Regardless of the funeral ritual performed, once a person dies it\u2019s the end. By saying \u201cthe end\u201d I am not implying that there is no heaven or afterlife; I am simply saying that the person who draws his last breath no longer exists in this world. From a Christian viewpoint, their spirit goes to heaven. From a Buddhist perspective, their spirit is reborn. So there is nothing more we can do for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, the best farewell for those who pass away is to let them go from our hearts.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The Best Farewell For the Deceased","post_excerpt":"When the Buddha was close to death, his disciples came to him and asked","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-best-farewell-for-the-deceased","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-02 06:41:26","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-02 11:41:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14214","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":17},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
Each of these funeral rituals has its unique meaning and significance. Tibetans feed their dead to birds because they believe that the spirit of the dead will fly to heaven with the birds. Some cultures bury the dead in the ground because of the belief that the spiritual world exists underground. Meanwhile, Indians believe in reincarnation, so they cremate the corpse to help the spirits quickly sever their attachments to their worldly bodies in order to be reborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of the funeral ritual performed, once a person dies it\u2019s the end. By saying \u201cthe end\u201d I am not implying that there is no heaven or afterlife; I am simply saying that the person who draws his last breath no longer exists in this world. From a Christian viewpoint, their spirit goes to heaven. From a Buddhist perspective, their spirit is reborn. So there is nothing more we can do for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, the best farewell for those who pass away is to let them go from our hearts.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The Best Farewell For the Deceased","post_excerpt":"When the Buddha was close to death, his disciples came to him and asked","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-best-farewell-for-the-deceased","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-02 06:41:26","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-02 11:41:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14214","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":17},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
Funeral customs vary greatly from religion to religion and country to country. In India, the dead are usually cremated. In Tibet, the dead are left to be eaten by birds. The corpse is cut up on big rocks high in the mountains, where it is consumed by vultures and birds of prey. In desert regions, the dead are \u201cburied in the wind.\u201d That is, they are nailed to a wooden board and exposed to the elements for a year until only the bones remain, after which a funeral ceremony is performed. In regions with many islands, the dead are dropped into the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of these funeral rituals has its unique meaning and significance. Tibetans feed their dead to birds because they believe that the spirit of the dead will fly to heaven with the birds. Some cultures bury the dead in the ground because of the belief that the spiritual world exists underground. Meanwhile, Indians believe in reincarnation, so they cremate the corpse to help the spirits quickly sever their attachments to their worldly bodies in order to be reborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of the funeral ritual performed, once a person dies it\u2019s the end. By saying \u201cthe end\u201d I am not implying that there is no heaven or afterlife; I am simply saying that the person who draws his last breath no longer exists in this world. From a Christian viewpoint, their spirit goes to heaven. From a Buddhist perspective, their spirit is reborn. So there is nothing more we can do for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, the best farewell for those who pass away is to let them go from our hearts.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The Best Farewell For the Deceased","post_excerpt":"When the Buddha was close to death, his disciples came to him and asked","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-best-farewell-for-the-deceased","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-02 06:41:26","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-02 11:41:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14214","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":17},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
What happens to the people in the eighth and ninth categories? Ultimately, people in all nine categories will all be reborn in paradise. However, those in the eighth and ninth categories have to spend some time in hell before doing so. Each year, Buddhists perform the Buddhist All Soul\u2019s Day ceremony in the seventh month of the lunar calendar to save the souls of those in the two lowest categories from hell. There is no point in debating whether or not this is true because it is a religious belief. As such, people are free to choose whether or not to believe it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Funeral customs vary greatly from religion to religion and country to country. In India, the dead are usually cremated. In Tibet, the dead are left to be eaten by birds. The corpse is cut up on big rocks high in the mountains, where it is consumed by vultures and birds of prey. In desert regions, the dead are \u201cburied in the wind.\u201d That is, they are nailed to a wooden board and exposed to the elements for a year until only the bones remain, after which a funeral ceremony is performed. In regions with many islands, the dead are dropped into the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of these funeral rituals has its unique meaning and significance. Tibetans feed their dead to birds because they believe that the spirit of the dead will fly to heaven with the birds. Some cultures bury the dead in the ground because of the belief that the spiritual world exists underground. Meanwhile, Indians believe in reincarnation, so they cremate the corpse to help the spirits quickly sever their attachments to their worldly bodies in order to be reborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of the funeral ritual performed, once a person dies it\u2019s the end. By saying \u201cthe end\u201d I am not implying that there is no heaven or afterlife; I am simply saying that the person who draws his last breath no longer exists in this world. From a Christian viewpoint, their spirit goes to heaven. From a Buddhist perspective, their spirit is reborn. So there is nothing more we can do for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, the best farewell for those who pass away is to let them go from our hearts.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The Best Farewell For the Deceased","post_excerpt":"When the Buddha was close to death, his disciples came to him and asked","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-best-farewell-for-the-deceased","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-02 06:41:26","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-02 11:41:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14214","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":17},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
It is believed that people in the very highest category are reborn in paradise immediately after their death. It is comparable to leaving one room and entering another room. Those in the second category are reborn within 12 hours. It takes a day for those in the third category, three days for those in the fourth, a week for those in the fifth, 21 days for those in the sixth, and finally, it takes 49 days for those in the seventh category to be reborn in paradise. This is the reason that people hold the 49-day posthumous ceremony. This ritual provides an opportunity for people to do good deeds on behalf of deceased family members and help them to be reborn in paradise within 49 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What happens to the people in the eighth and ninth categories? Ultimately, people in all nine categories will all be reborn in paradise. However, those in the eighth and ninth categories have to spend some time in hell before doing so. Each year, Buddhists perform the Buddhist All Soul\u2019s Day ceremony in the seventh month of the lunar calendar to save the souls of those in the two lowest categories from hell. There is no point in debating whether or not this is true because it is a religious belief. As such, people are free to choose whether or not to believe it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Funeral customs vary greatly from religion to religion and country to country. In India, the dead are usually cremated. In Tibet, the dead are left to be eaten by birds. The corpse is cut up on big rocks high in the mountains, where it is consumed by vultures and birds of prey. In desert regions, the dead are \u201cburied in the wind.\u201d That is, they are nailed to a wooden board and exposed to the elements for a year until only the bones remain, after which a funeral ceremony is performed. In regions with many islands, the dead are dropped into the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of these funeral rituals has its unique meaning and significance. Tibetans feed their dead to birds because they believe that the spirit of the dead will fly to heaven with the birds. Some cultures bury the dead in the ground because of the belief that the spiritual world exists underground. Meanwhile, Indians believe in reincarnation, so they cremate the corpse to help the spirits quickly sever their attachments to their worldly bodies in order to be reborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of the funeral ritual performed, once a person dies it\u2019s the end. By saying \u201cthe end\u201d I am not implying that there is no heaven or afterlife; I am simply saying that the person who draws his last breath no longer exists in this world. From a Christian viewpoint, their spirit goes to heaven. From a Buddhist perspective, their spirit is reborn. So there is nothing more we can do for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, the best farewell for those who pass away is to let them go from our hearts.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The Best Farewell For the Deceased","post_excerpt":"When the Buddha was close to death, his disciples came to him and asked","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-best-farewell-for-the-deceased","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-02 06:41:26","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-02 11:41:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14214","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":17},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
