법륜 스님의 깨달음 Awakening By Ven. Pomnyun Sunim

법륜 스님의 《깨달음》이 영문으로 출간되었다.

『Awakening』은 짤막한 일화들을 통해 지금까지의 내 삶과 현재의 나를 들여다볼 수 있는 깊은 성찰의 시간을 갖게 한다.

스님의 가르침을 따라 자기 내면의 들여다보고 지금 이 순간 깨어 있는 연습을 통해 우리는 가치 있는 인생이 무엇인지 바르게 인식할 수 있게 된다.

헛된 삶이 무엇인지 그때서야 비로소 알게 되는 것이다.

그것을 바르게 인식할 때 그동안의 헛된 삶을 버리고 가치 있는 삶, 행복한 삶을 살아가게 된다.

지금 여기서 ‘내 눈을 뜨는 것’이 절실한 까닭이다.

Ven. Pomnyun Sunim ‘s “Awakening” was published in English.

『Awakening』 provides a time of deep reflection to look into my life so far and myself through short anecdotes.

By following the monk's teachings, looking inside ourselves and practicing being awake at this moment, we can correctly recognize what a valuable life is.

Only then will you realize what a futile life is.

When you recognize it correctly, you can let go of the vain life of the past and live a valuable and happy life.

This is why it is urgent to ‘open my eyes’ here and now.

목차 Index

• Foreword
  
  1. Freedom from Existence
  - Where Are You at This Very Moment?
  - Nothing Is Inherently Right or Wrong
  - One Bowl of Rice
  - Freedom from Existence
  - At This Moment
  - Be Happy with Yourself
  - Repentance
  - Obstacles That Hinder Practice
  - Seeing with an Empty Mind
  
  2. Your Life Is Already in Front of You
  - Prayer
  - Have You Ever Seen a Stone Float on Water?
  - The Principle of Cause, Condition, and Efect
  - Interconnectedness of Every Existence in the World
  - Good Causes and Conditions, Bad Causes and Conditions
  - Your Life Is Already in Front of You
  - Only Wash Hands When You Wash Hands Only Eat When You Eat
  
  3. The Path to Enlightenment
  - The Path to Enlightenment
  - Practice in Name Only
  - It Is You Who Makes Someone into a Teacher
  - Things as They Are
  - Reflect on the Past and Look at the Present from the Perspective of the Future
  - Why Love Turns into Hatred or Sorrow
  
  4. Those Who Influence Others
  - Those Who Are Easily Influenced by Negative Conditions
  - Those Who Are Not Influenced Because They Distance Themselves from External Conditions
  - Those Who Are Not Influenced by External Conditions
  - Those Who Influence Their Surroundings
  - True Freedom
  - Like Water, Like Wind
  - Nothing to Be Attained
  
  5. People · World · Nature
  - Pure Land
  - Future World
  - The World, Beautiful Just the Way It Is
  - Awareness Revolution
  - Pure Mind, Good Friends, and Clean Land
  - Returning to the Fundamental Teachings of the Buddha
  - Cultivators of Pure Land
  
  In Closing the Book
  
  About the Author

Venerable Pomnyun Sunim is a Korean Buddhist monk who is the founder and leading Zen master of the Jungto Society. He entered the Buddhist Sangha at Boonwhangsa Temple, South Korea, in 1969, and was ordained a bihikku in 1991.

He is not only a Buddhist monk but also a social activist who leads various movements such as an ecological awareness campaign, promotion of human rights and world peace, and eradication of famine, disease, and illiteracy.

Ven. Pomnyun Sunim has been advocating a new paradigm of civilization movement in which everyone becomes happy through practice, creates a happy society through active participation in social movements, and protects our environment and the Earth by adopting a simple lifestyle. This vision is expressed in the Jungto Society’s motto, “Open Mind, Good Friends, and Clean Earth.”

Instead of lecturing about Buddhism, he invites individuals in his audience to ask him questions about their concerns and doubts. He then engages them in a dialogue to help them gain insight into the true nature of their problems with his extraordinary gift for explaining the Buddha’s teachings in simple layman’s terms. He challenges them to question their personal biases and helps them become more aware of their own perception of the world. After a short exchange with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, most people are able to view their problems in a different light and feel happier and freer in their lives.

His talks have become very popular over the years and it is not unusual to see an audience of 2,000 or more people at his talks in Korea. His “Hope”

speaking tour from 2011 until 2014 was attended by more than 600,000 participants across 436 locations in Korea. In 2014, he went on a global speaking tour. He visited 106 cities around the world in 114 days and delivered 115 talks to more than 20,000 Koreans living overseas. Of these 115 talks, 8 were conducted in English for English-speaking audiences.

Pomnyun Sunim’s words of wisdom can be accessed through his books, social media, YouTube, TV, and radio. He has published more than 50 books since 1994. His latest book, “The Moment of Enlightenment,” published in January 2015, became the #1 bestseller in Korea within two weeks of publication. He has over 1 million followers in Korea’s KakaoTalk, 100,000 daily downloads of his podcasts, and over 3 million views of his YouTube videos.

His extensive humanitarian work includes efforts to alleviate the suffering of ordinary North Koreans through the development of food aid programs and by working with marginalized people in Asian countries to build schools and promote community development. In recognition of his humanitarian work, he received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Peace and International Understanding in 2002 and the POSCO TJ Park Community Development

and Philanthropy Prize in 2011. Finally, in 2015, Pomnyun Sunim received Kripasaran Award from the Bengal Association at the 150th Birth Anniwversary Celebration of Ven. Mahasthavir Kripasaran, for his efforts in reviving Buddhism in India.

Youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zNeUfjvpNw