Here at the Anyang Hanmaum Seon Center, the next two weeks will be busy!
On Sunday the 5th, at 7pm (Seoul timezone), we’ll be having the big reveal for this year’s lanterns, parade floats, and the accompanying performances. You can see it in person at the Anyang Seon Center, or live on YouTube. I can’t guarantee they’ll be remain posted there afterwards, but they might be.
On Wednesday, the 8th, we’ll be having the 12-year memorial for Daehaeng Kun Sunim at 10:30 am, at Anyang. The overseas branches will be doing something as well, possibly on the weekend.
The 15th of this month (May) will be Buddha’s Birthday this year, with a 10:30am ceremony at Anyang, and a 7pm ceremony for lighting the lanterns on the 15th, 16th, and 17th. This may also be live on YouTube.
Here’s a short Dharma talk for the Buddha’s Birthday.
“If I want to be someone who grows and learns,
I need to realize that every single thing is my teacher,
and every single person is my benefactor.
In light of all of the kindnesses and support I’ve received,
I won’t take even a single step out of line.
If it wasn’t for all things and lives,
I wouldn’t be able to see, hear, and learn.
If others weren’t here,
I couldn’t learn,
I couldn’t eat,
I couldn’t live.
Every person, every life,
is someone who guides and supports me.”
If you keep all of this in mind,
you’ll be able to repay the blessings you’ve been given,
and you’ll be able to develop and progress in tune
with the underlying truth of this world.
— Daehaeng Kun Sunim
Wake Up and Laugh! 