<\/p>\n","post_title":"Engaged Buddhism: JTS Korea Distributes Humanitarian Aid in Pakistan","post_excerpt":"Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"engaged-buddhism-jts-korea-distributes-humanitarian-aid-in-pakistan","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-02-23 15:59:04","post_modified_gmt":"2023-02-23 20:59:04","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14528","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":15},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So although we might consciously recognize the dangers of environmental destruction, our habits force us to go on living the way we always have. Therefore, I think that no matter how much we try, there\u2019s a strong possibility that we will be unable to change our way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take the environmental issue as an example. Our environment is in a very critical state. But if you look at the reality we are facing today, it is very difficult to affect change because consumption is deeply embedded in our everyday lives. And the values and criteria for success in our societies are closely tied with one\u2019s capacity to consume more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So although we might consciously recognize the dangers of environmental destruction, our habits force us to go on living the way we always have. Therefore, I think that no matter how much we try, there\u2019s a strong possibility that we will be unable to change our way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you try to accomplish something at once, you will likely fail. Because change and improvement happen over time and through repeated failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take the environmental issue as an example. Our environment is in a very critical state. But if you look at the reality we are facing today, it is very difficult to affect change because consumption is deeply embedded in our everyday lives. And the values and criteria for success in our societies are closely tied with one\u2019s capacity to consume more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So although we might consciously recognize the dangers of environmental destruction, our habits force us to go on living the way we always have. Therefore, I think that no matter how much we try, there\u2019s a strong possibility that we will be unable to change our way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As such, we must have insight into and awareness of that principle before we begin. And that is why we study history. There are many singular events throughout history that have failed. But from a historical perspective, many of them actually succeeded, because that change was something that could not happen just as a result of one single event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you try to accomplish something at once, you will likely fail. Because change and improvement happen over time and through repeated failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take the environmental issue as an example. Our environment is in a very critical state. But if you look at the reality we are facing today, it is very difficult to affect change because consumption is deeply embedded in our everyday lives. And the values and criteria for success in our societies are closely tied with one\u2019s capacity to consume more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So although we might consciously recognize the dangers of environmental destruction, our habits force us to go on living the way we always have. Therefore, I think that no matter how much we try, there\u2019s a strong possibility that we will be unable to change our way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it is very natural not to be able to change quickly. Change needs a lot of failures, trial and error; it needs time. So it is this unrealistic sense of urgency that is making us angry, hateful, and disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As such, we must have insight into and awareness of that principle before we begin. And that is why we study history. There are many singular events throughout history that have failed. But from a historical perspective, many of them actually succeeded, because that change was something that could not happen just as a result of one single event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you try to accomplish something at once, you will likely fail. Because change and improvement happen over time and through repeated failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take the environmental issue as an example. Our environment is in a very critical state. But if you look at the reality we are facing today, it is very difficult to affect change because consumption is deeply embedded in our everyday lives. And the values and criteria for success in our societies are closely tied with one\u2019s capacity to consume more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So although we might consciously recognize the dangers of environmental destruction, our habits force us to go on living the way we always have. Therefore, I think that no matter how much we try, there\u2019s a strong possibility that we will be unable to change our way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Karma refers to emotional-cognitive habits, and it takes time for you to change that. So if you try to affect change quickly, it won\u2019t work. If you feel disappointed over the fact that your habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming yourself and suffer as a result. If another person\u2019s habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming them and become angry at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it is very natural not to be able to change quickly. Change needs a lot of failures, trial and error; it needs time. So it is this unrealistic sense of urgency that is making us angry, hateful, and disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As such, we must have insight into and awareness of that principle before we begin. And that is why we study history. There are many singular events throughout history that have failed. But from a historical perspective, many of them actually succeeded, because that change was something that could not happen just as a result of one single event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you try to accomplish something at once, you will likely fail. Because change and improvement happen over time and through repeated failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take the environmental issue as an example. Our environment is in a very critical state. But if you look at the reality we are facing today, it is very difficult to affect change because consumption is deeply embedded in our everyday lives. And the values and criteria for success in our societies are closely tied with one\u2019s capacity to consume more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So although we might consciously recognize the dangers of environmental destruction, our habits force us to go on living the way we always have. Therefore, I think that no matter how much we try, there\u2019s a strong possibility that we will be unable to change our way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you take an individual for example: it is much easier to change an individual\u2019s thoughts than their emotions. This is because thoughts reside in our consciousness while emotions reside in the subconscious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Karma refers to emotional-cognitive habits, and it takes time for you to change that. So if you try to affect change quickly, it won\u2019t work. If you feel disappointed over the fact that your habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming yourself and suffer as a result. If another person\u2019s habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming them and become angry at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it is very natural not to be able to change quickly. Change needs a lot of failures, trial and error; it needs time. So it is this unrealistic sense of urgency that is making us angry, hateful, and disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As such, we must have insight into and awareness of that principle before we begin. And that is why we study history. There are many singular events throughout history