Specifically, people are divided into three categories of high, middle, and low, and those in each of the three categories are again divided into high, middle, and low. And so there are a total of nine categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is believed that people in the very highest category are reborn in paradise immediately after their death. It is comparable to leaving one room and entering another room. Those in the second category are reborn within 12 hours. It takes a day for those in the third category, three days for those in the fourth, a week for those in the fifth, 21 days for those in the sixth, and finally, it takes 49 days for those in the seventh category to be reborn in paradise. This is the reason that people hold the 49-day posthumous ceremony. This ritual provides an opportunity for people to do good deeds on behalf of deceased family members and help them to be reborn in paradise within 49 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What happens to the people in the eighth and ninth categories? Ultimately, people in all nine categories will all be reborn in paradise. However, those in the eighth and ninth categories have to spend some time in hell before doing so. Each year, Buddhists perform the Buddhist All Soul\u2019s Day ceremony in the seventh month of the lunar calendar to save the souls of those in the two lowest categories from hell. There is no point in debating whether or not this is true because it is a religious belief. As such, people are free to choose whether or not to believe it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Funeral customs vary greatly from religion to religion and country to country. In India, the dead are usually cremated. In Tibet, the dead are left to be eaten by birds. The corpse is cut up on big rocks high in the mountains, where it is consumed by vultures and birds of prey. In desert regions, the dead are \u201cburied in the wind.\u201d That is, they are nailed to a wooden board and exposed to the elements for a year until only the bones remain, after which a funeral ceremony is performed. In regions with many islands, the dead are dropped into the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of these funeral rituals has its unique meaning and significance. Tibetans feed their dead to birds because they believe that the spirit of the dead will fly to heaven with the birds. Some cultures bury the dead in the ground because of the belief that the spiritual world exists underground. Meanwhile, Indians believe in reincarnation, so they cremate the corpse to help the spirits quickly sever their attachments to their worldly bodies in order to be reborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of the funeral ritual performed, once a person dies it\u2019s the end. By saying \u201cthe end\u201d I am not implying that there is no heaven or afterlife; I am simply saying that the person who draws his last breath no longer exists in this world. From a Christian viewpoint, their spirit goes to heaven. From a Buddhist perspective, their spirit is reborn. So there is nothing more we can do for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, the best farewell for those who pass away is to let them go from our hearts.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The Best Farewell For the Deceased","post_excerpt":"When the Buddha was close to death, his disciples came to him and asked","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-best-farewell-for-the-deceased","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-02 06:41:26","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-02 11:41:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14214","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":17},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
\u201cAnyone can be reborn in paradise after he dies if he sincerely hopes for it. However, not everyone can be reborn in paradise right away since people fall into one of the nine categories based on their deeds.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specifically, people are divided into three categories of high, middle, and low, and those in each of the three categories are again divided into high, middle, and low. And so there are a total of nine categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is believed that people in the very highest category are reborn in paradise immediately after their death. It is comparable to leaving one room and entering another room. Those in the second category are reborn within 12 hours. It takes a day for those in the third category, three days for those in the fourth, a week for those in the fifth, 21 days for those in the sixth, and finally, it takes 49 days for those in the seventh category to be reborn in paradise. This is the reason that people hold the 49-day posthumous ceremony. This ritual provides an opportunity for people to do good deeds on behalf of deceased family members and help them to be reborn in paradise within 49 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What happens to the people in the eighth and ninth categories? Ultimately, people in all nine categories will all be reborn in paradise. However, those in the eighth and ninth categories have to spend some time in hell before doing so. Each year, Buddhists perform the Buddhist All Soul\u2019s Day ceremony in the seventh month of the lunar calendar to save the souls of those in the two lowest categories from hell. There is no point in debating whether or not this is true because it is a religious belief. As such, people are free to choose whether or not to believe it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Funeral customs vary greatly from religion to religion and country to country. In India, the dead are usually cremated. In Tibet, the dead are left to be eaten by birds. The corpse is cut up on big rocks high in the mountains, where it is consumed by vultures and birds of prey. In desert regions, the dead are \u201cburied in the wind.\u201d That is, they are nailed to a wooden board and exposed to the elements for a year until only the bones remain, after which a funeral ceremony is performed. In regions with many islands, the dead are dropped into the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of these funeral rituals has its unique meaning and significance. Tibetans feed their dead to birds because they believe that the spirit of the dead will fly to heaven with the birds. Some cultures bury the dead in the ground because of the belief that the spiritual world exists underground. Meanwhile, Indians believe in reincarnation, so they cremate the corpse to help the spirits quickly sever their attachments to their worldly bodies in order to be reborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of the funeral ritual performed, once a person dies it\u2019s the end. By saying \u201cthe end\u201d I am not implying that there is no heaven or afterlife; I am simply saying that the person who draws his last breath no longer exists in this world. From a Christian viewpoint, their spirit goes to heaven. From a Buddhist perspective, their spirit is reborn. So there is nothing more we can do for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, the best farewell for those who pass away is to let them go from our hearts.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The Best Farewell For the Deceased","post_excerpt":"When the Buddha was close to death, his disciples came to him and asked","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-best-farewell-for-the-deceased","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-02 06:41:26","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-02 11:41:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14214","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":17},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
It is said that the deceased person has 49 days to be saved and they are classified into one of nine levels based on their deeds during their life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnyone can be reborn in paradise after he dies if he sincerely hopes for it. However, not everyone can be reborn in paradise right away since people fall into one of the nine categories based on their deeds.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specifically, people are divided into three categories of high, middle, and low, and those in each of the three categories are again divided into high, middle, and low. And so there are a total of nine categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is believed that people in the very highest category are reborn in paradise immediately after their death. It is comparable to leaving one room and entering another room. Those in the second category are reborn within 12 hours. It takes a day for those in the third category, three days for those in the fourth, a week for those in the fifth, 21 days for those in the sixth, and finally, it takes 49 days for those in the seventh category to be reborn in paradise. This is the reason that people hold the 49-day posthumous ceremony. This ritual provides an opportunity for people to do good deeds on behalf of deceased family members and help them to be reborn in paradise within 49 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What happens to the people in the eighth and ninth categories? Ultimately, people in all nine categories will all be reborn in paradise. However, those in the eighth and ninth categories have to spend some time in hell before doing so. Each year, Buddhists perform the Buddhist All Soul\u2019s Day ceremony in the seventh month of the lunar calendar to save the souls of those in the two lowest categories from hell. There is no point in debating whether or not this is true because it is a religious belief. As such, people are free to choose whether or not to believe it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Funeral customs vary greatly from religion to religion and country to country. In India, the dead are usually cremated. In Tibet, the dead are left to be eaten by birds. The corpse is cut up on big rocks high in the mountains, where it is consumed by vultures and birds of prey. In desert regions, the dead are \u201cburied in the wind.\u201d That is, they are nailed to a wooden board and exposed to the elements for a year until only the bones remain, after which a funeral ceremony is performed. In regions with many islands, the dead are dropped into the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of these funeral rituals has its unique meaning and significance. Tibetans feed their dead to birds because they believe that the spirit of the dead will fly to heaven with the birds. Some cultures bury the dead in the ground because of the belief that the spiritual world exists underground. Meanwhile, Indians believe in reincarnation, so they cremate the corpse to help the spirits quickly sever their attachments to their worldly bodies in order to be reborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of the funeral ritual performed, once a person dies it\u2019s the end. By saying \u201cthe end\u201d I am not implying that there is no heaven or afterlife; I am simply saying that the person who draws his last breath no longer exists in this world. From a Christian viewpoint, their spirit goes to heaven. From a Buddhist perspective, their spirit is reborn. So there is nothing more we can do for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, the best farewell for those who pass away is to let them go from our hearts.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The Best Farewell For the Deceased","post_excerpt":"When the Buddha was close to death, his disciples came to him and asked","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-best-farewell-for-the-deceased","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-02 06:41:26","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-02 11:41:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14214","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":17},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
