Description
 
“A fascinating, readable, and refreshingly honest series
of essays tracing one man’s search for the meaning of life,
which he eventually finds as a cleric in the Won Buddhist
order. Along the way he shares with his readers practical
insights he has learned about how to follow the Buddhist
path to rising above the three causes of unhappiness (greed,
anger, and foolishness) and maintaining the mindfulness
which will make both our own lives and our relationships
with others better. This is an excellent introduction to
Buddhism. I recommend it to anyone who wants to learn
more about what Buddhism means to its practitioners.”

Donald L. Baker, Ph.D.
Professor of Korean History and Civilization,
University of British Columbia
 
 
Introduction
 
I am the “you” within you,
and you are another “me” within me.
 
 
Contents
 
011 Two Minds Reflecting Each Other
014 Lonely Prayer
017 It Was on That Hill...
020 From the KMA to Sungkyunkwan
024 The Scent of Dandelions
028 Eat, Pray, Love
032 I Run
036 When the Wind Is Cold
039 The Odyssey
043 Aoi (あおい)
048 Be Like the Sea
051 I Must Return
055 Underneath the Wheel
059 In the Heavens Above and Earth Below
065 Sea Story
069 Do Not Do Anything
073 Daily Routine
077 A Night Shining with Stars
080 Sadness on Lunar New Year’s Eve—Why?
085 Nothing If There’s Nothing, Something If There’s Something
088 He’ll Do Well
092 The Flowers Will Bloom
098 Guryong Village in the Foothills of Mireuksan Mountain
101 Spring Breeze
105 The Hidden Toenail
108 Superpowers
111 How Old Is Heaven?
115 Have Some Tea
119 Life Weighs Heavy like a Mountain
124 Sunflower Reflections
128 In Search of My Lost Self
131 What’s Past Is Past
135 Checking the Mind
139 Addiction
144 Dragon Ball
148 You Have to Taste It to Know the Flavor
152 99°C (210.2°F)
156 “Who Are You?”
159 Be Kind
162 The Man Who Shines
166 Lhasa: The First Town under Heaven
171 The Market Was a Bust Today
174 Waiting for the Highest Truth
178 Peace Will Come, Peace Will Come
182 “Nammu Amit’abul” on My Lips
186 When I Was You
190 An Offering of Bracken
194 Shine the Light of Your Flower Lantern
199 Mountain Temple on a Rainy Day
203 A Farewell Dishwashing
206 Leave on a journey for your practice