that have failed. But from a historical perspective, many of them actually succeeded, because that change was something that could not happen just as a result of one single event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you try to accomplish something at once, you will likely fail. Because change and improvement happen over time and through repeated failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take the environmental issue as an example. Our environment is in a very critical state. But if you look at the reality we are facing today, it is very difficult to affect change because consumption is deeply embedded in our everyday lives. And the values and criteria for success in our societies are closely tied with one\u2019s capacity to consume more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So although we might consciously recognize the dangers of environmental destruction, our habits force us to go on living the way we always have. Therefore, I think that no matter how much we try, there\u2019s a strong possibility that we will be unable to change our way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim:<\/strong> The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way. This actually means doing your best under the situations and conditions in which you live. So the middle way is not talking of some fixed way; instead, it means that you are flexible and able to change strategy and direction according to the situation and environment in which you find yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you take an individual for example: it is much easier to change an individual\u2019s thoughts than their emotions. This is because thoughts reside in our consciousness while emotions reside in the subconscious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Karma refers to emotional-cognitive habits, and it takes time for you to change that. So if you try to affect change quickly, it won\u2019t work. If you feel disappointed over the fact that your habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming yourself and suffer as a result. If another person\u2019s habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming them and become angry at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it is very natural not to be able to change quickly. Change needs a lot of failures, trial and error; it needs time. So it is this unrealistic sense of urgency that is making us angry, hateful, and disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As such, we must have insight into and awareness of that principle before we begin. And that is why we study history. There are many singular events throughout history that have failed. But from a historical perspective, many of them actually succeeded, because that change was something that could not happen just as a result of one single event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you try to accomplish something at once, you will likely fail. Because change and improvement happen over time and through repeated failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take the environmental issue as an example. Our environment is in a very critical state. But if you look at the reality we are facing today, it is very difficult to affect change because consumption is deeply embedded in our everyday lives. And the values and criteria for success in our societies are closely tied with one\u2019s capacity to consume more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So although we might consciously recognize the dangers of environmental destruction, our habits force us to go on living the way we always have. Therefore, I think that no matter how much we try, there\u2019s a strong possibility that we will be unable to change our way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Q. I feel a little frustrated, maybe a little angry and impatient about the need for significant political change. I worry a lot about injustice, climate change, corruption, and democracy. I just wonder what is, in your opinion, the best sort of Buddhist way to seek political change, but quickly. I mean, how do you feel about civil disobedience? Do you recommend that we do that? Do you feel that we are experiencing a serious existential threat over the political issues that we have? I\u2019m just wondering, what is your take?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim:<\/strong> The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way. This actually means doing your best under the situations and conditions in which you live. So the middle way is not talking of some fixed way; instead, it means that you are flexible and able to change strategy and direction according to the situation and environment in which you find yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you take an individual for example: it is much easier to change an individual\u2019s thoughts than their emotions. This is because thoughts reside in our consciousness while emotions reside in the subconscious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Karma refers to emotional-cognitive habits, and it takes time for you to change that. So if you try to affect change quickly, it won\u2019t work. If you feel disappointed over the fact that your habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming yourself and suffer as a result. If another person\u2019s habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming them and become angry at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it is very natural not to be able to change quickly. Change needs a lot of failures, trial and error; it needs time. So it is this unrealistic sense of urgency that is making us angry, hateful, and disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As such, we must have insight into and awareness of that principle before we begin. And that is why we study history. There are many singular events throughout history that have failed. But from a historical perspective, many of them actually succeeded, because that change was something that could not happen just as a result of one single event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you try to accomplish something at once, you will likely fail. Because change and improvement happen over time and through repeated failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take the environmental issue as an example. Our environment is in a very critical state. But if you look at the reality we are facing today, it is very difficult to affect change because consumption is deeply embedded in our everyday lives. And the values and criteria for success in our societies are closely tied with one\u2019s capacity to consume more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So although we might consciously recognize the dangers of environmental destruction, our habits force us to go on living the way we always have. Therefore, I think that no matter how much we try, there\u2019s a strong possibility that we will be unable to change our way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Are You Suffering?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-are-you-suffering","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:32:44","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:32:44","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14722","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14531,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 15:50:53","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 20:50:53","post_content":"\n
