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Your life is right here where you eat and defecate.
If you believe there should be some new place
other than where you eat and defecate,
it is a delusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life is about eating and defecating,
while being pleased to meet people
who have the same viewpoint
as you and arguing with people
who have a different one.
That\u2019s it.
There\u2019s nothing special in our lives.
You suffer because you hold the delusion
that life has to be special. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you need to defecate,
go to the bathroom.
When you are hungry, eat.
Say, \u201cI see,\u201d when you meet someone
with a different opinion.
Wisdom is living like flowing water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life exists in the here and now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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If your ancestors realize you\u2019re sick,
they will tell you not to hold an ancestral rite for them.
No ancestor wants to burden their descendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Ancestral Rites","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ancestral-rites","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:24:24","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:24:24","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16005","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":15623,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-06-12 23:22:47","post_date_gmt":"2023-06-13 04:22:47","post_content":"\n

A fish takes the bait because it is deceived,
not because it is destined to be caught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Foolishness","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"foolishness","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:24:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:24:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=15623","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":15180,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-05-31 23:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2023-06-01 04:39:53","post_content":"\n

It is not about transforming
a miserable and unfortunate life into
a happy one by studying the Dharma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stop thinking you\u2019re unhappy
and realize you are just fine.
That is real enlightenment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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\u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/news\/jungto-society-marks-the-birth-of-the-buddha-with-gatherings-in-seoul\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Your life is right here where you eat and defecate.
If you believe there should be some new place
other than where you eat and defecate,
it is a delusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life is about eating and defecating,
while being pleased to meet people
who have the same viewpoint
as you and arguing with people
who have a different one.
That\u2019s it.
There\u2019s nothing special in our lives.
You suffer because you hold the delusion
that life has to be special. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you need to defecate,
go to the bathroom.
When you are hungry, eat.
Say, \u201cI see,\u201d when you meet someone
with a different opinion.
Wisdom is living like flowing water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life exists in the here and now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Your Life","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"your-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:25:10","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:25:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16012","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":16005,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-06-20 10:19:33","post_date_gmt":"2023-06-20 15:19:33","post_content":"\n

If your ancestors realize you\u2019re sick,
they will tell you not to hold an ancestral rite for them.
No ancestor wants to burden their descendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Ancestral Rites","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ancestral-rites","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:24:24","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:24:24","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16005","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":15623,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-06-12 23:22:47","post_date_gmt":"2023-06-13 04:22:47","post_content":"\n

A fish takes the bait because it is deceived,
not because it is destined to be caught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Foolishness","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"foolishness","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:24:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:24:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=15623","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":15180,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-05-31 23:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2023-06-01 04:39:53","post_content":"\n

It is not about transforming
a miserable and unfortunate life into
a happy one by studying the Dharma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stop thinking you\u2019re unhappy
and realize you are just fine.
That is real enlightenment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"What is enlightenment?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"be-free-and-light-2","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-17 00:37:41","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-17 05:37:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=15180","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":12},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};

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\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on May 31, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/news\/jungto-society-marks-the-birth-of-the-buddha-with-gatherings-in-seoul\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n","post_title":"Jungto Society Marks the Birth of the Buddha With Gatherings in Seoul","post_excerpt":"Jungto Society, the international Buddhist community founded by the revered Korean Dharma master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8), marked the birth of the Buddha on Saturday.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"jungto-society-marks-the-birth-of-the-buddha-with-gatherings-in-seoul","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-06-22 16:31:32","post_modified_gmt":"2023-06-22 21:31:32","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16030","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":16012,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-06-21 13:14:04","post_date_gmt":"2023-06-21 18:14:04","post_content":"\n