The Dharma is a teaching about truth, so it does not contain cultural aspects. However, since Buddhism originated in India, the local traditions, customs, and culture were integrated into Buddhist culture. Strictly speaking, neither cremation nor the 49-day posthumous ceremony is a fundamental tradition of Buddhism. They are, in fact, part of the of Indian cultural tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is said that the deceased person has 49 days to be saved and they are classified into one of nine levels based on their deeds during their life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnyone can be reborn in paradise after he dies if he sincerely hopes for it. However, not everyone can be reborn in paradise right away since people fall into one of the nine categories based on their deeds.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specifically, people are divided into three categories of high, middle, and low, and those in each of the three categories are again divided into high, middle, and low. And so there are a total of nine categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is believed that people in the very highest category are reborn in paradise immediately after their death. It is comparable to leaving one room and entering another room. Those in the second category are reborn within 12 hours. It takes a day for those in the third category, three days for those in the fourth, a week for those in the fifth, 21 days for those in the sixth, and finally, it takes 49 days for those in the seventh category to be reborn in paradise. This is the reason that people hold the 49-day posthumous ceremony. This ritual provides an opportunity for people to do good deeds on behalf of deceased family members and help them to be reborn in paradise within 49 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What happens to the people in the eighth and ninth categories? Ultimately, people in all nine categories will all be reborn in paradise. However, those in the eighth and ninth categories have to spend some time in hell before doing so. Each year, Buddhists perform the Buddhist All Soul\u2019s Day ceremony in the seventh month of the lunar calendar to save the souls of those in the two lowest categories from hell. There is no point in debating whether or not this is true because it is a religious belief. As such, people are free to choose whether or not to believe it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Funeral customs vary greatly from religion to religion and country to country. In India, the dead are usually cremated. In Tibet, the dead are left to be eaten by birds. The corpse is cut up on big rocks high in the mountains, where it is consumed by vultures and birds of prey. In desert regions, the dead are \u201cburied in the wind.\u201d That is, they are nailed to a wooden board and exposed to the elements for a year until only the bones remain, after which a funeral ceremony is performed. In regions with many islands, the dead are dropped into the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of these funeral rituals has its unique meaning and significance. Tibetans feed their dead to birds because they believe that the spirit of the dead will fly to heaven with the birds. Some cultures bury the dead in the ground because of the belief that the spiritual world exists underground. Meanwhile, Indians believe in reincarnation, so they cremate the corpse to help the spirits quickly sever their attachments to their worldly bodies in order to be reborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of the funeral ritual performed, once a person dies it\u2019s the end. By saying \u201cthe end\u201d I am not implying that there is no heaven or afterlife; I am simply saying that the person who draws his last breath no longer exists in this world. From a Christian viewpoint, their spirit goes to heaven. From a Buddhist perspective, their spirit is reborn. So there is nothing more we can do for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, the best farewell for those who pass away is to let them go from our hearts.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The Best Farewell For the Deceased","post_excerpt":"When the Buddha was close to death, his disciples came to him and asked","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-best-farewell-for-the-deceased","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-02 06:41:26","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-02 11:41:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14214","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":17},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
Lay Buddhists are those who take refuge in the Three Jewels and practice the Five Precepts without becoming monks or nuns. When the Buddha said that they would take care of it, he meant that his funeral would be conducted based on the customs of laypeople in India. And so, after the Buddha died, lay Buddhists cremated the Buddha\u2019s body according to Indian tradition. If he had lived in Korea, the Buddha would have been buried in the ground as is the custom in Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Dharma is a teaching about truth, so it does not contain cultural aspects. However, since Buddhism originated in India, the local traditions, customs, and culture were integrated into Buddhist culture. Strictly speaking, neither cremation nor the 49-day posthumous ceremony is a fundamental tradition of Buddhism. They are, in fact, part of the of Indian cultural tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is said that the deceased person has 49 days to be saved and they are classified into one of nine levels based on their deeds during their life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnyone can be reborn in paradise after he dies if he sincerely hopes for it. However, not everyone can be reborn in paradise right away since people fall into one of the nine categories based on their deeds.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specifically, people are divided into three categories of high, middle, and low, and those in each of the three categories are again divided into high, middle, and low. And so there are a total of nine categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is believed that people in the very highest category are reborn in paradise immediately after their death. It is comparable to leaving one room and entering another room. Those in the second category are reborn within 12 hours. It takes a day for those in the third category, three days for those in the fourth, a week for those in the fifth, 21 days for those in the sixth, and finally, it takes 49 days for those in the seventh category to be reborn in paradise. This is the reason that people hold the 49-day posthumous ceremony. This ritual provides an opportunity for people to do good deeds on behalf of deceased family members and help them to be reborn in paradise within 49 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What happens to the people in the eighth and ninth categories? Ultimately, people in all nine categories will all be reborn in paradise. However, those in the eighth and ninth categories have to spend some time in hell before doing so. Each year, Buddhists perform the Buddhist All Soul\u2019s Day ceremony in the seventh month of the lunar calendar to save the souls of those in the two lowest categories from hell. There is no point in debating whether or not this is true because it is a religious belief. As such, people are free to choose whether or not to believe it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Funeral customs vary greatly from religion to religion and country to country. In India, the dead are usually cremated. In Tibet, the dead are left to be eaten by birds. The corpse is cut up on big rocks high in the mountains, where it is consumed by vultures and birds of prey. In desert regions, the dead are \u201cburied in the wind.\u201d That is, they are nailed to a wooden board and exposed to the elements for a year until only the bones remain, after which a funeral ceremony is performed. In regions with many islands, the dead are dropped into the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of these funeral rituals has its unique meaning and significance. Tibetans feed their dead to birds because they believe that the spirit of the dead will fly to heaven with the birds. Some cultures bury the dead in the ground because of the belief that the spiritual world exists underground. Meanwhile, Indians believe in reincarnation, so they cremate the corpse to help the spirits quickly sever their attachments to their worldly bodies in order to be reborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of the funeral ritual performed, once a person dies it\u2019s the end. By saying \u201cthe end\u201d I am not implying that there is no heaven or afterlife; I am simply saying that the person who draws his last breath no longer exists in this world. From a Christian viewpoint, their spirit goes to heaven. From a Buddhist perspective, their spirit is reborn. So there is nothing more we can do for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, the best farewell for those who pass away is to let them go from our hearts.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The Best Farewell For the Deceased","post_excerpt":"When the Buddha was close to death, his disciples came to him and asked","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-best-farewell-for-the-deceased","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-02 06:41:26","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-02 11:41:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14214","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":17},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
\u201cYou don\u2019t need to worry about my funeral because the lay Buddhists will take care of it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lay Buddhists are those who take refuge in the Three Jewels and practice the Five Precepts without becoming monks or nuns. When the Buddha said that they would take care of it, he meant that his funeral would be conducted based on the customs of laypeople in India. And so, after the Buddha died, lay Buddhists cremated the Buddha\u2019s body according to Indian tradition. If he had lived in Korea, the Buddha would have been buried in the ground as is the custom in Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Dharma is a teaching about truth, so it does not contain cultural aspects. However, since Buddhism originated in India, the local traditions, customs, and culture were integrated into Buddhist culture. Strictly speaking, neither cremation nor the 49-day posthumous ceremony is a fundamental tradition of Buddhism. They are, in fact, part of the of Indian cultural tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is said that the deceased person has 49 days to be saved and they are classified into one of nine levels based on their deeds during their life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnyone can be reborn in paradise after he dies if he sincerely hopes for it. However, not everyone can be reborn in paradise right away since people fall into one of the nine categories based on their deeds.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specifically, people are divided into three categories of high, middle, and low, and those in each of the three categories are again divided into high, middle, and low. And so there are a total of nine categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is believed that people in the very highest category are reborn in paradise immediately after their death. It is comparable to leaving one room and entering another room. Those in the second category are reborn within 12 hours. It takes a day for those in the third category, three days for those in the fourth, a week for those in the fifth, 21 days for those in the sixth, and finally, it takes 49 days for those in the seventh category to be reborn in paradise. This is the reason that people hold the 49-day posthumous ceremony. This ritual provides an opportunity for people to do good deeds on behalf of deceased family members and help them to be reborn in paradise within 49 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What happens to the people in the eighth and ninth categories? Ultimately, people in all nine categories will all be reborn in paradise. However, those in the eighth and ninth categories have to spend some time in hell before doing so. Each year, Buddhists perform the Buddhist All Soul\u2019s Day ceremony in the seventh month of the lunar calendar to save the souls of those in the two lowest categories from hell. There is no point in debating whether or not this is true because it is a religious belief. As such, people are free to choose whether or not to believe it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Funeral customs vary greatly from religion to religion and country to country. In India, the dead are usually cremated. In Tibet, the dead are left to be eaten by birds. The corpse is cut up on big rocks high in the mountains, where it is consumed by vultures and birds of prey. In desert regions, the dead are \u201cburied in the wind.\u201d That is, they are nailed to a wooden board and exposed to the elements for a year until only the bones remain, after which a funeral ceremony is performed. In regions with many islands, the dead are dropped into the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of these funeral rituals has its unique meaning and significance. Tibetans feed their dead to birds because they believe that the spirit of the dead will fly to heaven with the birds. Some cultures bury the dead in the ground because of the belief that the spiritual world exists underground. Meanwhile, Indians believe in reincarnation, so they cremate the corpse to help the spirits quickly sever their attachments to their worldly bodies in order to be reborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of the funeral ritual performed, once a person dies it\u2019s the end. By saying \u201cthe end\u201d I am not implying that there is no heaven or afterlife; I am simply saying that the person who draws his last breath no longer exists in this world. From a Christian viewpoint, their spirit goes to heaven. From a Buddhist perspective, their spirit is reborn. So there is nothing more we can do for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, the best farewell for those who pass away is to let them go from our hearts.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The Best Farewell For the Deceased","post_excerpt":"When the Buddha was close to death, his disciples came to him and asked","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-best-farewell-for-the-deceased","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-02 06:41:26","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-02 11:41:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14214","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":17},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
\u201cYou don\u2019t need to worry about my funeral because the lay Buddhists will take care of it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lay Buddhists are those who take refuge in the Three Jewels and practice the Five Precepts without becoming monks or nuns. When the Buddha said that they would take care of it, he meant that his funeral would be conducted based on the customs of laypeople in India. And so, after the Buddha died, lay Buddhists cremated the Buddha\u2019s body according to Indian tradition. If he had lived in Korea, the Buddha would have been buried in the ground as is the custom in Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Dharma is a teaching about truth, so it does not contain cultural aspects. However, since Buddhism originated in India, the local traditions, customs, and culture were integrated into Buddhist culture. Strictly speaking, neither cremation nor the 49-day posthumous ceremony is a fundamental tradition of Buddhism. They are, in fact, part of the of Indian cultural tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is said that the deceased person has 49 days to be saved and they are classified into one of nine levels based on their deeds during their life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnyone can be reborn in paradise after he dies if he sincerely hopes for it. However, not everyone can be reborn in paradise right away since people fall into one of the nine categories based on their deeds.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specifically, people are divided into three categories of high, middle, and low, and those in each of the three categories are again divided into high, middle, and low. And so there are a total of nine categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is believed that people in the very highest category are reborn in paradise immediately after their death. It is comparable to leaving one room and entering another room. Those in the second category are reborn within 12 hours. It takes a day for those in the third category, three days for those in the fourth, a week for those in the fifth, 21 days for those in the sixth, and finally, it takes 49 days for those in the seventh category to be reborn in paradise. This is the reason that people hold the 49-day posthumous ceremony. This ritual provides an opportunity for people to do good deeds on behalf of deceased family members and help them to be reborn in paradise within 49 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What happens to the people in the eighth and ninth categories? Ultimately, people in all nine categories will all be reborn in paradise. However, those in the eighth and ninth categories have to spend some time in hell before doing so. Each year, Buddhists perform the Buddhist All Soul\u2019s Day ceremony in the seventh month of the lunar calendar to save the souls of those in the two lowest categories from hell. There is no point in debating whether or not this is true because it is a religious belief. As such, people are free to choose whether or not to believe it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Funeral customs vary greatly from religion to religion and country to country. In India, the dead are usually cremated. In Tibet, the dead are left to be eaten by birds. The corpse is cut up on big rocks high in the mountains, where it is consumed by vultures and birds of prey. In desert regions, the dead are \u201cburied in the wind.\u201d That is, they are nailed to a wooden board and exposed to the elements for a year until only the bones remain, after which a funeral ceremony is performed. In regions with many islands, the dead are dropped into the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of these funeral rituals has its unique meaning and significance. Tibetans feed their dead to birds because they believe that the spirit of the dead will fly to heaven with the birds. Some cultures bury the dead in the ground because of the belief that the spiritual world exists underground. Meanwhile, Indians believe in reincarnation, so they cremate the corpse to help the spirits quickly sever their attachments to their worldly bodies in order to be reborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of the funeral ritual performed, once a person dies it\u2019s the end. By saying \u201cthe end\u201d I am not implying that there is no heaven or afterlife; I am simply saying that the person who draws his last breath no longer exists in this world. From a Christian viewpoint, their spirit goes to heaven. From a Buddhist perspective, their spirit is reborn. So there is nothing more we can do for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, the best farewell for those who pass away is to let them go from our hearts.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The Best Farewell For the Deceased","post_excerpt":"When the Buddha was close to death, his disciples came to him and asked","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-best-farewell-for-the-deceased","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-02 06:41:26","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-02 11:41:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14214","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":17},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
\u201cHow would you like us to conduct your funeral?\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Buddha answered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t need to worry about my funeral because the lay Buddhists will take care of it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lay Buddhists are those who take refuge in the Three Jewels and practice the Five Precepts without becoming monks or nuns. When the Buddha said that they would take care of it, he meant that his funeral would be conducted based on the customs of laypeople in India. And so, after the Buddha died, lay Buddhists cremated the Buddha\u2019s body according to Indian tradition. If he had lived in Korea, the Buddha would have been buried in the ground as is the custom in Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Dharma is a teaching about truth, so it does not contain cultural aspects. However, since Buddhism originated in India, the local traditions, customs, and culture were integrated into Buddhist culture. Strictly speaking, neither cremation nor the 49-day posthumous ceremony is a fundamental tradition of Buddhism. They are, in fact, part of the of Indian cultural tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is said that the deceased person has 49 days to be saved and they are classified into one of nine levels based on their deeds during their life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnyone can be reborn in paradise after he dies if he sincerely hopes for it. However, not everyone can be reborn in paradise right away since people fall into one of the nine categories based on their deeds.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specifically, people are divided into three categories of high, middle, and low, and those in each of the three categories are again divided into high, middle, and low. And so there are a total of nine categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is believed that people in the very highest category are reborn in paradise immediately after their death. It is comparable to leaving one room and entering another room. Those in the second category are reborn within 12 hours. It takes a day for those in the third category, three days for those in the fourth, a week for those in the fifth, 21 days for those in the sixth, and finally, it takes 49 days for those in the seventh category to be reborn in paradise. This is the reason that people hold the 49-day posthumous ceremony. This ritual provides an opportunity for people to do good deeds on behalf of deceased family members and help them to be reborn in paradise within 49 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What happens to the people in the eighth and ninth categories? Ultimately, people in all nine categories will all be reborn in paradise. However, those in the eighth and ninth categories have to spend some time in hell before doing so. Each year, Buddhists perform the Buddhist All Soul\u2019s Day ceremony in the seventh month of the lunar calendar to save the souls of those in the two lowest categories from hell. There is no point in debating whether or not this is true because it is a religious belief. As such, people are free to choose whether or not to believe it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Funeral customs vary greatly from religion to religion and country to country. In India, the dead are usually cremated. In Tibet, the dead are left to be eaten by birds. The corpse is cut up on big rocks high in the mountains, where it is consumed by vultures and birds of prey. In desert regions, the dead are \u201cburied in the wind.\u201d That is, they are nailed to a wooden board and exposed to the elements for a year until only the bones remain, after which a funeral ceremony is performed. In regions with many islands, the dead are dropped into the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of these funeral rituals has its unique meaning and significance. Tibetans feed their dead to birds because they believe that the spirit of the dead will fly to heaven with the birds. Some cultures bury the dead in the ground because of the belief that the spiritual world exists underground. Meanwhile, Indians believe in reincarnation, so they cremate the corpse to help the spirits quickly sever their attachments to their worldly bodies in order to be reborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of the funeral ritual performed, once a person dies it\u2019s the end. By saying \u201cthe end\u201d I am not implying that there is no heaven or afterlife; I am simply saying that the person who draws his last breath no longer exists in this world. From a Christian viewpoint, their spirit goes to heaven. From a Buddhist perspective, their spirit is reborn. So there is nothing more we can do for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, the best farewell for those who pass away is to let them go from our hearts.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The Best Farewell For the Deceased","post_excerpt":"When the Buddha was close to death, his disciples came to him and asked","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-best-farewell-for-the-deceased","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-02 06:41:26","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-02 11:41:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14214","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":17},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