Q. I feel a little frustrated, maybe a little angry and impatient about the need for significant political change. I worry a lot about injustice, climate change, corruption, and democracy. I just wonder what is, in your opinion, the best sort of Buddhist way to seek political change, but quickly. I mean, how do you feel about civil disobedience? Do you recommend that we do that? Do you feel that we are experiencing a serious existential threat over the political issues that we have? I\u2019m just wondering, what is your take?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim:<\/strong> The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way. This actually means doing your best under the situations and conditions in which you live. So the middle way is not talking of some fixed way; instead, it means that you are flexible and able to change strategy and direction according to the situation and environment in which you find yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you take an individual for example: it is much easier to change an individual\u2019s thoughts than their emotions. This is because thoughts reside in our consciousness while emotions reside in the subconscious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Karma refers to emotional-cognitive habits, and it takes time for you to change that. So if you try to affect change quickly, it won\u2019t work. If you feel disappointed over the fact that your habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming yourself and suffer as a result. If another person\u2019s habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming them and become angry at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it is very natural not to be able to change quickly. Change needs a lot of failures, trial and error; it needs time. So it is this unrealistic sense of urgency that is making us angry, hateful, and disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As such, we must have insight into and awareness of that principle before we begin. And that is why we study history. There are many singular events throughout history that have failed. But from a historical perspective, many of them actually succeeded, because that change was something that could not happen just as a result of one single event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you try to accomplish something at once, you will likely fail. Because change and improvement happen over time and through repeated failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take the environmental issue as an example. Our environment is in a very critical state. But if you look at the reality we are facing today, it is very difficult to affect change because consumption is deeply embedded in our everyday lives. And the values and criteria for success in our societies are closely tied with one\u2019s capacity to consume more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So although we might consciously recognize the dangers of environmental destruction, our habits force us to go on living the way we always have. Therefore, I think that no matter how much we try, there\u2019s a strong possibility that we will be unable to change our way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Are You Suffering?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-are-you-suffering","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:32:44","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:32:44","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14722","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14531,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 15:50:53","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 20:50:53","post_content":"\n
Q. I feel a little frustrated, maybe a little angry and impatient about the need for significant political change. I worry a lot about injustice, climate change, corruption, and democracy. I just wonder what is, in your opinion, the best sort of Buddhist way to seek political change, but quickly. I mean, how do you feel about civil disobedience? Do you recommend that we do that? Do you feel that we are experiencing a serious existential threat over the political issues that we have? I\u2019m just wondering, what is your take?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim:<\/strong> The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way. This actually means doing your best under the situations and conditions in which you live. So the middle way is not talking of some fixed way; instead, it means that you are flexible and able to change strategy and direction according to the situation and environment in which you find yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you take an individual for example: it is much easier to change an individual\u2019s thoughts than their emotions. This is because thoughts reside in our consciousness while emotions reside in the subconscious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Karma refers to emotional-cognitive habits, and it takes time for you to change that. So if you try to affect change quickly, it won\u2019t work. If you feel disappointed over the fact that your habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming yourself and suffer as a result. If another person\u2019s habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming them and become angry at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it is very natural not to be able to change quickly. Change needs a lot of failures, trial and error; it needs time. So it is this unrealistic sense of urgency that is making us angry, hateful, and disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As such, we must have insight into and awareness of that principle before we begin. And that is why we study history. There are many singular events throughout history that have failed. But from a historical perspective, many of them actually succeeded, because that change was something that could not happen just as a result of one single event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you try to accomplish something at once, you will likely fail. Because change and improvement happen over time and through repeated failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take the environmental issue as an example. Our environment is in a very critical state. But if you look at the reality we are facing today, it is very difficult to affect change because consumption is deeply embedded in our everyday lives. And the values and criteria for success in our societies are closely tied with one\u2019s capacity to consume more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So although we might consciously recognize the dangers of environmental destruction, our habits force us to go on living the way we always have. Therefore, I think that no matter how much we try, there\u2019s a strong possibility that we will be unable to change our way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Put down your greed. Put down your argument. Recognize your own stupidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Are You Suffering?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-are-you-suffering","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:32:44","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:32:44","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14722","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14531,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 15:50:53","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 20:50:53","post_content":"\n
Q. I feel a little frustrated, maybe a little angry and impatient about the need for significant political change. I worry a lot about injustice, climate change, corruption, and democracy. I just wonder what is, in your opinion, the best sort of Buddhist way to seek political change, but quickly. I mean, how do you feel about civil disobedience? Do you recommend that we do that? Do you feel that we are experiencing a serious existential threat over the political issues that we have? I\u2019m just wondering, what is your take?