Meditation Night in Seoul
GwangRyunSa located in DoBongSan area
You are invited!
Come to meditate at GwangRyunSa. GwangRyunSa(광륜사, 光輪寺) is a Korean traditional temple located in the entrance of DoBongSan hiking trail. This is a famous hiking trail in Seoul. This is an open event for everyone regardless your race, religion, age. This temple has pure energy, very appropriate for your meditation practice. You will be greatly benefit from practicing meditation at this temple! This temple is a real hidden gem to practice meditation and develop concentration power.
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This is a special night for you to practice sitting meditation and push yourself! If you are new to meditation, please come at 6pm and ask for intro class. We can show proper posture and basics of meditation. You are free to leave at anytime during this event.
Meditation night at GwangRyunSa in Seoul
Sepetember 21 (Wednesday), from 6pm ~ next morning
Open to everyone. Free event.
* for beginners, please arrive by 6pm and you can learn basics of meditation and posture.
Please text to 010-9262-8441 for more information.
Address: 401 Dobong 1(il)-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul
GwangRyunSa
GwangRyunSa Temple
GwangRyunSa was built back in 673 by Great Master Uisang(의상義湘 대사). When it was established, it was named as ManJangSa (만장사, 萬丈寺). This temple used to be major temples of DoBongSan Mountain along with two other temples, Cheonchuksa (천축사) and YoungGukSa (영국사). In the mid JoSeon Dynasty, GwangRyunSa has declined and the most part of temple has been destroyed during the Japanese invasions of Korea (임진왜란, 1592–1598). Toward the late JoSeon Dynasty, the country's queen (신정 왕후 [1808~1890]) renovated the temple and lived during her late years after her father passed away. After that, Heungseon Daewongun(흥선대원군) also spent his leisure time during Gojong emperor and worked from there. Since 1970, a laywoman renovated and expanded this temple. In 2002, Mr. Im and Ms. Park supported Great Master CheongHwa to renovate this temple and renamed it to its current name, GwangRyunSa and reopened.
Venerable Abbot MyeongWon Sunim
Instructor (meditation) for this event: HyunAn sunim
Venerable HyunAn has been training under Master YongHua for over a decade and has been teaching Chan(or Seon) meditation since 2015 in the United States. If you wish, you can learn the principles and techniques of Chan/Seon Buddhist meditation. The instructor will reveal the extraordinary method of Seon Meditation, from basic stretches and sitting postures, to the fundamental principles of Buddhism.
As a Buddhist nun, the sunim has practiced and taught many years under Master YongHua from Wei Mountain Temple (California, USA). Therefore, the instructor will present these ancient skills to the Western cultured or educated people in an easy format. This class will provide practical and concrete instructions and all people, regardless of their religions, can achieve personal benefits.
“Meditation is a powerful technique for restoring your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual balance. Ultimately, meditation will help you unfold your inherent wisdom, enabling you to end suffering and attain enlightenment. And on a more basic level, you will develop greater focus and concentration, which will have an immediate and practical application to your life.”
About DoBongSan mountain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobongsan
