"Wanting Enlightenment Is a Big Mistake" presents never-before
published teaching stories by one of the most important Zen masters
of our time. Born in Korea, Seung Sahn came to the United States in
1972 and soon established the Kwan Um School of Zen, with centres
in Providence, Cambridge, New Haven, New York, Los Angeles and
Berkeley. Today there are more than fifty centres of the Kwan Um
School throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. In his
teaching, Zen Master Seung Sahn emphasized sitting meditation, koan
study and compassionate action. He was known for his powerful
teaching style, which was direct, surprising and often humorous.
For example, Seung Sahn proclaimed to his students, "Enlightenment
is a big mistake," meaning that in order to wake up they had to let
go of all their preconceptions and ideas - including and especially
those about enlightenment. He taught that Zen is not about
achieving a goal, but about dwelling in the realm "before thought"
and helping others. Zen Master Seung Sahn passed away in 2004, but
one of his closest American students has assembled a new collection
of teachings stories, dialogues and excerpts from the master's
talks.;"Enlightenment Is a Big Mistake" will be cherished by
students of the Kwan Um School and by the many Zen students of
other schools who enjoyed his popular earlier collection of
teaching stories, "Dropping Ashes on the Buddha" (Grove, 1976), and
his book on Zen philosophy and practice, "Compass of Zen"
(Shambhala, 1997).
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