When the Buddha was close to death, his disciples came to him and asked:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow would you like us to conduct your funeral?\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Buddha answered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t need to worry about my funeral because the lay Buddhists will take care of it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lay Buddhists are those who take refuge in the Three Jewels and practice the Five Precepts without becoming monks or nuns. When the Buddha said that they would take care of it, he meant that his funeral would be conducted based on the customs of laypeople in India. And so, after the Buddha died, lay Buddhists cremated the Buddha\u2019s body according to Indian tradition. If he had lived in Korea, the Buddha would have been buried in the ground as is the custom in Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Dharma is a teaching about truth, so it does not contain cultural aspects. However, since Buddhism originated in India, the local traditions, customs, and culture were integrated into Buddhist culture. Strictly speaking, neither cremation nor the 49-day posthumous ceremony is a fundamental tradition of Buddhism. They are, in fact, part of the of Indian cultural tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is said that the deceased person has 49 days to be saved and they are classified into one of nine levels based on their deeds during their life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnyone can be reborn in paradise after he dies if he sincerely hopes for it. However, not everyone can be reborn in paradise right away since people fall into one of the nine categories based on their deeds.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specifically, people are divided into three categories of high, middle, and low, and those in each of the three categories are again divided into high, middle, and low. And so there are a total of nine categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is believed that people in the very highest category are reborn in paradise immediately after their death. It is comparable to leaving one room and entering another room. Those in the second category are reborn within 12 hours. It takes a day for those in the third category, three days for those in the fourth, a week for those in the fifth, 21 days for those in the sixth, and finally, it takes 49 days for those in the seventh category to be reborn in paradise. This is the reason that people hold the 49-day posthumous ceremony. This ritual provides an opportunity for people to do good deeds on behalf of deceased family members and help them to be reborn in paradise within 49 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What happens to the people in the eighth and ninth categories? Ultimately, people in all nine categories will all be reborn in paradise. However, those in the eighth and ninth categories have to spend some time in hell before doing so. Each year, Buddhists perform the Buddhist All Soul\u2019s Day ceremony in the seventh month of the lunar calendar to save the souls of those in the two lowest categories from hell. There is no point in debating whether or not this is true because it is a religious belief. As such, people are free to choose whether or not to believe it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Funeral customs vary greatly from religion to religion and country to country. In India, the dead are usually cremated. In Tibet, the dead are left to be eaten by birds. The corpse is cut up on big rocks high in the mountains, where it is consumed by vultures and birds of prey. In desert regions, the dead are \u201cburied in the wind.\u201d That is, they are nailed to a wooden board and exposed to the elements for a year until only the bones remain, after which a funeral ceremony is performed. In regions with many islands, the dead are dropped into the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of these funeral rituals has its unique meaning and significance. Tibetans feed their dead to birds because they believe that the spirit of the dead will fly to heaven with the birds. Some cultures bury the dead in the ground because of the belief that the spiritual world exists underground. Meanwhile, Indians believe in reincarnation, so they cremate the corpse to help the spirits quickly sever their attachments to their worldly bodies in order to be reborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of the funeral ritual performed, once a person dies it\u2019s the end. By saying \u201cthe end\u201d I am not implying that there is no heaven or afterlife; I am simply saying that the person who draws his last breath no longer exists in this world. From a Christian viewpoint, their spirit goes to heaven. From a Buddhist perspective, their spirit is reborn. So there is nothing more we can do for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, the best farewell for those who pass away is to let them go from our hearts.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The Best Farewell For the Deceased","post_excerpt":"When the Buddha was close to death, his disciples came to him and asked","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-best-farewell-for-the-deceased","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-02 06:41:26","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-02 11:41:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14214","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":17},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
<\/p>\n","post_title":"DMZ Peace Declaration in Korea","post_excerpt":"INEB and Jungto Society joint DMZ Peace Declaration in Korea ","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"dmz-peace-declaration-in-korea","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-27 22:12:47","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-28 03:12:47","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14222","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14214,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-27 21:56:25","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-28 02:56:25","post_content":"\n
When the Buddha was close to death, his disciples came to him and asked:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHow would you like us to conduct your funeral?\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Buddha answered:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t need to worry about my funeral because the lay Buddhists will take care of it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lay Buddhists are those who take refuge in the Three Jewels and practice the Five Precepts without becoming monks or nuns. When the Buddha said that they would take care of it, he meant that his funeral would be conducted based on the customs of laypeople in India. And so, after the Buddha died, lay Buddhists cremated the Buddha\u2019s body according to Indian tradition. If he had lived in Korea, the Buddha would have been buried in the ground as is the custom in Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Dharma is a teaching about truth, so it does not contain cultural aspects. However, since Buddhism originated in India, the local traditions, customs, and culture were integrated into Buddhist culture. Strictly speaking, neither cremation nor the 49-day posthumous ceremony is a fundamental tradition of Buddhism. They are, in fact, part of the of Indian cultural tradition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is said that the deceased person has 49 days to be saved and they are classified into one of nine levels based on their deeds during their life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnyone can be reborn in paradise after he dies if he sincerely hopes for it. However, not everyone can be reborn in paradise right away since people fall into one of the nine categories based on their deeds.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Specifically, people are divided into three categories of high, middle, and low, and those in each of the three categories are again divided into high, middle, and low. And so there are a total of nine categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is believed that people in the very highest category are reborn in paradise immediately after their death. It is comparable to leaving one room and entering another room. Those in the second category are reborn within 12 hours. It takes a day for those in the third category, three days for those in the fourth, a week for those in the fifth, 21 days for those in the sixth, and finally, it takes 49 days for those in the seventh category to be reborn in paradise. This is the reason that people hold the 49-day posthumous ceremony. This ritual provides an opportunity for people to do good deeds on behalf of deceased family members and help them to be reborn in paradise within 49 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What happens to the people in the eighth and ninth categories? Ultimately, people in all nine categories will all be reborn in paradise. However, those in the eighth and ninth categories have to spend some time in hell before doing so. Each year, Buddhists perform the Buddhist All Soul\u2019s Day ceremony in the seventh month of the lunar calendar to save the souls of those in the two lowest categories from hell. There is no point in debating whether or not this is true because it is a religious belief. As such, people are free to choose whether or not to believe it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Funeral customs vary greatly from religion to religion and country to country. In India, the dead are usually cremated. In Tibet, the dead are left to be eaten by birds. The corpse is cut up on big rocks high in the mountains, where it is consumed by vultures and birds of prey. In desert regions, the dead are \u201cburied in the wind.\u201d That is, they are nailed to a wooden board and exposed to the elements for a year until only the bones remain, after which a funeral ceremony is performed. In regions with many islands, the dead are dropped into the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of these funeral rituals has its unique meaning and significance. Tibetans feed their dead to birds because they believe that the spirit of the dead will fly to heaven with the birds. Some cultures bury the dead in the ground because of the belief that the spiritual world exists underground. Meanwhile, Indians believe in reincarnation, so they cremate the corpse to help the spirits quickly sever their attachments to their worldly bodies in order to be reborn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regardless of the funeral ritual performed, once a person dies it\u2019s the end. By saying \u201cthe end\u201d I am not implying that there is no heaven or afterlife; I am simply saying that the person who draws his last breath no longer exists in this world. From a Christian viewpoint, their spirit goes to heaven. From a Buddhist perspective, their spirit is reborn. So there is nothing more we can do for them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Therefore, the best farewell for those who pass away is to let them go from our hearts.<\/p>\n","post_title":"The Best Farewell For the Deceased","post_excerpt":"When the Buddha was close to death, his disciples came to him and asked","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-best-farewell-for-the-deceased","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-02 06:41:26","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-02 11:41:26","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14214","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":true,"total_page":17},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"jnews_block_37"};
