dharma exchange

At Baltimore Zen center, member Hyun-Von asked Sunim, “Not even a thought has arisen, is there still a sin or not?” Sunim replied, “Tower of Babel!”

At a Zen class member Chris Paul asked Sunim, “In the graveyard, where can I find my tombstone?” Sunim replied, “It’s written.”

Mu-Ah, a member of PZS in NYC, asked, “Do not call THIS a dharma stick, nor call THIS a dharma stick. Then, what do you want to call it?” Sunim replied, “A blind turtle met a piece of wood.”

At a evening Zen class in Baltimore Zen Center member Hyun-Von asked Sunim, “Do not call THAT a dharma stick, nor call THAT a dharma stick. Then, what do you want to call it?” Sunim hit her with dharma stick.

A Mahayana Buddhist monk asked Sunim at a Buddhist event, “I have 18 monk disciples. How many disciples do you have?”Sunim replied, “Four disciples are not dull.”“Where are are they?”“Eyes, nose, tongue and ears.”

Sunim asked a working Hindu monk, “Isn’t it so hard?”The monk said, “It’s not, because I am not working at all but my God Vishnu works all day long for me.”Sunim immediately pinched his arm and asked, “Are you hurting or is your God hurting?”The monk thought for a while and said, “My God hurts.”Sunim

During a Zen session at Innerfaith Zen Community, NYC, Arvind asked Sunim, “What can you speak about love?” Sunim: “Thou Saidst.”

At a Zen lecture given to the Asian community in Virginia, a gentleman asked Sunim, ” Why do you live?” Sunim said, “From where did you see my living?”

While John, a member of BZC, was driving, he asked Sunim, “How do you teach colors to the blind?”Sunim replied, “Do not run the red light.” (John just missed driving through the red light while a police car was parked right in front of him.)

After a Georgetown University meditation session, as we were walking to the gate, Ann, a campus chaplain, pointed to a statue and said, “That gentleman founded Georgetown University. Sunim, could you thank him for giving us the opportunity to meditate at this beautiful campus.” Sunim said, “You are so welcome”