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Title: My Heart Is a Golden Buddha
Subtitle: Buddhist Stories from Korea
Author: Seon Master Daehaeng
Narrator: Garan Fitzgerald
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-02-17
Publisher: Hanmaum Publications
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism & Eastern Religions
Publisher's Summary:
A collection of inspiration and wisdom, seen through the tales of housewives and kings, monks and bandits, and the deep mountains of Korea.
In this new collection of 33 stories, one of Korea's foremost Seon (Zen) masters introduces the richness and depth of Korea's Buddhist tradition. With humor and insight, Seon Master Daehaeng shows us our inherent potential and demonstrates how we can face the challenges of life with wisdom and vigor.
Members Reviews:
Four Stars
Many good super short Bhudhist-based stories.
Five Stars
Each chapter offers practical reflection for today's trying times.
Five Stars
Wonderful short stories..........
Talking cows, poor scholars, and the Golden Buddha within!
A few years ago I was living in Korea and visited the Buddhist English Library of Seoul (BELS) near Jogyesa Temple in the centre of the city. I was looking for a book, any book really, on Korean Buddhism and there were hundreds to look through. But the only one that called out to me that day was a little book of stories, a children's book I thought at first, about monks and housewives, talking cows and poor scholars. My Heart is a Golden Buddha.
Since then I've come back this book, now in a newer edition, many times. I have many Dharma books on my shelves, but many can feel dry and academic at times, not this. This is a fun read. The stories are sweet and timeless and really work as stories; they grab your attention, bring you into their world, and you want to see how things get resolved - or not! They are full of gentle humour too. I can't help but smile every time I think of the man carrying a sheep on his shoulders and the monks asking why he's got an elephant there!
Each story is followed by an explanation of some of the deeper meanings within it, in the voice of someone you feel you can really trust, like a wise old, kind old, grandmother. I don't speak Korean, but if this books captures the authentic voice of the author then it is no surprise that Daehaeng Sunim is as widely respected in Korea as she is. These stories might come from a famous Zen Master, but they feel like an intimate late night conversation by the fireside.
The theme running through them all is the theme of Daehaeng's teaching and of Korean Buddhism; reliance on the Golden Buddha of the title - the one that resides in our hearts. But that is just theory - let these wonderful stories bring it to life!
Highly, highly recommended.
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Title: My Heart Is a Golden Buddha
Subtitle: Buddhist Stories from Korea
Author: Seon Master Daehaeng
Narrator: Garan Fitzgerald
Format: Unabridged
Length: 3 hrs and 18 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-02-17
Publisher: Hanmaum Publications
Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Buddhism & Eastern Religions
Publisher's Summary:
A collection of inspiration and wisdom, seen through the tales of housewives and kings, monks and bandits, and the deep mountains of Korea.
In this new collection of 33 stories, one of Korea's foremost Seon (Zen) masters introduces the richness and depth of Korea's Buddhist tradition. With humor and insight, Seon Master Daehaeng shows us our inherent potential and demonstrates how we can face the challenges of life with wisdom and vigor.
Members Reviews:
Four Stars
Many good super short Bhudhist-based stories.
Five Stars
Each chapter offers practical reflection for today's trying times.
Five Stars
Wonderful short stories..........
Talking cows, poor scholars, and the Golden Buddha within!
A few years ago I was living in Korea and visited the Buddhist English Library of Seoul (BELS) near Jogyesa Temple in the centre of the city. I was looking for a book, any book really, on Korean Buddhism and there were hundreds to look through. But the only one that called out to me that day was a little book of stories, a children's book I thought at first, about monks and housewives, talking cows and poor scholars. My Heart is a Golden Buddha.
Since then I've come back this book, now in a newer edition, many times. I have many Dharma books on my shelves, but many can feel dry and academic at times, not this. This is a fun read. The stories are sweet and timeless and really work as stories; they grab your attention, bring you into their world, and you want to see how things get resolved - or not! They are full of gentle humour too. I can't help but smile every time I think of the man carrying a sheep on his shoulders and the monks asking why he's got an elephant there!
Each story is followed by an explanation of some of the deeper meanings within it, in the voice of someone you feel you can really trust, like a wise old, kind old, grandmother. I don't speak Korean, but if this books captures the authentic voice of the author then it is no surprise that Daehaeng Sunim is as widely respected in Korea as she is. These stories might come from a famous Zen Master, but they feel like an intimate late night conversation by the fireside.
The theme running through them all is the theme of Daehaeng's teaching and of Korean Buddhism; reliance on the Golden Buddha of the title - the one that resides in our hearts. But that is just theory - let these wonderful stories bring it to life!
Highly, highly recommended.