This happened because different people had different ideas of what Korea should be and how the people should live. Those differences became hatred and disdain that launched bombs, bullets, and knives against innocent people, and caused untold suffering that continues to resonate today beneath our very feet on this symbolic ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by INEB on November 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nThe INEB Delegation reads the DMZ Peace Declaration at the Dorasan Observatory, Oct. 29th, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This happened because different people had different ideas of what Korea should be and how the people should live. Those differences became hatred and disdain that launched bombs, bullets, and knives against innocent people, and caused untold suffering that continues to resonate today beneath our very feet on this symbolic ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by INEB on November 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On this fine fall day, as we stand here surrounded by nature\u2019s beauty, let us bear witness to a horrific history of suffering. The Korean War began in 1950 and lasted for three years. It pitted fathers against sons, brothers against brothers, mothers against daughters, sisters against sisters. At the end of three years, three million people were killed, properties were destroyed, and the land was devastated. And it remains divided to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe INEB Delegation reads the DMZ Peace Declaration at the Dorasan Observatory, Oct. 29th, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This happened because different people had different ideas of what Korea should be and how the people should live. Those differences became hatred and disdain that launched bombs, bullets, and knives against innocent people, and caused untold suffering that continues to resonate today beneath our very feet on this symbolic ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by INEB on November 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Practice to Thank","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"practice-to-thank","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-30 11:54:50","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:50","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14231","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14222,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-27 21:56:56","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-28 02:56:56","post_content":"\n
On this fine fall day, as we stand here surrounded by nature\u2019s beauty, let us bear witness to a horrific history of suffering. The Korean War began in 1950 and lasted for three years. It pitted fathers against sons, brothers against brothers, mothers against daughters, sisters against sisters. At the end of three years, three million people were killed, properties were destroyed, and the land was devastated. And it remains divided to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe INEB Delegation reads the DMZ Peace Declaration at the Dorasan Observatory, Oct. 29th, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This happened because different people had different ideas of what Korea should be and how the people should live. Those differences became hatred and disdain that launched bombs, bullets, and knives against innocent people, and caused untold suffering that continues to resonate today beneath our very feet on this symbolic ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by INEB on November 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Practice to Thank","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"practice-to-thank","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-30 11:54:50","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:50","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14231","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14222,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-27 21:56:56","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-28 02:56:56","post_content":"\n
On this fine fall day, as we stand here surrounded by nature\u2019s beauty, let us bear witness to a horrific history of suffering. The Korean War began in 1950 and lasted for three years. It pitted fathers against sons, brothers against brothers, mothers against daughters, sisters against sisters. At the end of three years, three million people were killed, properties were destroyed, and the land was devastated. And it remains divided to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe INEB Delegation reads the DMZ Peace Declaration at the Dorasan Observatory, Oct. 29th, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This happened because different people had different ideas of what Korea should be and how the people should live. Those differences became hatred and disdain that launched bombs, bullets, and knives against innocent people, and caused untold suffering that continues to resonate today beneath our very feet on this symbolic ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by INEB on November 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You learn how to thank other people through practice and experience. You cannot purchase gratitude with money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Practice to Thank","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"practice-to-thank","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-30 11:54:50","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:50","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14231","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14222,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-27 21:56:56","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-28 02:56:56","post_content":"\n
On this fine fall day, as we stand here surrounded by nature\u2019s beauty, let us bear witness to a horrific history of suffering. The Korean War began in 1950 and lasted for three years. It pitted fathers against sons, brothers against brothers, mothers against daughters, sisters against sisters. At the end of three years, three million people were killed, properties were destroyed, and the land was devastated. And it remains divided to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe INEB Delegation reads the DMZ Peace Declaration at the Dorasan Observatory, Oct. 29th, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This happened because different people had different ideas of what Korea should be and how the people should live. Those differences became hatred and disdain that launched bombs, bullets, and knives against innocent people, and caused untold suffering that continues to resonate today beneath our very feet on this symbolic ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by INEB on November 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You learn how to thank other people through practice and experience. You cannot purchase gratitude with money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Practice to Thank","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"practice-to-thank","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-30 11:54:50","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:50","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14231","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14222,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-27 21:56:56","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-28 02:56:56","post_content":"\n
On this fine fall day, as we stand here surrounded by nature\u2019s beauty, let us bear witness to a horrific history of suffering. The Korean War began in 1950 and lasted for three years. It pitted fathers against sons, brothers against brothers, mothers against daughters, sisters against sisters. At the end of three years, three million people were killed, properties were destroyed, and the land was devastated. And it remains divided to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe INEB Delegation reads the DMZ Peace Declaration at the Dorasan Observatory, Oct. 29th, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This happened because different people had different ideas of what Korea should be and how the people should live. Those differences became hatred and disdain that launched bombs, bullets, and knives against innocent people, and caused untold suffering that continues to resonate today beneath our very feet on this symbolic ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by INEB on November 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Writer: Lee Choong-Keol Former editor-in-chief of GQ Korea. He has published a novel titled Totally Imperfect, a collection of interviews titled Playing with the Sun Behind Me, a collection of editor\u2019s letters for 18 years titled Our Specialness That Nobody Appreciates, and an essay about his mother titled How Can Mom Be So.<\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"\u201cThe President Is Our Employee, Not Our Boss\u2026 We Need To Fulfill Our \u2018Duty To Vote\u2019 To Hire The Right Person\u201d","post_excerpt":"The first and foremost job of the president is to ensure national security","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-president-is-our-employee-not-our-boss-we-need-to-fulfill-our-duty-to-vote-to-hire-the-right-person","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-12-02 21:30:56","post_modified_gmt":"2022-12-03 02:30:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14235","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14231,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-30 11:54:48","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:48","post_content":"\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You learn how to thank other people through practice and experience. You cannot purchase gratitude with money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Practice to Thank","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"practice-to-thank","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-30 11:54:50","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:50","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14231","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14222,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-27 21:56:56","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-28 02:56:56","post_content":"\n
On this fine fall day, as we stand here surrounded by nature\u2019s beauty, let us bear witness to a horrific history of suffering. The Korean War began in 1950 and lasted for three years. It pitted fathers against sons, brothers against brothers, mothers against daughters, sisters against sisters. At the end of three years, three million people were killed, properties were destroyed, and the land was devastated. And it remains divided to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe INEB Delegation reads the DMZ Peace Declaration at the Dorasan Observatory, Oct. 29th, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This happened because different people had different ideas of what Korea should be and how the people should live. Those differences became hatred and disdain that launched bombs, bullets, and knives against innocent people, and caused untold suffering that continues to resonate today beneath our very feet on this symbolic ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by INEB on November 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nVen. Pomnyun Sunim being photographed after the interview. Photo by Lee Jeong-Yong lee312@hani.co.kr<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Writer: Lee Choong-Keol Former editor-in-chief of GQ Korea. He has published a novel titled Totally Imperfect, a collection of interviews titled Playing with the Sun Behind Me, a collection of editor\u2019s letters for 18 years titled Our Specialness That Nobody Appreciates, and an essay about his mother titled How Can Mom Be So.<\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"\u201cThe President Is Our Employee, Not Our Boss\u2026 We Need To Fulfill Our \u2018Duty To Vote\u2019 To Hire The Right Person\u201d","post_excerpt":"The first and foremost job of the president is to ensure national security","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-president-is-our-employee-not-our-boss-we-need-to-fulfill-our-duty-to-vote-to-hire-the-right-person","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-12-02 21:30:56","post_modified_gmt":"2022-12-03 02:30:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14235","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14231,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-30 11:54:48","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:48","post_content":"\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You learn how to thank other people through practice and experience. You cannot purchase gratitude with money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Practice to Thank","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"practice-to-thank","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-30 11:54:50","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:50","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14231","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14222,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-27 21:56:56","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-28 02:56:56","post_content":"\n
