EN-A great thief who swallows the Universe-Dharma Talk by Seon Master Daehaeng

Hanmaum Seon Center - Korean Buddhist Temple in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina - www.hanmaumbsas.org Glossary Bulgyo (c.) Buddhism. In Master Seon Daehaeng's words, "bul" means the essence of eternal life and "gyo" means learning from each other. Consciences. These are the beings making up the body of all life or organism. Four kinds of fixed ideas. 1) That there is an ego; 2) That human beings are superior to others; 3) That all living beings are the product of the five aggregates; 4) Wanting to live for a long time. Dharma (sc.) Truth, law or universal principle. This is generally used to refer to the teaching of the Buddha and the Way of awakening. Buddha Dharma. Teaching of Buddha. Gwan (c.) Introspection. It refers to observation, and in Maum practice refers to trusting and having faith in Juingong, which is the true essence of all being. In other words, practicing gwan is having an unshakable faith that only Juingong can solve all life's conflicts, and that it is necessary to trust it and observe what happens next to solve the problems of reality. Hanmaum (c.) "Han" means "one", "great", "combined" and "maum", although there is no exact equivalent in English, it includes the ideas of "thought" and "heart", among others. In this way, "Hanmaum" refers to the universal consciousness that we all share, the state in which we are all interconnected through the same essence, as well as this idea of functioning together as a whole. Juingong (c.) Consists of two words: "Juin" means owner and "gong" means Empty. In this case, Juingong does not refer to the Void, but to aspects of the "true self that are not fixed" and that manifests themselves at every moment. For example: a man is a son to his parents, a husband to his wife, a father to his children, a friend to his friends. Similarly, there are many aspects of the "I" that correspond to the same person, who adapts his thoughts, words, and attitudes automatically, adjusting them with each person he meets. Since it is not possible to define as true any one aspect of a single moment, Juingong is the word that defines the essence itself with these afore-mentioned characteristics, as the true maker of everything. Inherent nature, Buddha nature, Self, essence and owner are other synonyms. Kalpa (sc.) An unmeasurable period of time, traditionally described as the time it takes for a rock of ten square miles to be worn away if a piece of silk is drawn across it once every hundred years. Kun Sunim (c.) Word used to designate a Buddhist Teacher of great virtue who has reached Enlightenment. Maum (c.) A word of Korean origin that does not have an exact equivalent in English. Maum does not refer to a mental faculty or to knowledge. Maum is the origin of everything, it has no substance, it is not visible and it has no beginning or end since it transcends time and space. In Korea, if someone is asked where their maum is, they point to their chest. Therefore, in the Heart Sutra (Mahaprajñaparamita-Hrídaya Sutra), it was translated as "Heart." It also refers to thoughts, sensations, feelings, moods, attitudes, desires, etc. Decisive thinking. The response that the practitioner receives from his Juingong or essence, after it has confided in him and solved a conflict. It is meditated because it responds to the practice of having faith in one's own essence and totality, and comes as a response to the interconnection with all animate and inanimate beings. Maum practice. Maum-centered spiritual practice. Samsara (sc.) Cycle of rebirths and deaths. Seon (c.) / Dhyana (s.) / ch'an (ch.) / zen (j.) /meditation. Seon refers to the imperturbable state of the Maum, inasmuch as one entrusts all matters to one’s Maum; and at the same time, it means understanding that everything visible and invisible originates and returns to Juingong. Multiple being, or being unenlightened. It refers to all existence, beings that have life, especially the human being. Sunim (c.) Translated as Teacher and is used to designate a Buddhist monk or nun. Life living in common, feeling in common, movement in common, body in common and sustenance in common. These are basic principles of Maum practice which every practitioner must observe, in order to understand and make effective the principle of oneness with all animate and inanimate beings. For example, when a life drinks water, this element is used by all the beings in its body, regardless of the function that each one fulfills. Thus, it always responds to interconnection and to existence, feeling, functioning, body and feeding taken together.