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Pomnyun Sunim Delivers Talk on Rising Tensions on the Korean Peninsula","post_excerpt":"The revered Korean Dharma master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) was invited to be a keynote speaker at the the 20th New Korea Forum, which was hosted by interfaith NGO the Korea Religions Association in Seoul on 13 July. In an insightful and perceptive examination of the prevailing geopolitical climate in the region, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim delivered a talk titled \u201cAddressing Rising Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: Pathways to Peace.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"pathways-to-peace-ven-pomnyun-sunim-delivers-talk-on-rising-tensions-on-the-korean-peninsula","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-07-20 16:09:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-07-20 21:09:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16247","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"}; \u201cTensions are escalating on the Korean Peninsula, and the risk of war has reached an alarming level. We need to find a breakthrough,\u201d Ven. Pomnyun Sunim observed during an informal conversation ahead of his keynote address. \u201cIdeally, persuading the South Korean government to address this crisis would be the best course of action. If that\u2019s not possible, an alternative approach would be to persuade the United States to improve its relations with North Korea as a means to resolve this crisis. If that doesn\u2019t work, we could explore the possibility of engaging in discussions with Japan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on July 19, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/news\/pathways-to-peace-ven-pomnyun-sunim-delivers-talk-on-rising-tensions-on-the-korean-peninsula\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Pathways to Peace: Ven. 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If that\u2019s not possible, an alternative approach would be to persuade the United States to improve its relations with North Korea as a means to resolve this crisis. If that doesn\u2019t work, we could explore the possibility of engaging in discussions with Japan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on July 19, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/news\/pathways-to-peace-ven-pomnyun-sunim-delivers-talk-on-rising-tensions-on-the-korean-peninsula\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Pathways to Peace: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Delivers Talk on Rising Tensions on the Korean Peninsula","post_excerpt":"The revered Korean Dharma master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) was invited to be a keynote speaker at the the 20th New Korea Forum, which was hosted by interfaith NGO the Korea Religions Association in Seoul on 13 July. 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If that\u2019s not possible, an alternative approach would be to persuade the United States to improve its relations with North Korea as a means to resolve this crisis. If that doesn\u2019t work, we could explore the possibility of engaging in discussions with Japan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on July 19, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/news\/pathways-to-peace-ven-pomnyun-sunim-delivers-talk-on-rising-tensions-on-the-korean-peninsula\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Pathways to Peace: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Delivers Talk on Rising Tensions on the Korean Peninsula","post_excerpt":"The revered Korean Dharma master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) was invited to be a keynote speaker at the the 20th New Korea Forum, which was hosted by interfaith NGO the Korea Religions Association in Seoul on 13 July. 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In an insightful and perceptive examination of the prevailing geopolitical climate in the region, Ven. 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In an insightful and perceptive examination of the prevailing geopolitical climate in the region, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim delivered a talk titled \u201cAddressing Rising Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: Pathways to Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The New Korea Forum is a monthly conference that invites prominent social figures and leaders to address various topics related to peace and unification of the Korean Peninsula, to discuss national development, and to push initiatives working toward the establishment of peace worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTensions are escalating on the Korean Peninsula, and the risk of war has reached an alarming level. We need to find a breakthrough,\u201d Ven. Pomnyun Sunim observed during an informal conversation ahead of his keynote address. \u201cIdeally, persuading the South Korean government to address this crisis would be the best course of action. If that\u2019s not possible, an alternative approach would be to persuade the United States to improve its relations with North Korea as a means to resolve this crisis. If that doesn\u2019t work, we could explore the possibility of engaging in discussions with Japan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on July 19, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/news\/pathways-to-peace-ven-pomnyun-sunim-delivers-talk-on-rising-tensions-on-the-korean-peninsula\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Pathways to Peace: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Delivers Talk on Rising Tensions on the Korean Peninsula","post_excerpt":"The revered Korean Dharma master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) was invited to be a keynote speaker at the the 20th New Korea Forum, which was hosted by interfaith NGO the Korea Religions Association in Seoul on 13 July. 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Most of the dead were Rohingya refugees in the hardest-hit region, Rakhine State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn response to these dire circumstance, JTS volunteers, in collaboration with Noble Heart, conducted a visit to typhoon-affected regions of Myanmar,\u201d JTS Korea told BDG. \u201cTheir mission was aimed at providing essential food supplies and relief materials to 1,000 households in the village of Minkan\u2014bringing support in the form of food staples and tarpaulins worth US$31.30 per household.