A Taste of Enlightenment

A Taste of Enlightenment

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부처님의 가르침, 선사들의 깨침의 순간,
그리고 이어지는 법륜 스님의 깨달음의 이야기
The teachings of the Buddha, the moment of enlightenment of Seon masters, and the story Ven. Pomnyun Sunim’s enlightenment

법륜 스님의 A Taste of Enlightenment는 참자유, 참행복을 찾으려면 삶 속에서 스스로를 돌아 보고 깨쳐야 한다는 부처님의 근본 가르침을 선사들과 이웃들, 법륜 스님의 수행담을 통해 친근하게 전한다.
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim’s new book, A Taste of Enlightenment, conveys to Seon masters and lay people the original teachings of the Buddha - to find true freedom and happiness, we must self-reflect and awaken our daily lives - through Ven. Pomnyun Sunim’s stories of his practice.

〈지금 여기, 깨어있기〉 책 소개
즉문즉설로 수많은 사람들의 고민을 듣고 길을 제시한 법륜 스님,
A Taste of Enlightenment에서 살아있는 자신의 수행담을 들려준다!
Ven. Pomnyun Sunim has been providing insightful wisdom to a great number of people who have been asking questions about their problems at his Dharma Q&As.In his book A Taste of Enlightenment, he shares the stories of his personal experiences attained in the course of his practice!12년 국내 300회 강연뿐만 아니라 2014년 세계 100회 즉문즉설 강연을 통해 전 세계로 직접 찾아가 사람들의 인생 고민을 직접 만난 법륜 스님. 진리의 길, 깨달음의 길에 이르는 방법을 알려주는 A Taste of Enlightenment를 펴냈다. 특히, A Taste of Enlightenment에서는 법륜 스님 자신의 인생에 큰 전환점이 되었던 깨달음의 순간을 생생하게 들려준다. 부처님의 삶, 선사들의 깨침의 이야기는 이제 법륜 스님 자신의 수행담으로 이어졌다. 이제는 우리들 스스로가 깨달을 차례다.
In addition to holding 300 Dharma Q&As in Korea in 2012, in 2014, Ven. Pomnyun Sunim traveled around the world and held 115 Dharma Q&As to listen to the difficulties of people all over the world. He has published a new book A Taste of Enlightenment, which offers the way to the path of truth and enlightenment. Also, in the book, he offers vivid accounts of his moments of enlightenment, which became significant turning points in his life. The stories of the Buddha's life and the enlightenment of Seon masters gave way to Ven. Pomnyun Sunim's own stories of enlightenment. Now it's our turn to attain enlightenment ourselves.
저자