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim:<\/strong> The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way. This actually means doing your best under the situations and conditions in which you live. So the middle way is not talking of some fixed way; instead, it means that you are flexible and able to change strategy and direction according to the situation and environment in which you find yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you take an individual for example: it is much easier to change an individual\u2019s thoughts than their emotions. This is because thoughts reside in our consciousness while emotions reside in the subconscious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Karma refers to emotional-cognitive habits, and it takes time for you to change that. So if you try to affect change quickly, it won\u2019t work. If you feel disappointed over the fact that your habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming yourself and suffer as a result. If another person\u2019s habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming them and become angry at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it is very natural not to be able to change quickly. Change needs a lot of failures, trial and error; it needs time. So it is this unrealistic sense of urgency that is making us angry, hateful, and disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As such, we must have insight into and awareness of that principle before we begin. And that is why we study history. There are many singular events throughout history that have failed. But from a historical perspective, many of them actually succeeded, because that change was something that could not happen just as a result of one single event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you try to accomplish something at once, you will likely fail. Because change and improvement happen over time and through repeated failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take the environmental issue as an example. Our environment is in a very critical state. But if you look at the reality we are facing today, it is very difficult to affect change because consumption is deeply embedded in our everyday lives. And the values and criteria for success in our societies are closely tied with one\u2019s capacity to consume more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So although we might consciously recognize the dangers of environmental destruction, our habits force us to go on living the way we always have. Therefore, I think that no matter how much we try, there\u2019s a strong possibility that we will be unable to change our way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Put down your greed. Put down your argument. Recognize your own stupidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Are You Suffering?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-are-you-suffering","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:32:44","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:32:44","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14722","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14531,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 15:50:53","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 20:50:53","post_content":"\n
Q. I feel a little frustrated, maybe a little angry and impatient about the need for significant political change. I worry a lot about injustice, climate change, corruption, and democracy. I just wonder what is, in your opinion, the best sort of Buddhist way to seek political change, but quickly. I mean, how do you feel about civil disobedience? Do you recommend that we do that? Do you feel that we are experiencing a serious existential threat over the political issues that we have? I\u2019m just wondering, what is your take?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim:<\/strong> The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way. This actually means doing your best under the situations and conditions in which you live. So the middle way is not talking of some fixed way; instead, it means that you are flexible and able to change strategy and direction according to the situation and environment in which you find yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you take an individual for example: it is much easier to change an individual\u2019s thoughts than their emotions. This is because thoughts reside in our consciousness while emotions reside in the subconscious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Karma refers to emotional-cognitive habits, and it takes time for you to change that. So if you try to affect change quickly, it won\u2019t work. If you feel disappointed over the fact that your habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming yourself and suffer as a result. If another person\u2019s habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming them and become angry at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it is very natural not to be able to change quickly. Change needs a lot of failures, trial and error; it needs time. So it is this unrealistic sense of urgency that is making us angry, hateful, and disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As such, we must have insight into and awareness of that principle before we begin. And that is why we study history. There are many singular events throughout history that have failed. But from a historical perspective, many of them actually succeeded, because that change was something that could not happen just as a result of one single event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you try to accomplish something at once, you will likely fail. Because change and improvement happen over time and through repeated failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take the environmental issue as an example. Our environment is in a very critical state. But if you look at the reality we are facing today, it is very difficult to affect change because consumption is deeply embedded in our everyday lives. And the values and criteria for success in our societies are closely tied with one\u2019s capacity to consume more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So although we might consciously recognize the dangers of environmental destruction, our habits force us to go on living the way we always have. Therefore, I think that no matter how much we try, there\u2019s a strong possibility that we will be unable to change our way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you are overly greedy, stubborn, or angry, you will suffer. Your misunderstandings or stupidity will also cause you to suffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ending suffering is simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Put down your greed. Put down your argument. Recognize your own stupidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Are You Suffering?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-are-you-suffering","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:32:44","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:32:44","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14722","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14531,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 15:50:53","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 20:50:53","post_content":"\n
Q. I feel a little frustrated, maybe a little angry and impatient about the need for significant political change. I worry a lot about injustice, climate change, corruption, and democracy. I just wonder what is, in your opinion, the best sort of Buddhist way to seek political change, but quickly. I mean, how do you feel about civil disobedience? Do you recommend that we do that? Do you feel that we are experiencing a serious existential threat over the political issues that we have? I\u2019m just wondering, what is your take?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim:<\/strong> The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way. This actually means doing your best under the situations and conditions in which you live. So the middle way is not talking of some fixed way; instead, it means that you are flexible and able to change strategy and direction according to the situation and environment in which you find yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you take an individual for example: it is much easier to change an individual\u2019s thoughts than their emotions. This is because thoughts reside in our consciousness while emotions reside in the subconscious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Karma refers to emotional-cognitive habits, and it takes time for you to change that. So if you try to affect change quickly, it won\u2019t work. If you feel disappointed over the fact that your habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming yourself and suffer as a result. If another person\u2019s habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming them and become angry at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it is very natural not to be able to change quickly. Change needs a lot of failures, trial and error; it needs time. So it is this unrealistic sense of urgency that is making us angry, hateful, and disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As such, we must have insight into and awareness of that principle before we begin. And that is why we study history. There are many singular events throughout history that have failed. But from a historical perspective, many of them actually succeeded, because that change was something that could not happen just as a result of one