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on July 24, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/news\/engaged-buddhism-jts-korea-volunteers-provide-emergency-relief-for-cyclone-mocha-victims-in-myanmar\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Engaged Buddhism: JTS Korea Volunteers Provide Emergency Relief for Cyclone Mocha Victims in Myanmar","post_excerpt":"After the devastating tropical cyclone Mocha pummeled Myanmar in May, volunteers from JTS Korea, an international relief organization founded the revered Korean monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, visited Myanmar\u2019s Rakhine State in mid-June to cooperate with local NGO Noble Heart in providing humanitarian relief to survivors of the disaster.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"engaged-buddhism-jts-korea-volunteers-provide-emergency-relief-for-cyclone-mocha-victims-in-myanmar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-07-24 15:41:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-07-24 20:41:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16280","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":16247,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-07-20 16:09:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-07-20 21:09:00","post_content":"\n The revered Korean Dharma master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) was invited to be a keynote speaker at the the 20th New Korea Forum, which was hosted by interfaith NGO the Korea Religions Association in Seoul on 13 July. In an insightful and perceptive examination of the prevailing geopolitical climate in the region, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim delivered a talk titled \u201cAddressing Rising Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: Pathways to Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The New Korea Forum is a monthly conference that invites prominent social figures and leaders to address various topics related to peace and unification of the Korean Peninsula, to discuss national development, and to push initiatives working toward the establishment of peace worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTensions are escalating on the Korean Peninsula, and the risk of war has reached an alarming level. We need to find a breakthrough,\u201d Ven. Pomnyun Sunim observed during an informal conversation ahead of his keynote address. \u201cIdeally, persuading the South Korean government to address this crisis would be the best course of action. 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Most of the dead were Rohingya refugees in the hardest-hit region, Rakhine State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn response to these dire circumstance, JTS volunteers, in collaboration with Noble Heart, conducted a visit to typhoon-affected regions of Myanmar,\u201d JTS Korea told BDG. \u201cTheir mission was aimed at providing essential food supplies and relief materials to 1,000 households in the village of Minkan\u2014bringing support in the form of food staples and tarpaulins worth US$31.30 per household.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on July 24, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/news\/engaged-buddhism-jts-korea-volunteers-provide-emergency-relief-for-cyclone-mocha-victims-in-myanmar\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Engaged Buddhism: JTS Korea Volunteers Provide Emergency Relief for Cyclone Mocha Victims in Myanmar","post_excerpt":"After the devastating tropical cyclone Mocha pummeled Myanmar in May, volunteers from JTS Korea, an international relief organization founded the revered Korean monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, visited Myanmar\u2019s Rakhine State in mid-June to cooperate with local NGO Noble Heart in providing humanitarian relief to survivors of the disaster.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"engaged-buddhism-jts-korea-volunteers-provide-emergency-relief-for-cyclone-mocha-victims-in-myanmar","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-07-24 15:41:23","post_modified_gmt":"2023-07-24 20:41:23","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16280","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":16247,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-07-20 16:09:00","post_date_gmt":"2023-07-20 21:09:00","post_content":"\n The revered Korean Dharma master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) was invited to be a keynote speaker at the the 20th New Korea Forum, which was hosted by interfaith NGO the Korea Religions Association in Seoul on 13 July. In an insightful and perceptive examination of the prevailing geopolitical climate in the region, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim delivered a talk titled \u201cAddressing Rising Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: Pathways to Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The New Korea Forum is a monthly conference that invites prominent social figures and leaders to address various topics related to peace and unification of the Korean Peninsula, to discuss national development, and to push initiatives working toward the establishment of peace worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTensions are escalating on the Korean Peninsula, and the risk of war has reached an alarming level. We need to find a breakthrough,\u201d Ven. Pomnyun Sunim observed during an informal conversation ahead of his keynote address. \u201cIdeally, persuading the South Korean government to address this crisis would be the best course of action. If that\u2019s not possible, an alternative approach would be to persuade the United States to improve its relations with North Korea as a means to resolve this crisis. If that doesn\u2019t work, we could explore the possibility of engaging in discussions with Japan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on July 19, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Read more: <\/a>https:\/\/www.buddhistdoor.net\/news\/pathways-to-peace-ven-pomnyun-sunim-delivers-talk-on-rising-tensions-on-the-korean-peninsula\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"Pathways to Peace: Ven. Pomnyun Sunim Delivers Talk on Rising Tensions on the Korean Peninsula","post_excerpt":"The revered Korean Dharma master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8) was invited to be a keynote speaker at the the 20th New Korea Forum, which was hosted by interfaith NGO the Korea Religions Association in Seoul on 13 July. In an insightful and perceptive examination of the prevailing geopolitical climate in the region, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim delivered a talk titled \u201cAddressing Rising Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: Pathways to Peace.