법륜

Ven.PomnyunSunimisapeaceactivistwhodeliversmessagesofpeaceandreconciliation,aumanitarianactivistwhoprovidesvariousformsofaidtodevelopingcountries,athinkerwhoispavingthewaytowardanewalternativecivilization,andanawakenedpractitioner.In1988,hefoundedtheJungtoSociety,acommunityofpractitionerswhovowedtofreethemselvesfromsufferinganddevotethemselvestoservingothersandtheworldbyleadingthelifeofabodhisattva.Ven.PomnyunSunim’sDharmatalksareclearandstraightforward.HehasanexceptionalabilitytoexplaintheBuddha’steachingsinsimple,
contemporarylanguage.Asaresult,hisspokenandwrittenmessagesgostraighttotheheartofthematterandenablepeopletoredirecttheireyesinwardandself-reflect.Furthermore,theesotericcontentofBuddhistsutrascometolifethroughhiswisdom,intuition,andinsight.AsofApril2022,YouTubevideosofSumin’sDharmatalkshavehadmorethan1.7billionviews.HeshareshiswisdomwiththegeneralpubliconhowtofreethemselvesfromsufferingandhowtobecomehappythroughhisDharmaQ&AsandtheHappinessSchoolprogram.Todate,hehasdeliveredmorethan12,000DharmaQ&AsinSouthKoreaandabout300DharmaQ&Asinothercountriesaroundtheworld,includingthe115talkshegaveduringhisglobaltourin2014.Also,sincetheCovid-19pandemicbeganin2020,Ven.PomnyunSunimhasbeeninteractingwithhundredsofthousandsofpeoplethroughhisweeklyonlineDharmaQ&AsinKorean,andbi-weeklytalksinEnglish.(Seehiswebsite:https://pomnyun.com/)Amongthemorethan50booksVen.PomnyunSunimhaspublishedinKoreansofar,themostnotableareThingsAreGoodasTheyAreNow,Buddha,andCommentaryontheDiamondSutra.Hisbooksencompassawiderangeofsubjects.Hisbooks,WordsofWisdomforNewlyweds,BecomingHappier,andIAmaDecentPerson,provideinsightfuladvicetoyoungpeople.LessonsforLifeisaguidebookforpeoplelivinginmodernsociety.Prayer:LettingGoisamanualforlaypractitioners.PracticeGuidebookforTeachersimpartswisdomforteachers.TheRiverofLifeFlowsdiscussesanalternativesolutiontotheenvironmentalproblem.AndWhyIsUnificationNecessary?offersavisionforpeaceandunificationontheKoreanpeninsula.
Someofthesebookshavebeentranslatedintootherlanguages,suchasEnglish,French,Thai,Japanese,Chinese,andVietnamese.EightbookshavebeentranslatedintoEnglish,includingAwakening,TrueFreedom,Prayer,andMonk’sReplytoEverydayProblemstolistafew.SixbookshavebeentranslatedintoChinese,3booksintoThai,2booksintoJapanese,2booksintoVietnamese,and1bookintoFrench.AmongthefewbooksthatweretranslatedintomultiplelanguagesisMyHappyWaytoWork,whichwastranslatedintoThai,Chinese,Japanese,andVietnamese.AnotherisBecomingHappier,whichhasEnglish,Vietnamese,andJapaneseversions.
Basedontheideathatpracticeattheindividuallevelgoeshandinhandwithsocialengagement,Ven.PomnyunSunimhasengagedinextensivepeaceinitiativesforvariouscausesincludingapeacefulunificationoftheKoreanPeninsula,refugeesupport,internationalreliefefforts,andinterfaithreconciliationandcooperation.Throughouttheyears,hehasreceivednumerousawardsinrecognitionforhisefforts.In2002,hereceivedtheRamonMagsaysayAwardforPeaceandInternationalUnderstanding,andhewaspresentedthe37thNiwanoPeacePrizein2021.

목차

PREFACE
YourAwakeningBeyondtheAwakeningofSeonMasters

Part01WhereAreYouRightNow?
SomeoneSaidSo
WhereDidYouComeFromandWhereAreYouGoing?
CanYouAttainEnlightenmentThroughSittingMeditation?
“Chang-CheongChang-Cheong”
ThereAreNoBlessingstoBeAttained
BringForthYourUneasyMind
GraveSin
WhatIsThisThingThatCame?
HowtoChangeYourFate
DoYouKnowYourself?

Part02DoYouKnowYourself?
HowCanThereBeRelicsfromaWoodenBuddha?
WhoMadeGod?
MakingRicewithSand

IsCowDungSacredorDirty?
WhenCaughtUpinOurOwnThoughts80HowaTeacherandaDiscipleBecameSwornEnemies86HoldingtheBucketUpsideDown
Saying“Yes”WhenYouReallyDon’tWantTo

Part03ReflectUponYourself
TheStoryofLadyBodeok
IntheEnd,It’sYourDecision
HusbandBuddha,WifeBuddha
GotoAnotherTemple
AwakeninginEverydayLife
You’veBeenDeceivedbutYouDon’tEvenKnowIt
Part04DevelopStrengthThroughPracticeYouDon’tHavetoBelieveit

DoesaDogHaveBuddha-Nature?
WhatIsThis?
AQuestionThatComesLikeaBoltOutoftheBlue172BeyondThisWorld
DoYouKnowThatYouDon’tKnow?

Part05PracticeinYourDailyLife
RealizingThatDirtinessandCleanlinessAreNotTwoDifferentThings
TurningAwayfromSentientBeings
WhoAretheSentientBeings?
ALifeNotObstructedbyAnything
AwakeningCanHappentheMomenttheMindArises227AGoldenOpportunity
TheMomentLoveTurnsintoHate

Part06BeAwaketotheHereandNow
BeaPineTreeinFrontofthePagoda249HoldingontoMyself
AreYouAwake?
UnitedWeFall,DividedWeStand
StartbyAcceptingReality
NoReasontoBlameOthers

Part07TurnThingsThatHaveAlreadyHappenedintoSomethingUsefulinYourLife
ThePainofDeathandAbstainingfromKilling
TrueUnderstanding
TheWorldasItIs
ThePresentIstheSumofPastCausesandConditions298ChoiceandResponsibility
ThePrincipleofAcceptance
ThePathtoLovingYourselfasWellasOthers

EPILOGUE
HowtoLiveHappilyandFreely

출판사 서평

“네가누구냐?”,“왜네것이냐?”물으면우리는대답을못한다.
지금이대로도우리는행복한가?
Whenweareasked“Whoareyou?”,“Whyaretheseyours?,”wecannotanswer.
Arewehappyasthingsarenow?

지금까지수도없이‘나는!’하고살았지만정작“네가누구냐?”라고물으면우리는대답을못한다.지금까지수도없이‘내거야!’하고살았는데“왜네것이냐?”라고물으면모른다.우선자기인생을다시생각해보아야한다.내가옳다는생각을다시점검해볼필요가있다.스스로점검하면좋지만어려우면주변의도움을받아서자신을객관화시켜볼수있어야한다.그러면고민거리가대부분은해결된다.이제는집중해서마음공부를해야한다.깨달음은멀리있는것이아니다.지금바로우리옆에있어서언제라도그혜택을입을수있는것이다.내일무슨일이일어날지모르는이인생사에서무슨일이일어나도아무문제가없는삶을살아가는것을해탈,열반이라고한다.비가오면비가오는대로좋고맑으면맑은대로좋고추우면추운대로좋고더우면더운대로좋은,자유롭고행복한삶을살아야한다.
Untilnow,wehavelivedourlivestalkingabout“I”countlesstimes.However,thetruthis,whenweareasked,"Whoareyou?"wecannotanswer.Wehavealsobeeninsisting,“It'smine!”Butwhensomeoneasks,"Whyisityours?,"wedon'tknowtheanswer.Firstofall,youhavetorethinkyourlife.Youneedtore-examinetheideathatyouareright.It’sgoodtocheckyourself,butifthat’sdifficult,youshouldtrytoseeyourselfinanobjectivelightwiththehelpofthosearoundyou.Then,mostofyourproblemswillbesolved.Now,youneedtopracticediligently.Enlightenmentisnotfaraway.It'sclosetous,sowecanattainitatanytime.Ourlivesarecompletelyunpredictable,andbeingabletolivewithequanimitynomatterwhathappensinlifeiscalledliberationandnirvana.Weneedtoliveafreeandhappylifeinwhichit’sgoodregardlessofwhetheritrainsorshinesandit’shotorcold.

죽을때까지애써도해결못하는것이아니라,
지금깨닫고나머지인생은행복하게살아야한다!
Youshouldn’tstruggleinvainallyourlifeuntilyoudie.Youshouldattainenlightenmentnowandlivehappilyfortherestofyourlife!

법륜스님은우리가진정행복해지고자유로워지는길은‘자기의문제를자기가인식하는것으로부터시작한다.’라고강조한다.ATasteofEnlightenment에서법륜스님은자기가단도직입으로살핀다면인생살이가절대복잡하지않다고말한다.
지금행복해야한다.지금살아있는것만으로도행복해야한다.죽을때까지수행해서죽기전에야깨닫는것을목표로하면안된다.
Ven.PomnyunSunimemphasizesthatthewaytobecometrulyhappyandfreebeginswithbecomingawareofyourproblems.InATasteofEnlightenment,heexplainsthatlifeisnevercomplicatedifyouexamineeverythingdirectly.Youshouldbehappynow.Youshouldbehappyforjustbeingaliveatthismoment.Youshouldnotaimtopracticeallyourlifeandattainenlightenmentrightbeforedeath.
“Youngman,whenapersonsitsonaridgebetweenricepaddiesandkeepsone'smindpure,thatpersonisapractitioner.Andtheplacewherethatpersonsitsisatemple.ThatisBuddhism.”
Hiswordsshockedmetothecore.IhadcomplainedthatBuddhismneededtobereformed.EverythingthatIhadbeendoingwasanexerciseinfutility.ItwasasifI’dbeentryingtopluckanillusoryflowerfromtheair.MyeffortsweredoomedtofailbecauseIwastryingtoreformsomethingthatwasnotBuddhism.Inplainlanguage,themonktoldmethatIwasdeludedandthatmyeffortsweretotallyfutile.Anexperiencelikethisisanawakening