On this fine fall day, as we stand here surrounded by nature\u2019s beauty, let us bear witness to a horrific history of suffering. The Korean War began in 1950 and lasted for three years. It pitted fathers against sons, brothers against brothers, mothers against daughters, sisters against sisters. At the end of three years, three million people were killed, properties were destroyed, and the land was devastated. And it remains divided to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe INEB Delegation reads the DMZ Peace Declaration at the Dorasan Observatory, Oct. 29th, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This happened because different people had different ideas of what Korea should be and how the people should live. Those differences became hatred and disdain that launched bombs, bullets, and knives against innocent people, and caused untold suffering that continues to resonate today beneath our very feet on this symbolic ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by INEB on November 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cause and effect had brought us together and it was time for us to part accordingly. Talking with someone who had filtered out greed and pleasure, I felt myself to be unqualified to discuss the most important things in life, whatever they may be. When I stepped out, I felt like I was thrown into a formless and time-irrelevant world in which the past and future are closed. Did the moments we had together evaporate and melt into the unreal and evanescent? Only the fact that the morning mist resembled the color of his kasaya gave me an odd sense of relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\nVen. Pomnyun Sunim being photographed after the interview. Photo by Lee Jeong-Yong lee312@hani.co.kr<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Writer: Lee Choong-Keol Former editor-in-chief of GQ Korea. He has published a novel titled Totally Imperfect, a collection of interviews titled Playing with the Sun Behind Me, a collection of editor\u2019s letters for 18 years titled Our Specialness That Nobody Appreciates, and an essay about his mother titled How Can Mom Be So.<\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"\u201cThe President Is Our Employee, Not Our Boss\u2026 We Need To Fulfill Our \u2018Duty To Vote\u2019 To Hire The Right Person\u201d","post_excerpt":"The first and foremost job of the president is to ensure national security","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-president-is-our-employee-not-our-boss-we-need-to-fulfill-our-duty-to-vote-to-hire-the-right-person","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-12-02 21:30:56","post_modified_gmt":"2022-12-03 02:30:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14235","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14231,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-30 11:54:48","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:48","post_content":"\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You learn how to thank other people through practice and experience. You cannot purchase gratitude with money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Practice to Thank","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"practice-to-thank","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-30 11:54:50","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:50","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14231","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14222,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-27 21:56:56","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-28 02:56:56","post_content":"\n
On this fine fall day, as we stand here surrounded by nature\u2019s beauty, let us bear witness to a horrific history of suffering. The Korean War began in 1950 and lasted for three years. It pitted fathers against sons, brothers against brothers, mothers against daughters, sisters against sisters. At the end of three years, three million people were killed, properties were destroyed, and the land was devastated. And it remains divided to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe INEB Delegation reads the DMZ Peace Declaration at the Dorasan Observatory, Oct. 29th, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This happened because different people had different ideas of what Korea should be and how the people should live. Those differences became hatred and disdain that launched bombs, bullets, and knives against innocent people, and caused untold suffering that continues to resonate today beneath our very feet on this symbolic ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by INEB on November 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur current koan(Hwadu in Korean, a statement used in Zen practice to provoke great doubt) is national unity. This nation is too big for one party or one person to lead. The president elect should utilize his rivals or their policies, so why can\u2019t he? The Republic of Korea ranks high in national power. If it maintains a peaceful relationship and cooperates with North Korea, its national power will increase further, but if a war breaks out, its economy will be destroyed. How can we make contributions so that we are liberated from \u2018Korea risk\u2019 and don\u2019t have to worry about nuclear weapons or missiles anymore? How can we create an alternative model to overcome the environmental crisis by promoting that nature is the foundation of our lives rather than a target to be conquered?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cause and effect had brought us together and it was time for us to part accordingly. Talking with someone who had filtered out greed and pleasure, I felt myself to be unqualified to discuss the most important things in life, whatever they may be. When I stepped out, I felt like I was thrown into a formless and time-irrelevant world in which the past and future are closed. Did the moments we had together evaporate and melt into the unreal and evanescent? Only the fact that the morning mist resembled the color of his kasaya gave me an odd sense of relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\nVen. Pomnyun Sunim being photographed after the interview. Photo by Lee Jeong-Yong lee312@hani.co.kr<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Writer: Lee Choong-Keol Former editor-in-chief of GQ Korea. He has published a novel titled Totally Imperfect, a collection of interviews titled Playing with the Sun Behind Me, a collection of editor\u2019s letters for 18 years titled Our Specialness That Nobody Appreciates, and an essay about his mother titled How Can Mom Be So.<\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"\u201cThe President Is Our Employee, Not Our Boss\u2026 We Need To Fulfill Our \u2018Duty To Vote\u2019 To Hire The Right Person\u201d","post_excerpt":"The first and foremost job of the president is to ensure national security","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-president-is-our-employee-not-our-boss-we-need-to-fulfill-our-duty-to-vote-to-hire-the-right-person","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-12-02 21:30:56","post_modified_gmt":"2022-12-03 02:30:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14235","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14231,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-30 11:54:48","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:48","post_content":"\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You learn how to thank other people through practice and experience. You cannot purchase gratitude with money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Practice to Thank","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"practice-to-thank","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-30 11:54:50","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:50","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14231","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14222,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-27 21:56:56","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-28 02:56:56","post_content":"\n
On this fine fall day, as we stand here surrounded by nature\u2019s beauty, let us bear witness to a horrific history of suffering. The Korean War began in 1950 and lasted for three years. It pitted fathers against sons, brothers against brothers, mothers against daughters, sisters against sisters. At the end of three years, three million people were killed, properties were destroyed, and the land was devastated. And it remains divided to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe INEB Delegation reads the DMZ Peace Declaration at the Dorasan Observatory, Oct. 29th, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This happened because different people had different ideas of what Korea should be and how the people should live. Those differences became hatred and disdain that launched bombs, bullets, and knives against innocent people, and caused untold suffering that continues to resonate today beneath our very feet on this symbolic ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by INEB on November 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Again he begins to embrace the future which is defined by what one dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur current koan(Hwadu in Korean, a statement used in Zen practice to provoke great doubt) is national unity. This nation is too big for one party or one person to lead. The president elect should utilize his rivals or their policies, so why can\u2019t he? The Republic of Korea ranks high in national power. If it maintains a peaceful relationship and cooperates with North Korea, its national power will increase further, but if a war breaks out, its economy will be destroyed. How can we make contributions so that we are liberated from \u2018Korea risk\u2019 and don\u2019t have to worry about nuclear weapons or missiles anymore? How can we create an alternative model to overcome the environmental crisis by promoting that nature is the foundation of our lives rather than a target to be conquered?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cause and effect had brought us together and it was time for us to part accordingly. Talking with someone who had filtered out greed and pleasure, I felt myself to be unqualified to discuss the most important things in life, whatever they may be. When I stepped out, I felt like I was thrown into a formless and time-irrelevant world in which the past and future are closed. Did the moments we had together evaporate and melt into the unreal and evanescent? Only the fact that the morning mist resembled the color of his kasaya gave me an odd sense of relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\nVen. Pomnyun Sunim being photographed after the interview. Photo by Lee Jeong-Yong lee312@hani.co.kr<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Writer: Lee Choong-Keol Former editor-in-chief of GQ Korea. He has published a novel titled Totally Imperfect, a collection of interviews titled Playing with the Sun Behind Me, a collection of editor\u2019s letters for 18 years titled Our Specialness That Nobody Appreciates, and an essay about his mother titled How Can Mom Be So.<\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"\u201cThe President Is Our Employee, Not Our Boss\u2026 We Need To Fulfill Our \u2018Duty To Vote\u2019 To Hire The Right Person\u201d","post_excerpt":"The first and foremost job of the president is to ensure national security","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-president-is-our-employee-not-our-boss-we-need-to-fulfill-our-duty-to-vote-to-hire-the-right-person","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-12-02 21:30:56","post_modified_gmt":"2022-12-03 02:30:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14235","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14231,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-30 11:54:48","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:48","post_content":"\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You learn how to thank other people through practice and experience. You cannot purchase gratitude with money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Practice to Thank","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"practice-to-thank","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-30 11:54:50","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:50","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14231","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14222,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-27 21:56:56","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-28 02:56:56","post_content":"\n