single event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you try to accomplish something at once, you will likely fail. Because change and improvement happen over time and through repeated failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take the environmental issue as an example. Our environment is in a very critical state. But if you look at the reality we are facing today, it is very difficult to affect change because consumption is deeply embedded in our everyday lives. And the values and criteria for success in our societies are closely tied with one\u2019s capacity to consume more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So although we might consciously recognize the dangers of environmental destruction, our habits force us to go on living the way we always have. Therefore, I think that no matter how much we try, there\u2019s a strong possibility that we will be unable to change our way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you are overly greedy, stubborn, or angry, you will suffer. Your misunderstandings or stupidity will also cause you to suffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ending suffering is simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Put down your greed. Put down your argument. Recognize your own stupidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Are You Suffering?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-are-you-suffering","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:32:44","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:32:44","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14722","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14531,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 15:50:53","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 20:50:53","post_content":"\n
Q. I feel a little frustrated, maybe a little angry and impatient about the need for significant political change. I worry a lot about injustice, climate change, corruption, and democracy. I just wonder what is, in your opinion, the best sort of Buddhist way to seek political change, but quickly. I mean, how do you feel about civil disobedience? Do you recommend that we do that? Do you feel that we are experiencing a serious existential threat over the political issues that we have? I\u2019m just wondering, what is your take?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim:<\/strong> The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way. This actually means doing your best under the situations and conditions in which you live. So the middle way is not talking of some fixed way; instead, it means that you are flexible and able to change strategy and direction according to the situation and environment in which you find yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you take an individual for example: it is much easier to change an individual\u2019s thoughts than their emotions. This is because thoughts reside in our consciousness while emotions reside in the subconscious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Karma refers to emotional-cognitive habits, and it takes time for you to change that. So if you try to affect change quickly, it won\u2019t work. If you feel disappointed over the fact that your habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming yourself and suffer as a result. If another person\u2019s habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming them and become angry at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it is very natural not to be able to change quickly. Change needs a lot of failures, trial and error; it needs time. So it is this unrealistic sense of urgency that is making us angry, hateful, and disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As such, we must have insight into and awareness of that principle before we begin. And that is why we study history. There are many singular events throughout history that have failed. But from a historical perspective, many of them actually succeeded, because that change was something that could not happen just as a result of one single event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you try to accomplish something at once, you will likely fail. Because change and improvement happen over time and through repeated failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take the environmental issue as an example. Our environment is in a very critical state. But if you look at the reality we are facing today, it is very difficult to affect change because consumption is deeply embedded in our everyday lives. And the values and criteria for success in our societies are closely tied with one\u2019s capacity to consume more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So although we might consciously recognize the dangers of environmental destruction, our habits force us to go on living the way we always have. Therefore, I think that no matter how much we try, there\u2019s a strong possibility that we will be unable to change our way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Online Dharma: Jungto Society Announces New Intake for Jungto Dharma School with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim","post_excerpt":"In Jungto Dharma School, you will learn the original teachings of the Buddha under the guidance of Ven. Pomnyun Sunim.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"online-dharma-jungto-society-announces-new-intake-for-jungto-dharma-school-with-ven-pomnyun-sunim","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-03 18:39:11","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-03 23:39:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14726","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14722,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-03-03 18:06:25","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-03 23:06:25","post_content":"\n
\u201cWhy are you suffering?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you are overly greedy, stubborn, or angry, you will suffer. Your misunderstandings or stupidity will also cause you to suffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ending suffering is simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Put down your greed. Put down your argument. Recognize your own stupidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Are You Suffering?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-are-you-suffering","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:32:44","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:32:44","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14722","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14531,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 15:50:53","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 20:50:53","post_content":"\n
Q. I feel a little frustrated, maybe a little angry and impatient about the need for significant political change. I worry a lot about injustice, climate change, corruption, and democracy. I just wonder what is, in your opinion, the best sort of Buddhist way to seek political change, but quickly. I mean, how do you feel about civil disobedience? Do you recommend that we do that? Do you feel that we are experiencing a serious existential threat over the political issues that we have? I\u2019m just wondering, what is your take?