged activist in his native South Korea, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim has founded numerous Dharma-based organizations, initiatives, and projects that are active across the world. Among them, Jungto Society, a volunteer-based community founded on the Buddhist teachings and expressing equality, simple living, and sustainability, is dedicated to addressing modern social issues that lead to suffering, including environmental degradation, poverty, and conflict.\n\nThis column, shared by Jungto Society, presents a series of highlights from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim\u2019s writings, teachings, public talks, and regular live-streamed Dharma Q+A sessions, which are accessible across the globe.\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-10 23:06:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-11 04:06:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=18445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_3"}; Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>Do you have children?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: No, not yet.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>If a child is born in the United States, would there still be language issues if they physically look Korean? Or would there not be any language issues?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: There would not.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>However, you spoke Korean in Korea before coming to the US, so there might naturally be some language limitations. Similarly, someone from Gyeongsang Province may continue to use their regional dialect even after living in Seoul for a long time\u2014isn\u2019t this something that it happens?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It happens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>Even within the same country, such language limitations can arise. For instance, if a North Korean or someone from Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China were to come and live in Seoul, would their regional dialect and accent completely disappear just because they\u2019ve lived there for 20 years?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It won\u2019t go away.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>When you emigrate at a young age, you can usually overcome language limitations fairly easily, but if you emigrate as an adult, it can be challenging to fully overcome such language limitations. Similarly, even if you have lived in the US for a long time, the fact that you came here as an adult means that your accent may not change significantly. So shouldn\u2019t you accept this to some extent and live with it? There may not be any other viable option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It seems like I have high expectations for myself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on April 10, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/features\/leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Leaving the Door to Opportunity Open","post_excerpt":"The Korean Seon (Zen) master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) wears many hats: Buddhist monk, teacher, author, environmentalist, and social activist, to name a few. As a widely respected Dharma teacher and a tireless socially engaged activist in his native South Korea, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim has founded numerous Dharma-based organizations, initiatives, and projects that are active across the world. Among them, Jungto Society, a volunteer-based community founded on the Buddhist teachings and expressing equality, simple living, and sustainability, is dedicated to addressing modern social issues that lead to suffering, including environmental degradation, poverty, and conflict.\n\nThis column, shared by Jungto Society, presents a series of highlights from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim\u2019s writings, teachings, public talks, and regular live-streamed Dharma Q+A sessions, which are accessible across the globe.\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-10 23:06:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-11 04:06:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=18445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_3"}; Q: I am a Korean who has been living in the United States for 21 years now. Working with Americans at my job often feels challenging. I frequently feel disheartened by my inability to communicate in English as fluently as someone born here. I also worry that my coworkers might ignore me. When company meetings don\u2019t go as planned or my opinions aren\u2019t well-received, I tend to automatically blame my language limitations, which undermines my confidence. I got married here and I consider the US to be the foundation of my life. Assuming that I won\u2019t be returning to Korea in the foreseeable future, how can I approach this situation with a mindset that will help me overcome the distress and challenges?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>Do you have children?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: No, not yet.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>If a child is born in the United States, would there still be language issues if they physically look Korean? Or would there not be any language issues?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: There would not.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>However, you spoke Korean in Korea before coming to the US, so there might naturally be some language limitations. Similarly, someone from Gyeongsang Province may continue to use their regional dialect even after living in Seoul for a long time\u2014isn\u2019t this something that it happens?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It happens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>Even within the same country, such language limitations can arise. For instance, if a North Korean or someone from Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China were to come and live in Seoul, would their regional dialect and accent completely disappear just because they\u2019ve lived there for 20 years?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It won\u2019t go away.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>When you emigrate at a young age, you can usually overcome language limitations fairly easily, but if you emigrate as an adult, it can be challenging to fully overcome such language limitations. Similarly, even if you have lived in the US for a long time, the fact that you came here as an adult means that your accent may not change significantly. So shouldn\u2019t you accept this to some extent and live with it? There may not be any other viable option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It seems like I have high expectations for myself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on April 10, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/features\/leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Leaving the Door to Opportunity Open","post_excerpt":"The Korean Seon (Zen) master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) wears many hats: Buddhist monk, teacher, author, environmentalist, and social activist, to name a few. As a widely respected Dharma teacher and a tireless socially engaged activist in his native South Korea, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim has founded numerous Dharma-based organizations, initiatives, and projects that are active across the world. Among them, Jungto Society, a volunteer-based community founded on the Buddhist teachings and expressing equality, simple living, and sustainability, is dedicated to addressing modern social issues that lead to suffering, including environmental degradation, poverty, and conflict.\n\nThis column, shared by Jungto Society, presents a series of highlights from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim\u2019s writings, teachings, public talks, and regular live-streamed Dharma Q+A sessions, which are accessible across the globe.\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-10 23:06:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-11 04:06:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=18445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_3"}; Q: I am a Korean who has been living in the United States for 21 years now. Working with Americans at my job often feels challenging. I frequently feel disheartened by my inability to communicate in English as fluently as someone born here. I also worry that my coworkers might ignore me. When company meetings don\u2019t go as planned or my opinions aren\u2019t well-received, I tend to automatically blame my language limitations, which undermines my confidence. I got married here and I consider the US to be the foundation of my life. Assuming that I won\u2019t be returning to Korea in the foreseeable future, how can I approach this situation with a mindset that will help me overcome the distress and challenges?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>Do you have children?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: No, not yet.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>If a child is born in the United States, would there still be language issues if they physically look Korean? Or would there not be any language issues?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: There would not.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>However, you spoke Korean in Korea before coming to the US, so there might naturally be some language limitations. Similarly, someone from Gyeongsang Province may continue to use their regional dialect even after living in Seoul for a long time\u2014isn\u2019t this something that it happens?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It happens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>Even within the same country, such language limitations can arise. For instance, if a North Korean or someone from Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in China were to come and live in Seoul, would their regional dialect and accent completely disappear just because they\u2019ve lived there for 20 years?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It won\u2019t go away.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ven. Pomnyun Sunim: <\/strong>When you emigrate at a young age, you can usually overcome language limitations fairly easily, but if you emigrate as an adult, it can be challenging to fully overcome such language limitations. Similarly, even if you have lived in the US for a long time, the fact that you came here as an adult means that your accent may not change significantly. So shouldn\u2019t you accept this to some extent and live with it? There may not be any other viable option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Q: It seems like I have high expectations for myself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on April 10, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/features\/leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Leaving the Door to Opportunity Open","post_excerpt":"The Korean Seon (Zen) master Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) wears many hats: Buddhist monk, teacher, author, environmentalist, and social activist, to name a few. As a widely respected Dharma teacher and a tireless socially engaged activist in his native South Korea, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim has founded numerous Dharma-based organizations, initiatives, and projects that are active across the world. Among them, Jungto Society, a volunteer-based community founded on the Buddhist teachings and expressing equality, simple living, and sustainability, is dedicated to addressing modern social issues that lead to suffering, including environmental degradation, poverty, and conflict.\n\nThis column, shared by Jungto Society, presents a series of highlights from Ven. Pomnyun Sunim\u2019s writings, teachings, public talks, and regular live-streamed Dharma Q+A sessions, which are accessible across the globe.\n","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"leaving-the-door-to-opportunity-open","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-04-10 23:06:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-04-11 04:06:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=18445","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_3"};Connecting with my colleagues<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n