An elder member, Ken, said, “Sunim is my son.”

Sunim replied, “That’s right. Because I gave birth to you.”

A visitor asked Sunim, “I heard that Zen Masters beat their students. Do you beat people too?”

Sunim said, “I am not beating a corpse.”

Dae-Oh (Jason Bullock) asked Sunim, ” What Zen books do you recommend for real Zen practice?”

Sunim answered, “Page by page, meaning is very clear.”

Sunim asked, “Buddha-nature has no mouth. By what means do you talk?”

Then answered himself, “Have some cookies.”