Pohwa

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Pohwa Sunim (born July 15, 1955) is the head monk of the Young Pyung Sa International Zen Center in South Korea.

Biography

Sunim is the disciple of Myo Vong who is the

) and religious gatherings. (1)

Teaching

The focus of his teaching is to learn

and is now being spread throughout the world by lineage masters such as Pohwa Sunim. “If you want to know the answer, you must see your ‘original mind’ which is the ‘original mind’ of all sages and all beings.” (2)(3)

Some of his more frequently employed phrases include, “Dogs chase mudballs. A lion bites the thrower”, and “ An apple is an apple. An orange is an orange. They are not the same. They are not different.” (4)

References

1. World Zen Fellowship http://www.worldzen.org. Retrieved 2010-11-02 and Rocky Mountain News 9/27/2002, and Korean American Buddhist Times June 28, 2003 and http://www.youngpyungsa.org/temple/community/community_04_view.html?id=4330 Young Pyung Sa (YPS) International Zenn Center and http://www.rappnews.com/2010/10/21/sperryville-column-for-oct-21/8547/ Rappahanock News, October 21, 2010

2. Hwagyesa International Zen Center http://www.seoulzen.org/information.html Retrieved 2010-11-02

3. Pohwa Sunim quoted from Zen Dharma Exchange #1 “Dualistic Thinking”

4. Pohwa Sunim quoted from Zen Dharma Exchange #2 “Enlightenment”