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim:<\/strong> The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way. This actually means doing your best under the situations and conditions in which you live. So the middle way is not talking of some fixed way; instead, it means that you are flexible and able to change strategy and direction according to the situation and environment in which you find yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you take an individual for example: it is much easier to change an individual\u2019s thoughts than their emotions. This is because thoughts reside in our consciousness while emotions reside in the subconscious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Karma refers to emotional-cognitive habits, and it takes time for you to change that. So if you try to affect change quickly, it won\u2019t work. If you feel disappointed over the fact that your habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming yourself and suffer as a result. If another person\u2019s habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming them and become angry at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it is very natural not to be able to change quickly. Change needs a lot of failures, trial and error; it needs time. So it is this unrealistic sense of urgency that is making us angry, hateful, and disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As such, we must have insight into and awareness of that principle before we begin. And that is why we study history. There are many singular events throughout history that have failed. But from a historical perspective, many of them actually succeeded, because that change was something that could not happen just as a result of one single event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you try to accomplish something at once, you will likely fail. Because change and improvement happen over time and through repeated failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take the environmental issue as an example. Our environment is in a very critical state. But if you look at the reality we are facing today, it is very difficult to affect change because consumption is deeply embedded in our everyday lives. And the values and criteria for success in our societies are closely tied with one\u2019s capacity to consume more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So although we might consciously recognize the dangers of environmental destruction, our habits force us to go on living the way we always have. Therefore, I think that no matter how much we try, there\u2019s a strong possibility that we will be unable to change our way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n","post_title":"Online Dharma: Jungto Society Announces New Intake for Jungto Dharma School with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim","post_excerpt":"In Jungto Dharma School, you will learn the original teachings of the Buddha under the guidance of Ven. Pomnyun Sunim.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"online-dharma-jungto-society-announces-new-intake-for-jungto-dharma-school-with-ven-pomnyun-sunim","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-03 18:39:11","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-03 23:39:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14726","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14722,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-03-03 18:06:25","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-03 23:06:25","post_content":"\n
\u201cWhy are you suffering?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When you are overly greedy, stubborn, or angry, you will suffer. Your misunderstandings or stupidity will also cause you to suffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ending suffering is simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Put down your greed. Put down your argument. Recognize your own stupidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Why Are You Suffering?","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"why-are-you-suffering","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:32:44","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:32:44","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14722","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14531,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 15:50:53","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 20:50:53","post_content":"\n
Q. I feel a little frustrated, maybe a little angry and impatient about the need for significant political change. I worry a lot about injustice, climate change, corruption, and democracy. I just wonder what is, in your opinion, the best sort of Buddhist way to seek political change, but quickly. I mean, how do you feel about civil disobedience? Do you recommend that we do that? Do you feel that we are experiencing a serious existential threat over the political issues that we have? I\u2019m just wondering, what is your take?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim:<\/strong> The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way. This actually means doing your best under the situations and conditions in which you live. So the middle way is not talking of some fixed way; instead, it means that you are flexible and able to change strategy and direction according to the situation and environment in which you find yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you take an individual for example: it is much easier to change an individual\u2019s thoughts than their emotions. This is because thoughts reside in our consciousness while emotions reside in the subconscious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Karma refers to emotional-cognitive habits, and it takes time for you to change that. So if you try to affect change quickly, it won\u2019t work. If you feel disappointed over the fact that your habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming yourself and suffer as a result. If another person\u2019s habits do not change quickly, then you might start blaming them and become angry at them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But it is very natural not to be able to change quickly. Change needs a lot of failures, trial and error; it needs time. So it is this unrealistic sense of urgency that is making us angry, hateful, and disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As such, we must have insight into and awareness of that principle before we begin. And that is why we study history. There are many singular events throughout history that have failed. But from a historical perspective, many of them actually succeeded, because that change was something that could not happen just as a result of one single event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if you try to accomplish something at once, you will likely fail. Because change and improvement happen over time and through repeated failures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s take the environmental issue as an example. Our environment is in a very critical state. But if you look at the reality we are facing today, it is very difficult to affect change because consumption is deeply embedded in our everyday lives. And the values and criteria for success in our societies are closely tied with one\u2019s capacity to consume more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So although we might consciously recognize the dangers of environmental destruction, our habits force us to go on living the way we always have. Therefore, I think that no matter how much we try, there\u2019s a strong possibility that we will be unable to change our way of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then is that despair? Not so . . .<\/p>\n","post_title":"How Do You See Current Political Issues from a Buddhist Perspective?","post_excerpt":"The essence of the Buddhist teaching is the Middle Way.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"how-do-you-see-current-political-issues-from-a-buddhist-perspective","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-12-02 20:40:57","post_modified_gmt":"2024-12-03 01:40:57","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14531","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14528,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-02-23 11:46:37","post_date_gmt":"2023-02-23 16:46:37","post_content":"\n
