Longtime Won Buddhist practitioner, Patty Daniel (Hwa Tawonim) unfolds each aspect of the Threefold Practice (equanimity, wisdom, and choice) in this friendly and accessible dharma talk. As she does so, she points out that with consistent practice, these aspects beautifully and dynamically intertwine and shape our minds, bodies, hearts, and energy.
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In this powerful dharma talk, Rev. ZiYoung Kang dives into the heart of the universal Truth of Il-Won and shows us how we can nurture and manifest this Truth in our daily lives. Step-by-step, she unloosens the threads of "voidness," "completeness," and "rightness" and shares how these fundamental qualities of Truth can be woven together into a beautiful and meaningful practice. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations
What does it mean to return home? This is the question practitioner Cassie Hanson asks and answers in this poignant and moving dharma talk. Unlike the shifting comfort we experience from our temporal homes, the true home of our Buddha nature is ever-present and embraces us without limitation.
From a Buddhist perspective, awareness of the prejudices we project onto others is an awareness of our habitual and reactive mind. In this inwardly-and-outwardly-focused dharma talk, Rev. Shaun Song explores his own journey of reactivity to race and his path to untangle and release knots of habitual thinking through meditation.
"Beginner's mind" is an important guiding tenet for many Buddhists, but sometimes it's initial brightness can fade over time. In this insightful dharma talk, longtime Won Buddhist practitioner, Pete Warshaw (Won JeeHo), reimagines the possibilities and shares how purposeful action can reinvigorate our beginner's mind and our practice. www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations
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Gifts from the universe can be a source of both delight and wisdom, and this is exactly what Rev. WonGong shares with us in this dharma talk. Inspired by a small wild spring plant, she takes us on a journey of discovery, insight, and appreciation!
Poetic descriptions can be very powerful, as practitioner Mattie Decker (Won BupJon) reveals in this enriching dharma talk. While we often think of dharma springing from roots into its leaves, true dharma beautifully opens itself to us, no matter where or how we first encounter it. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations
The words, "Buddha offering," might conjure an image of flowers, candles, and incense placed on an altar. But, in this illuminating dharma talk, Rev. WonGong shares a unique perspective: Won Buddhism's pragmatic approach, in which practitioners embody: "Everywhere a Buddha image; every act a Buddha offering." https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations
While Christmas is a holy day for Christians, it also is a day of deep meaning for non-Christian people as well. In this thoughtful dharma talk, Won Buddhist practitioner, Kathleen Herr (Won HerrJu) explores the beautiful ways in which this holiday can be appreciated and embraced from a Won Buddhist perspective.
Jennifer Gad (Won JaeIn), shares her thoughts on her journey to Won Buddhism and receiving a dharma name. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations
Anthony Gad (Won SuhJin), shares his thoughts on his journey to Won Buddhism and receiving a dharma name. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations
The true art of giving is an art defined by joy! In this heartwarming dharma talk, longtime practitioner Nate Jackson (Won JaySon), reflects on his own journey of joy catalyzed by a DANA practice that springs spontaneously from his heart. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations
"What is the purpose of practice?" Buddhism asserts that suffering, and the path to freedom from suffering is something sentient beings have in common. Rev. ZiYoung introduces a profound practice found in one of Buddhism's pivotal texts, the Diamond Sūtra, which illuminates true nature. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations
What arises for you when you attend a week-long retreat? Dharma friend Jared Heelis (Won JaeRyong) shares how his karmic struggles with "Noble Silence" helps to expose true nature. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations
Rev. WongGong asks if we need to spend our lives forever pulling out the proliferating mind-weeds of distraction and disturbance? The secret may lie in the fact that there is no garden, and therefore, no weeds! Can this be so? See what Rev. WonGong means in her dharma message on this important topic. 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
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.org/donations
What does the game "Rock, Paper, Scissors" have to do with ego? Rev. WonGong shows us how a simple game can expose what's in our minds, helping us know ourselves on a much deeper level. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations
In her reflective talk, practitioner Holly North (Won JahYoo) describes how she found grace and opportunity during the days she spent in covid quarantine at home. What at first seemed daunting reshaped itself into a gift of time and space when she brought a variety of meditation practices into her newfound solitude. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations
Koan contemplation practice can seem daunting to some of us, but in this bright, friendly dharma talk, longtime practitioner, Patty Daniel (Won EunHaeHwa), delves right in! With helpful information and insight born from experience, Patty opens the way for us to explore this important and useful meditation practice. https://www.wonbuddhismnc.org/donations
