About Seung Sahn

Seung Sahn was the first Korean Zen master to live and teach in the West. He was founding teacher of the Kwan Um School of Zen, an international organization of more than one hundred centers and groups. Seung Sahn died in 2005.

You Already Understand!

by Seung Sahn| October 8, 2015

There’s no better example of Zen’s direct, penetrating spirit than these exchanges between the late Zen master Seung Sahn and his students.

A Zen Demonstration

by Seung Sahn| December 1, 2004

“Explanation-style teaching is not enough,” says Zen Master Seung Sahn. A commentary on Case 41 of “The Whole World is a Single Flower”

What is a Moktak?

by Seung Sahn and Chong Hae Sunim| December 1, 2003

A moktak as defined by Chong Hae Sunim, a Zen abbot, and Master Seung Sahn, a teacher of Korean Zen Buddhism.

About Seung Sahn

You Already Understand!

A Zen Demonstration

What is a Moktak?

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