The Buddhist humanitarian relief organization Join Together Society Korea (JTS Korea), founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) monk Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, has reported the successful distribution of a second round of emergency relief supplies in southeastern Pakistan in response to the ongoing humanitarian emergency that resulted from last year\u2019s devastating floods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Record-breaking rains in Pakistan, which fell from June to October 2022, submerged a third of the country beneath floodwaters, killing at least 1,739 people, including 647 children. A further 12,867 people were reported to have been injured, and more than 2.1 million people were lost their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The floods, which have been described as the worst in Pakistan\u2019s history and one of the costliest natural disasters of all time, also resulted in damage to property and infrastructure estimated at US$14.9 billion, and an estimated US$15.2 billion in economic losses. Environmental authorities have blamed the flooding on heavier-than-usual monsoon rains and melting glaciers coming in the wake of a severe heatwave, both of which have been attributed to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by BDG on February 22, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn Jungto Dharma School, you will learn the original teachings of the Buddha under the guidance of Ven. Pomnyun Sunim,\u201d Jungto Society explained. \u201cYou will learn how the mind works and experience changes in your perspective on life. As students of Jungto Dharma School, you will not only study Buddhist doctrines (the Buddha\u2019s core teachings) but also gain practical wisdom to help you resolve various problems in your life.\u201d (Jungto Society)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, the guiding Dharma teacher of Jungto Society, first opened Jungto Dharma School in Korea 32 years ago as way to share the original teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha with lay practitioners. In response to social restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, Jungto Society formulated an online English-language syllabus\u2014Jungto Dharma School: Introduction to Buddhism I\u2014which is now open to students of Buddhism all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn Jungto Dharma School, you will learn the original teachings of the Buddha under the guidance of Ven. Pomnyun Sunim,\u201d Jungto Society explained. \u201cYou will learn how the mind works and experience changes in your perspective on life. As students of Jungto Dharma School, you will not only study Buddhist doctrines (the Buddha\u2019s core teachings) but also gain practical wisdom to help you resolve various problems in your life.\u201d (Jungto Society)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Building on the ongoing success of the Jungto Dharma School online study program launched in early 2022, Jungto Society, the international Buddhist community founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8), has announced that Jungto Dharma School will return in April, with online registration now open to new students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, the guiding Dharma teacher of Jungto Society, first opened Jungto Dharma School in Korea 32 years ago as way to share the original teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha with lay practitioners. In response to social restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, Jungto Society formulated an online English-language syllabus\u2014Jungto Dharma School: Introduction to Buddhism I\u2014which is now open to students of Buddhism all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn Jungto Dharma School, you will learn the original teachings of the Buddha under the guidance of Ven. Pomnyun Sunim,\u201d Jungto Society explained. \u201cYou will learn how the mind works and experience changes in your perspective on life. As students of Jungto Dharma School, you will not only study Buddhist doctrines (the Buddha\u2019s core teachings) but also gain practical wisdom to help you resolve various problems in your life.\u201d (Jungto Society)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Stuck in Your Thoughts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"stuck-in-your-thoughts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-08 16:00:59","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-08 21:00:59","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14748","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14726,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-03-03 18:36:39","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-03 23:36:39","post_content":"\n
Building on the ongoing success of the Jungto Dharma School online study program launched in early 2022, Jungto Society, the international Buddhist community founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8), has announced that Jungto Dharma School will return in April, with online registration now open to new students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, the guiding Dharma teacher of Jungto Society, first opened Jungto Dharma School in Korea 32 years ago as way to share the original teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha with lay practitioners. In response to social restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, Jungto Society formulated an online English-language syllabus\u2014Jungto Dharma School: Introduction to Buddhism I\u2014which is now open to students of Buddhism all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn Jungto Dharma School, you will learn the original teachings of the Buddha under the guidance of Ven. Pomnyun Sunim,\u201d Jungto Society explained. \u201cYou will learn how the mind works and experience changes in your perspective on life. As students of Jungto Dharma School, you will not only study Buddhist doctrines (the Buddha\u2019s core teachings) but also gain practical wisdom to help you resolve various problems in your life.\u201d (Jungto Society)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Stuck in Your Thoughts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"stuck-in-your-thoughts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-08 16:00:59","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-08 21:00:59","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14748","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14726,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-03-03 18:36:39","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-03 23:36:39","post_content":"\n
Building on the ongoing success of the Jungto Dharma School online study program launched in early 2022, Jungto Society, the international Buddhist community founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8), has announced that Jungto Dharma School will return in April, with online registration now open to new students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, the guiding Dharma teacher of Jungto Society, first opened Jungto Dharma School in Korea 32 years ago as way to share the original teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha with lay practitioners. In response to social restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, Jungto Society formulated an online English-language syllabus\u2014Jungto Dharma School: Introduction to Buddhism I\u2014which is now open to students of Buddhism all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn Jungto Dharma School, you will learn the original teachings of the Buddha under the guidance of Ven. Pomnyun Sunim,\u201d Jungto Society explained. \u201cYou will learn how the mind works and experience changes in your perspective on life. As students of Jungto Dharma School, you will not only study Buddhist doctrines (the Buddha\u2019s core teachings) but also gain practical wisdom to help you resolve various problems in your life.\u201d (Jungto Society)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like a silkworm trapped in a cocoon of its own making, we are stuck in our own thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Stuck in Your Thoughts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"stuck-in-your-thoughts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-08 16:00:59","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-08 21:00:59","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14748","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14726,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-03-03 18:36:39","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-03 23:36:39","post_content":"\n
