Description
 
Can AI Attain Enlightenment?:
A Gentle Insight to Mindfulness and Awareness
(Everyday Insights from a Modern Monk)
 
 
Introduction
 
Beyond K-Pop and K-Drama, Discover K-Wisdom
From love without attachment to AI, this book explores timeless questions through the lens of Korean Buddhist insight.

  Modern yet Timeless
  Simple yet Profound
  Rational yet Deeply Spiritual

Can AI Attain Enlightenment?
Everyday Insights from a Modern Monk – Volume 2

Can AI Attain Enlightenment?
How Meditation Helps with Stress
The Boundary Between Love and Attachment
Does Buddhism Have a God?

From the book:
“AI is already showing superior judgment, execution, and reasoning in many areas. Of course, enlightenment in Buddhism goes far beyond the absence of discrimination. Still, AI may already serve as a meaningful aid to spiritual practice—or even mark a threshold toward awakening.”
— Can AI Attain Enlightenment?
 
Series Overview:
Everyday Insights from a Modern Monk: A Collection of Insights and Reflections

Volume 1 – Is It Wrong to Kill a Mosquito? (Now Available)
Volume 2 – Can AI Attain Enlightenment? (Now Available)
Volume 3 – No One to Forgive (Coming Soon)
Volume 4 – Love Your Enemy? (Coming Soon)
 
 
Contents
 
Part One: Everyday Wisdom
 
Start Where You Are   15
Why We Must Study the Mind   18
Attentive Mind  21
How Meditation Helps with Stress   23
Practice Within Reach   25
To Serve, Not to Be Served   27
The Selfless Heart   29
The Double Standard Trap   32
Why We Need Dreams   34
Prayer in Buddhism   37
Why We Still Needa Temple   39
Freedom Through Discipline   42
The Root of Suffering and Joy   45
Unconditional Gratitude   47
Trust Beyond Understanding   50
Mindfulness in Daily Life   53
Wisdom in Daily Life   55
Right Action in Daily Life   58
A Shadow on the Road   60
A Song for My Mother   63
 
Part Two: Insightful Living
 
The Boundary Between Love and Attachment   69
The True Purpose of Meditation   72
Stillness as Foundation   75
Balanced Practice   77
Faith Through Offering   79
Is Buddhism a Religion of Wishful Prayers?   82
Scriptures: More Than Words   85
Scripture on the Page, Scripture in Life   87
How Our Minds Rewrite the Past   89
Why We Need a Teacher   92
As Matter Awakens, Let the Spirit Awaken   94
Heavenly Joy and Human Joy   96
Karma: The Creator Is Myself  99
When Good Deeds Turn to Harm   102
Rebirth in the Stream of Mind  105
Does Buddhism Have a God?   108
Is Buddhism a Religion or a Philosophy?    111
Is Science a Cure-All? 114
Beyond Conflict: Religion and Science   117
Can Al Attain Enlightenment?   120
 
Part Three: Buddhism in Public Life
 
What If They All Sat Together?    127
New Year’s Message to the Wider Community
 
Honoring a Life of Service  129
A Farewell Letter to a Senior Minister
 
Writing the Mind   131
Literary Magazine Contribution
 
May Peace and Justice Prevail   133
Memorial Prayer for the Democratic Uprising
 
Early Buddhism   136
Reflections on Professor Asanga Tilakaratne’s Lecture