Patriarchal Koans

Koan 1 - Mount Sumeru

A student asked Master Yun-Men,
"Not even a thought has arisen,
is there still a sin or not?

The master answered,
"Mount Sumeru."

Why did the Master say Mount Sumeru?

Coming Events!!!

1. Deep Zen

   EVERY FRIDAY 7PM to midnight : DEEP ZEN MEDITATION NIGHT

2. Live Dharma Talk

   Every Tuesday 9 PM EST (New York Time)

   Sunim gives a live video Dharma talk via Skype (Release 5.0) username "VideoZen." All are welcome to join.

3. Korean Winter Retreat

   November 10, 2011 to February 6 2012

   Sunim will lead this winter retreat in Korea. For details, see the Coming Events web page.

4. Chesapeake Retreat

   Spring 2012

   Sunim will lead this weekend retreat.

5. Sperryville, VA Retreat

   Summer 2012

   Sunim will lead a Northern Virginia weekend retreat.

6. Colorado Retreat

   September 2012

   Sunim will lead this one week retreat in Colorado.

7. Albuquerque Retreat

   Fall 2012

   Sunim will lead a meditation retreat in Albuquerque.

8. Art on the Avenue

   Fall 2012

   Area residents will join us in Del Ray to make about 500 lotus lanterns at the Art on the Avenue celebration.

9. NEW DVDS AVAILABLE!!! Five DVDs of the Zen Dharma Exchange are now available at Amazon.com.
   To see information on the first one, CLICK HERE:  Zen Dharma Exchange DVD A