Building on the ongoing success of the Jungto Dharma School online study program launched in early 2022, Jungto Society, the international Buddhist community founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8), has announced that Jungto Dharma School will return in April, with online registration now open to new students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, the guiding Dharma teacher of Jungto Society, first opened Jungto Dharma School in Korea 32 years ago as way to share the original teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha with lay practitioners. In response to social restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, Jungto Society formulated an online English-language syllabus\u2014Jungto Dharma School: Introduction to Buddhism I\u2014which is now open to students of Buddhism all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn Jungto Dharma School, you will learn the original teachings of the Buddha under the guidance of Ven. Pomnyun Sunim,\u201d Jungto Society explained. \u201cYou will learn how the mind works and experience changes in your perspective on life. As students of Jungto Dharma School, you will not only study Buddhist doctrines (the Buddha\u2019s core teachings) but also gain practical wisdom to help you resolve various problems in your life.\u201d (Jungto Society)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Prayer for Blessing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"prayer-for-blessing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:33:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:33:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14766","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14748,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-03-08 16:00:58","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-08 21:00:58","post_content":"\n
Like a silkworm trapped in a cocoon of its own making, we are stuck in our own thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Stuck in Your Thoughts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"stuck-in-your-thoughts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-08 16:00:59","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-08 21:00:59","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14748","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14726,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-03-03 18:36:39","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-03 23:36:39","post_content":"\n
Building on the ongoing success of the Jungto Dharma School online study program launched in early 2022, Jungto Society, the international Buddhist community founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8), has announced that Jungto Dharma School will return in April, with online registration now open to new students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, the guiding Dharma teacher of Jungto Society, first opened Jungto Dharma School in Korea 32 years ago as way to share the original teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha with lay practitioners. In response to social restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, Jungto Society formulated an online English-language syllabus\u2014Jungto Dharma School: Introduction to Buddhism I\u2014which is now open to students of Buddhism all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn Jungto Dharma School, you will learn the original teachings of the Buddha under the guidance of Ven. Pomnyun Sunim,\u201d Jungto Society explained. \u201cYou will learn how the mind works and experience changes in your perspective on life. As students of Jungto Dharma School, you will not only study Buddhist doctrines (the Buddha\u2019s core teachings) but also gain practical wisdom to help you resolve various problems in your life.\u201d (Jungto Society)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Prayer for Blessing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"prayer-for-blessing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:33:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:33:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14766","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14748,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-03-08 16:00:58","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-08 21:00:58","post_content":"\n
Like a silkworm trapped in a cocoon of its own making, we are stuck in our own thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Stuck in Your Thoughts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"stuck-in-your-thoughts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-08 16:00:59","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-08 21:00:59","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14748","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14726,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-03-03 18:36:39","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-03 23:36:39","post_content":"\n
Building on the ongoing success of the Jungto Dharma School online study program launched in early 2022, Jungto Society, the international Buddhist community founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8), has announced that Jungto Dharma School will return in April, with online registration now open to new students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, the guiding Dharma teacher of Jungto Society, first opened Jungto Dharma School in Korea 32 years ago as way to share the original teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha with lay practitioners. In response to social restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, Jungto Society formulated an online English-language syllabus\u2014Jungto Dharma School: Introduction to Buddhism I\u2014which is now open to students of Buddhism all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn Jungto Dharma School, you will learn the original teachings of the Buddha under the guidance of Ven. Pomnyun Sunim,\u201d Jungto Society explained. \u201cYou will learn how the mind works and experience changes in your perspective on life. As students of Jungto Dharma School, you will not only study Buddhist doctrines (the Buddha\u2019s core teachings) but also gain practical wisdom to help you resolve various problems in your life.\u201d (Jungto Society)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just like water bubbling up from a spring, if you say a prayer giving thanks that you are alive and that you are blessed, you will have more things to be thankful for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Prayer for Blessing","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"prayer-for-blessing","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-12-02 17:33:42","post_modified_gmt":"2023-12-02 22:33:42","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14766","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14748,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-03-08 16:00:58","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-08 21:00:58","post_content":"\n
Like a silkworm trapped in a cocoon of its own making, we are stuck in our own thoughts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Stuck in Your Thoughts","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"stuck-in-your-thoughts","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2023-03-08 16:00:59","post_modified_gmt":"2023-03-08 21:00:59","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14748","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14726,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2023-03-03 18:36:39","post_date_gmt":"2023-03-03 23:36:39","post_content":"\n
Building on the ongoing success of the Jungto Dharma School online study program launched in early 2022, Jungto Society, the international Buddhist community founded by the revered Korean Seon (Zen) master and social activist Venerable Pomnyun Sunim (\ubc95\ub95c\uc2a4\ub2d8), has announced that Jungto Dharma School will return in April, with online registration now open to new students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, the guiding Dharma teacher of Jungto Society, first opened Jungto Dharma School in Korea 32 years ago as way to share the original teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha with lay practitioners. In response to social restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, Jungto Society formulated an online English-language syllabus\u2014Jungto Dharma School: Introduction to Buddhism I\u2014which is now open to students of Buddhism all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIn Jungto Dharma School, you will learn the original teachings of the Buddha under the guidance of Ven. Pomnyun Sunim,\u201d Jungto Society explained. \u201cYou will learn how the mind works and experience changes in your perspective on life. As students of Jungto Dharma School, you will not only study Buddhist doctrines (the Buddha\u2019s core teachings) but also gain practical wisdom to help you resolve various problems in your life.\u201d (Jungto Society)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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