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Welcome to week 2 of Meditation Month with Haemin Sunim.
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WEEK 2 GUIDED VIDEO Boundless Freedom
In this video, the second of four we’ll share this month, Haemin Sunim invites us into the realm of the unknown with the koan, “What is it that is not a thing, not the mind, not the Buddha? What is it?” In embracing the don’t-know mind, instead of surrendering to the mind’s inclination to answer questions, we uncover a state of unconditional freedom.
What is it that is not a thing, not the mind, not the Buddha?
Whatever answer appears, that is not it. Any answer has a boundary and carries the quality of the known; therefore, it becomes an object. The koan invites you into boundless freedom, the state before the split between subject and object. So what is it?
If you can remain in wonder, curiosity, and unconditional openness, you are already touching your true nature. Let the question open a door rather than close one. Do not seek a conceptual landing place. Instead, sense the spaciousness that appears when the mind stops grasping for certainty.
Martine Batchelor introduces Korean Zen koan practice, describing her personal experience and different ways to practice, and offering a guided meditation as well.
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