On this fine fall day, as we stand here surrounded by nature\u2019s beauty, let us bear witness to a horrific history of suffering. The Korean War began in 1950 and lasted for three years. It pitted fathers against sons, brothers against brothers, mothers against daughters, sisters against sisters. At the end of three years, three million people were killed, properties were destroyed, and the land was devastated. And it remains divided to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe INEB Delegation reads the DMZ Peace Declaration at the Dorasan Observatory, Oct. 29th, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This happened because different people had different ideas of what Korea should be and how the people should live. Those differences became hatred and disdain that launched bombs, bullets, and knives against innocent people, and caused untold suffering that continues to resonate today beneath our very feet on this symbolic ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by INEB on November 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this life without end because there is no beginning, he is going to give lectures on the essential teachings of the Buddha 30 years after his first lectures. He said that in the lectures for the Jungto Buddhism Course, which he gave when he was very young, his explanations were long and he used many Buddhist terms. However, the new lectures will be delivered online using everyday language for easier understanding. \u201c We are planning to \u2018spread the Dharma to 10,000 people.\u2019 We aim to register 10,000 students since we will be concluding 10,000 days of practice this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Again he begins to embrace the future which is defined by what one dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur current koan(Hwadu in Korean, a statement used in Zen practice to provoke great doubt) is national unity. This nation is too big for one party or one person to lead. The president elect should utilize his rivals or their policies, so why can\u2019t he? The Republic of Korea ranks high in national power. If it maintains a peaceful relationship and cooperates with North Korea, its national power will increase further, but if a war breaks out, its economy will be destroyed. How can we make contributions so that we are liberated from \u2018Korea risk\u2019 and don\u2019t have to worry about nuclear weapons or missiles anymore? How can we create an alternative model to overcome the environmental crisis by promoting that nature is the foundation of our lives rather than a target to be conquered?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cause and effect had brought us together and it was time for us to part accordingly. Talking with someone who had filtered out greed and pleasure, I felt myself to be unqualified to discuss the most important things in life, whatever they may be. When I stepped out, I felt like I was thrown into a formless and time-irrelevant world in which the past and future are closed. Did the moments we had together evaporate and melt into the unreal and evanescent? Only the fact that the morning mist resembled the color of his kasaya gave me an odd sense of relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\nVen. Pomnyun Sunim being photographed after the interview. Photo by Lee Jeong-Yong lee312@hani.co.kr<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Writer: Lee Choong-Keol Former editor-in-chief of GQ Korea. He has published a novel titled Totally Imperfect, a collection of interviews titled Playing with the Sun Behind Me, a collection of editor\u2019s letters for 18 years titled Our Specialness That Nobody Appreciates, and an essay about his mother titled How Can Mom Be So.<\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"\u201cThe President Is Our Employee, Not Our Boss\u2026 We Need To Fulfill Our \u2018Duty To Vote\u2019 To Hire The Right Person\u201d","post_excerpt":"The first and foremost job of the president is to ensure national security","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-president-is-our-employee-not-our-boss-we-need-to-fulfill-our-duty-to-vote-to-hire-the-right-person","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-12-02 21:30:56","post_modified_gmt":"2022-12-03 02:30:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14235","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14231,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-30 11:54:48","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:48","post_content":"\n
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You learn how to thank other people through practice and experience. You cannot purchase gratitude with money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Practice to Thank","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"practice-to-thank","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-30 11:54:50","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:50","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14231","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14222,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-27 21:56:56","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-28 02:56:56","post_content":"\n
On this fine fall day, as we stand here surrounded by nature\u2019s beauty, let us bear witness to a horrific history of suffering. The Korean War began in 1950 and lasted for three years. It pitted fathers against sons, brothers against brothers, mothers against daughters, sisters against sisters. At the end of three years, three million people were killed, properties were destroyed, and the land was devastated. And it remains divided to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe INEB Delegation reads the DMZ Peace Declaration at the Dorasan Observatory, Oct. 29th, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This happened because different people had different ideas of what Korea should be and how the people should live. Those differences became hatred and disdain that launched bombs, bullets, and knives against innocent people, and caused untold suffering that continues to resonate today beneath our very feet on this symbolic ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by INEB on November 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur Koan is National Unity. Why Can\u2019t We Achieve It?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this life without end because there is no beginning, he is going to give lectures on the essential teachings of the Buddha 30 years after his first lectures. He said that in the lectures for the Jungto Buddhism Course, which he gave when he was very young, his explanations were long and he used many Buddhist terms. However, the new lectures will be delivered online using everyday language for easier understanding. \u201c We are planning to \u2018spread the Dharma to 10,000 people.\u2019 We aim to register 10,000 students since we will be concluding 10,000 days of practice this year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Again he begins to embrace the future which is defined by what one dreams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur current koan(Hwadu in Korean, a statement used in Zen practice to provoke great doubt) is national unity. This nation is too big for one party or one person to lead. The president elect should utilize his rivals or their policies, so why can\u2019t he? The Republic of Korea ranks high in national power. If it maintains a peaceful relationship and cooperates with North Korea, its national power will increase further, but if a war breaks out, its economy will be destroyed. How can we make contributions so that we are liberated from \u2018Korea risk\u2019 and don\u2019t have to worry about nuclear weapons or missiles anymore? How can we create an alternative model to overcome the environmental crisis by promoting that nature is the foundation of our lives rather than a target to be conquered?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cause and effect had brought us together and it was time for us to part accordingly. Talking with someone who had filtered out greed and pleasure, I felt myself to be unqualified to discuss the most important things in life, whatever they may be. When I stepped out, I felt like I was thrown into a formless and time-irrelevant world in which the past and future are closed. Did the moments we had together evaporate and melt into the unreal and evanescent? Only the fact that the morning mist resembled the color of his kasaya gave me an odd sense of relief.<\/p>\n\n\n\nVen. Pomnyun Sunim being photographed after the interview. Photo by Lee Jeong-Yong lee312@hani.co.kr<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Writer: Lee Choong-Keol Former editor-in-chief of GQ Korea. He has published a novel titled Totally Imperfect, a collection of interviews titled Playing with the Sun Behind Me, a collection of editor\u2019s letters for 18 years titled Our Specialness That Nobody Appreciates, and an essay about his mother titled How Can Mom Be So.<\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"\u201cThe President Is Our Employee, Not Our Boss\u2026 We Need To Fulfill Our \u2018Duty To Vote\u2019 To Hire The Right Person\u201d","post_excerpt":"The first and foremost job of the president is to ensure national security","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"the-president-is-our-employee-not-our-boss-we-need-to-fulfill-our-duty-to-vote-to-hire-the-right-person","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-12-02 21:30:56","post_modified_gmt":"2022-12-03 02:30:56","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14235","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14231,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-30 11:54:48","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:48","post_content":"\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You learn how to thank other people through practice and experience. You cannot purchase gratitude with money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Illustration by Maseol <\/p>\n","post_title":"Practice to Thank","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"practice-to-thank","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-30 11:54:50","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-30 16:54:50","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.jungtosociety.org\/?p=14231","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":14222,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2022-11-27 21:56:56","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-28 02:56:56","post_content":"\n
On this fine fall day, as we stand here surrounded by nature\u2019s beauty, let us bear witness to a horrific history of suffering. The Korean War began in 1950 and lasted for three years. It pitted fathers against sons, brothers against brothers, mothers against daughters, sisters against sisters. At the end of three years, three million people were killed, properties were destroyed, and the land was devastated. And it remains divided to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe INEB Delegation reads the DMZ Peace Declaration at the Dorasan Observatory, Oct. 29th, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
This happened because different people had different ideas of what Korea should be and how the people should live. Those differences became hatred and disdain that launched bombs, bullets, and knives against innocent people, and caused untold suffering that continues to resonate today beneath our very feet on this symbolic ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25b6\ufe0f Published by INEB on November 24, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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