\u201d","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"pathways-to-peace-ven-pomnyun-sunim-delivers-talk-on-rising-tensions-on-the-korean-peninsula","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-07-20 16:09:03","post_modified_gmt":"2023-07-20 21:09:03","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16247","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"}; <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","post_title":"In-Person Casual Conversation with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim in September, 2023","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"casual-conversation-with-ven-pomnyun-sunim","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-05-07 02:11:35","post_modified_gmt":"2024-05-07 07:11:35","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16351","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"},{"ID":16314,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-07-26 16:11:55","post_date_gmt":"2023-07-26 21:11:55","post_content":"\n When you love someone, But when you are foolish, Do you want to see the Buddha? When your heart is clear, Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Where is the Buddha?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"where-is-the-buddha","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:22:49","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:22:49","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=16314","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":16280,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-07-24 15:41:21","post_date_gmt":"2023-07-24 20:41:21","post_content":"\n After the devastating tropical cyclone Mocha pummeled Myanmar in May, volunteers from JTS Korea, an international relief organization founded the revered Korean monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, visited Myanmar\u2019s Rakhine State in mid-June to cooperate with local NGO Noble Heart in providing humanitarian relief to survivors of the disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cyclone Mocha, the largest storm in more than a decade, struck Myanmar and parts of Bangladesh in May, leaving a trail of destruction and suffering in its wake, with an estimated death toll of at least 460 people, according to media reports, and hundreds more missing. Most of the dead were Rohingya refugees in the hardest-hit region, Rakhine State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn response to these dire circumstance, JTS volunteers, in collaboration with Noble Heart, conducted a visit to typhoon-affected regions of Myanmar,\u201d JTS Korea told BDG. \u201cTheir mission was aimed at providing essential food supplies and relief materials to 1,000 households in the village of Minkan\u2014bringing support in the form of food staples and tarpaulins worth US$31.30 per household.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on July 24, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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there will be the Buddha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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the Buddha will disappear from your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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fill your heart with compassion and wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
there will be the Buddha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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there is the Buddha.
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there is the Buddha\u2019s compassion.
When you are wise,
there in your heart is
the Buddha\u2019s wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the Buddha will disappear from your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If so, you should love others and
fill your heart with compassion and wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
there will be the Buddha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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there is the Buddha.
When you feel sorry for someone,
there is the Buddha\u2019s compassion.
When you are wise,
there in your heart is
the Buddha\u2019s wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the Buddha will disappear from your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If so, you should love others and
fill your heart with compassion and wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
there will be the Buddha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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there is the Buddha.
When you feel sorry for someone,
there is the Buddha\u2019s compassion.
When you are wise,
there in your heart is
the Buddha\u2019s wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the Buddha will disappear from your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If so, you should love others and
fill your heart with compassion and wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
there will be the Buddha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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there is the Buddha.
When you feel sorry for someone,
there is the Buddha\u2019s compassion.
When you are wise,
there in your heart is
the Buddha\u2019s wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the Buddha will disappear from your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If so, you should love others and
fill your heart with compassion and wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
there will be the Buddha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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there is the Buddha.
When you feel sorry for someone,
there is the Buddha\u2019s compassion.
When you are wise,
there in your heart is
the Buddha\u2019s wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the Buddha will disappear from your heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If so, you should love others and
fill your heart with compassion and wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
there will be the Buddha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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