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An Albuquerque Sangha member Ennio said, “the Bible says that if you knock on the door, it will be opened.” Ennio then asked Sunim, “How can you knock on the door?” Sunim answered, “Hurry in.”

A Korean temple abbot asked his Sangha chef, “Can we start lunch now?”. Sunim said, “No, you can’t.” The abbott asked, “Then, what are we going to do now?” Sunim said, “Start lunch.”

Sunim asked, “Buddha-nature has no mouth. By what means do you talk?” Then answered himself, “Where there is no mountain, Sages climb the summit everyday.” And said, “Let’s have a cup of tea.”

At the Phoenix Zen Sangha, Sunim was coming from outside, when the Grand Master Mo-Fung asked, “Originally there is no coming nor going, where are you coming from?” Sunim replied, “I am coming from where there is originally no coming nor going.”

In the airplane, traveling from Phoenix to Los Angeles, Sunim pointed with his finger to smoke on the Earth outside the window and said to the Grand Master Mo-Fung, “Baking coals in the Southern Mountain!” The Master replied immediately, “Scattering ashes in the Northern Mountain!” Sunim bowed to his Master. The Master patted Sunim on

A member of the Phoenix Sangha asked, “Sunim, you are a great, great Master and I respect you with all of my heart.” Sunim said, “Come down from there.”

Bub Ihn (Adrian Contee) asked Sunim;”Sunim, my friend asked me how he can become a Zen Master. How should I answer him?” Sunim said, “Tell him to make a business card.”

Korean Monk Mok-Woo visited the Sangha and said, “Sunim, you speak about Zen; but when you say Zen, it is not Zen already.” Sunim said, “What is it then?” Mok-Woo replied after a while, “I don’t know.” Sunim said, “You have two nostrils on your face.”

Bruce, a Sangha member, now based in Iraq asked, “Sunim, I remember that you once said, ‘When Spring comes, grass grows naturally’. But what about in the desert, where there’s no grass, rain, or fun?” Sunim replied, “Hair grows on front teeth.”

Korean Monk Mok-Woo visited the Sangha and said, “Sunim, you speak about Zen; but when you say Zen, it is not Zen already.” Sunim said, “What is it then?” Mok-Woo replied after a while, “I don’t know.” Sunim said, “You are Mok-Woo. Don’t forget it.”