Zen Master Dae Kwang - Middleway (#2 Talk, Part 2 of 7)

The Path of the Middleway, Zen in Modern Life. A Talk given at Singapore Zen Meditation Centre, 18 June 2005. Talk is in English with Mandarin Chinese translation.

Zen Master Dae Kwang is the abbot of the Kwan Um School of Zen. He is the guiding teacher of Providence Zen Center in Cumberland, Rhode Island, the head temple of our international School. He is also the teacher for Zen centers in Wisconsin and Delaware. Zen Master Dae Kwang travels widely, leading retreats throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. His interests include meditation practices common to Christianity and Buddhism. He was ordained a monk in 1987.

More info at: http://www.kwanumzen.com/

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[mujaku]

The Buddha said that suffering IS the five aggregates (form, feelings, perception, volitional formations, and sensory consciousness). By clinging to the five aggregates we undergo suffering. But the Buddha said that our true self is NOT the five aggregates which are always conditioned. To escape from such bondage we must attain Nirvana which is unconditioned, imperishable and deathless (amrita).

[buzi1976]

I love ZM Dae Kwang - he's got this poker face but you can tell he is laughing his head off inside....

[questionful]

@Thet3 do you want buddha nature? do you want happiness? if you have happiness, i highly recommend you practice letting go of pleasures caused by worldly objects

[questionful]

I'm glad I decided to watch the whole thing! this was really good.

[nothingblue1]

did that mf just translate a noise?

[Zenboy23]

No, that you should not be attached to them.

[Thet3]

So does that mean that i should want nothing and never get anything???

[jimanHK]

if you already have it how do u find it?words cant express my gratitude to you ,DKSN

[jimanHK]

thank you for sharing this great teaching with us