zen

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.”

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.”