If a tree falls down in a forest far from you and you never become aware of this event, does the fallen tree make a difference to your world? Of course not. So, rather than being just the observer, your mind actually participates in the creation of the world. Based on your interpretation of the event, the same situation becomes either unbearable or funny. Think of it this way: when you squeeze yourself into a subway car and people crowd all around you, you can either get annoyed or think it’s fun that you don’t have to grab a handrail. Get ready to hear a few of them! Rest: when your mind rests, the world also restsĪccording to a famous Buddhist saying, “everyone appears as buddhas in the eyes of the Buddha and everyone appears as pigs in the eyes of a pig.” The saying suggests that “the world is experienced according to the state of one’s mind,” and that, rather than being objective, reality is subjective, conditioned by the individual’s perception. Known as the “megamonk,” he has the status of a K-Pop celebrity in his native South Korea, and a cultlike following in the West, as evidenced by his multimillion-copy bestselling debut book, “The Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down.” Translated into 30 languages, the book offers “bite-size Buddhism” through brief essays, even briefer anecdotes and numerous haiku-like homilies. With more than one million followers on Twitter and Facebook, Haemin Sunim – which means “Spontaneous Wisdom” – is a new type of spiritual guru.
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