Won Buddhism Dharma Talks

Q&A with Ven. Juksanim - Part 2 (Meditation Retreat: Resilience: Innate Power to Thrive in This Challenging World, Sept 2 - 5, 2022) #wonbuddhism #present #wisdom #mindfulness #awakening https://wondharmacenter.org/

Member's Talk by Meer Musa (August 28, 2022) https://wonbuddhismnyc.org/

Q&A with Ven. Juksanim (Meditation Retreat: Resilience: Innate Power to Thrive in This Challenging World, Sept 2 - 5, 2022) https://wondharmacenter.org/

What does it mean "to train the ox of our mind?" Nik Wall (Won HaeWol), deftly explores some answers to that question by guiding us through two verses from the famous Buddhist allegory of practice, The 10 Oxherding Pictures. This talk focuses on a point midway in our practice journey, when we balance between holding onto  our mind with discipline and letting it roam free. https://www.wonbuddhismnc...

The newest Kyomunim to join to the North Carolina Temple, Rev. Shaun, relates his surprising journey from the birthplace on Won Buddhism in Korea, to the Chapel Hill community. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations

Many people think emotions "just happen," but long-time practitioner, Rebecca Kameny (WonHee), describes the distinct ways sentient beings, bodhisattvas, and buddhas become masters or servants of their emotions. Interwoven into this is an exploration about how emotions are experienced and identified across cultures. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations

In this beautiful and seasonal dharma talk, Rev. WonGong invites us to embrace early autumn’s balance of yin and yang in our practice and in our lives. She encourages us to abide in the harmonious energies of warmth and coolness, and to be like autumn trees – letting go of what is no longer useful so that we can experience vast spaciousness. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations

Dharma Talk by Rev. Insik Kim (October 2, 2022) https://wondharmacenter.org/

Dharma Talk by Rev. WonGong (October 9, 2022) https://wondharmacenter.org/ https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/

For some practitioners, a focus on the discipline of practice may cause deep spiritual joy to seem elusive. But, in this encouraging dharma talk, Rev. WonGong breaks through such self-created barriers. She reflects on the many facets of joy that humans experience – from the fleeting to the profound – and shares her perspectives about the source and power of spiritual joy. https://www.wonbuddhismnc...

Member's Talk by Steve Hadcock (October 23, 2022) https://wondharmacenter.org/ #wonbuddhism #dharmatalk #dharma #journaling #mindfulness #dailypractice #sotaesan

In this wonderfully dynamic dharma talk, Won Buddhist practitioner, Tiffany Heath (Won Dwok Hwa) describes how the Four Great Bodhisattva Vows help her to fully be open and present in her work on behalf of others and not entangled by judging a world she is helping to heal. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations

Dharma Talk by Rev. Ginger (November 6, 2022) https://wondharmacenter.org/

Member's Talk by John Delconte (November 20, 2022) https://wondharmacenter.org/

Dharma Talk by Rev. Jay Hwang (December 11, 2022) https://wondharmacenter.org/

What, exactly, is a "DahnJon" (Dantien) and how can it vitalize our meditation? Rev. WonGong translates this Asian concept into a concrete practice that helps us burn our abundant thought-wood in the fireplace of our breathing steam engines. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations

What, exactly, is Won Buddhism, and how does it contribute to the lives of sentient beings? We already have great religions like Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. Rev. WonGong of the North Carolina Temple elucidates how Won Buddhism synthesizes the best parts of these wisdom traditions into the "Threefold Practice" of Cultivation, Inquiry, and Choice in Action. See just how Il-Won, one circle, s...

This year, practitioners at the North Carolina Temple are focusing their study on "Doctrine" from the "The Scripture of the Founding Master." Long time practitioner, Michael Macklin (HyoungSan), introduces us to Won Buddhism's essential teachings, which knit together Śākyamuni Buddha's instruction with the truth of Il-Won-Sang (one circle image). https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations

Dharma Talk by Rev. Jieun Lee (January 22, 2023) https://wondharmacenter.org/

Dharma Talk by Rev. Deokho Kim (January 29, 2023)

Dharma Talk by Rev. Dosung Yoo (February 12, 2023) https://wondharmacenter.org/

Dharma Talk by Rev. Jieun Lee (February 19, 2023) https://wondharmacenter.org/

Dharma Talk by Rev. Jieun Lee (March 12, 2023) https://wondharmacenter.org/

Dharma Talk by Rev. Shaun (February 12, 2023) https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/

Dharma Talk by Rev. Yeowon (March 19, 2023) https://wondharmacenter.org/