Buddha’s Birthday~

We’re about three weeks away from Buddha’s Birthday (May 5), and I came across this verse from Daehaeng Kun Sunim from some years ago. It’s a little early yet, but it’s such a good verse, so I thought, “Why wait?”

Buddha’s Birthday~

Everyone I meet is another shape of myself,
everywhere I go is a temple in the mountains.
Within each of us is a very sincere place that is connected to all.
Here we are one with the saving power of all Buddhas,
let us light this candle
and let it shine brightly
giving light to all beings.

Hye An Sunim, from the Ulsan Hanmaum Seon Center
A temple guardian with a fondness for ear scratches!

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