Your life is right here where you eat and defecate.
If you believe there should be some new place
other than where you eat and defecate,
it is a delusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life is about eating and defecating,
while being pleased to meet people
who have the same viewpoint
as you and arguing with people
who have a different one.
That\u2019s it.
There\u2019s nothing special in our lives.
You suffer because you hold the delusion
that life has to be special. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you need to defecate,
go to the bathroom.
When you are hungry, eat.
Say, \u201cI see,\u201d when you meet someone
with a different opinion.
Wisdom is living like flowing water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life exists in the here and now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Your Life","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"your-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:25:10","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:25:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16012","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":16005,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-06-20 10:19:33","post_date_gmt":"2023-06-20 15:19:33","post_content":"\n

If your ancestors realize you\u2019re sick,
they will tell you not to hold an ancestral rite for them.
No ancestor wants to burden their descendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Ancestral Rites","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ancestral-rites","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:24:24","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:24:24","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16005","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":15623,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-06-12 23:22:47","post_date_gmt":"2023-06-13 04:22:47","post_content":"\n

A fish takes the bait because it is deceived,
not because it is destined to be caught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Foolishness","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"foolishness","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:24:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:24:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=15623","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":15180,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-05-31 23:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2023-06-01 04:39:53","post_content":"\n

It is not about transforming
a miserable and unfortunate life into
a happy one by studying the Dharma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stop thinking you\u2019re unhappy
and realize you are just fine.
That is real enlightenment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"What is enlightenment?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"be-free-and-light-2","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-01-17 00:37:41","post_modified_gmt":"2024-01-17 05:37:41","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=15180","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":12},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};

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Commemorations for the birth\u00a0of Buddha, a public holiday in South Korea,\u00a0are known as Bucheonim Osin Nal (\ubd80\ucc98\ub2d8 \uc624\uc2e0 \ub0a0) meaning \u201cthe day the Buddha came,\u201d and Seokga Tansinil (\uc11d\uac00\ud0c4\uc2e0\uc77c), \u201cthe Buddha\u2019s birthday.\u201d The festival is observed on the eighth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, which usually falls during May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on May 31, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/news\/jungto-society-marks-the-birth-of-the-buddha-with-gatherings-in-seoul\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n","post_title":"Jungto Society Marks the Birth of the Buddha With Gatherings in Seoul","post_excerpt":"Jungto Society, the international Buddhist community founded by the revered Korean Dharma master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8), marked the birth of the Buddha on Saturday.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"jungto-society-marks-the-birth-of-the-buddha-with-gatherings-in-seoul","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-06-22 16:31:32","post_modified_gmt":"2023-06-22 21:31:32","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16030","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":16012,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-06-21 13:14:04","post_date_gmt":"2023-06-21 18:14:04","post_content":"\n

Your life is right here where you eat and defecate.
If you believe there should be some new place
other than where you eat and defecate,
it is a delusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life is about eating and defecating,
while being pleased to meet people
who have the same viewpoint
as you and arguing with people
who have a different one.
That\u2019s it.
There\u2019s nothing special in our lives.
You suffer because you hold the delusion
that life has to be special. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you need to defecate,
go to the bathroom.
When you are hungry, eat.
Say, \u201cI see,\u201d when you meet someone
with a different opinion.
Wisdom is living like flowing water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Life exists in the here and now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Your Life","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"your-life","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:25:10","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:25:10","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16012","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":16005,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-06-20 10:19:33","post_date_gmt":"2023-06-20 15:19:33","post_content":"\n

If your ancestors realize you\u2019re sick,
they will tell you not to hold an ancestral rite for them.
No ancestor wants to burden their descendants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Ancestral Rites","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"ancestral-rites","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:24:24","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:24:24","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16005","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":15623,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-06-12 23:22:47","post_date_gmt":"2023-06-13 04:22:47","post_content":"\n

A fish takes the bait because it is deceived,
not because it is destined to be caught.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Foolishness","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"foolishness","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:24:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:24:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=15623","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":15180,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-05-31 23:39:53","post_date_gmt":"2023-06-01 04:39:53","post_content":"\n

It is not about transforming
a miserable and unfortunate life into
a happy one by studying the Dharma.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stop thinking you\u2019re unhappy
and realize you are just fine.
That is real enlightenment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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