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Dharma instructions by Master Daesan
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Venerable Daesan (Kim, Daegŏ, 1914~1998) was the third Head Dharma Master of Won Buddhism who succeeded Venerable Chŏngsan’s Dharma seat.
During his 33 years as the Head Dharma Master, he made great efforts to establish the foundation of overseas missions, and especially emphasized the training of mind practice, and vowed that together we would eliminate poverty, and ignorance, and disease from the world.
In particular, he had a strong interest in the world peace movement through inter-religious cooperation and the establishment of United Religions.
While he raised the status of Won Buddhism to one of the major religions in Korea, he prepared its basis for being a world religion.
He published several books about mind practice including An Explanatory Diagram for the Practice of The Doctrine of Won Buddhism and The Essentials of The Chŏngjŏn(The Principle Book of Won Buddhism).
The Verse of Truth
There is only one and the same Truth;
There is only one and the same world;
and Human race is one big family:
Let us work together and build one world of Truth.
CONTENTS
PART ONE
Essentials of Self-Cultivation Ⅰ
Three Daily Tasks for a Practitioner of the Way • 15
Three Daily Reflections • 15
Three Practices of Reflection • 16
Three Things to Examine Your Words For • 16
Three Ways of Thinking • 17
Three Ways of Living to Consider (For Those in the Order) • 17
Three Urgent Priorities in the Order of the Way • 18
Five Things a Leader Must Be Heedful Of • 18
Three Dharmas That Those of Higher Rank Should Possess • 19
Three Key Areas of Wariness in Edification • 19
Three Diseases to Which a Practitioner of the Way is Vulnerable • 20
Three Minds that the Practitioner of the Way Must Overpower • 20
Our Three Wishes • 21
Completeness of the Six Roots • 21
Three Minds of Practice • 22
Clothing, Feeding, and Sheltering the Spirit • 22
Three Forms of Mind Practice • 23
Three Practices to Become a Buddha • 23
Three Paths of Great Practice • 24
Three Powers • 24
Four Dharmas of Sŏn (Meditation) • 24
Ten Completenesss of the Buddha • 25
Three Preoccupations of Practice • 27
Four Types People in the Religious Order • 27
Three Daunting Obstacles to Entering the Way • 28
Three Particular Difficulties • 28
Three Transmissions between Teacher and Student • 29
Four Great Non-dual Minds of Belief • 29
Four Minds to Be Revived Each Day in a Religious Order • 30
Four Joys in a Religious Order • 30
Five Colors and Energies that a Practitioner Must Recognize • 31
Six Splendors • 32
Three Ways of Creating Great Blessings • 32
Three Ways of Honoring Parents • 33
Three Great Rules • 33
Three Elements for Success in Human Affairs • 34
Three Truths of Failure • 34
Three Truths of Success • 35
Three Things to Plant • 35
Three Virtues • 36
Three Great Sounds • 36
Three Talents of Heaven, Earth, and Humans • 37
Four Periods of Human Life • 37
Three Great Human Affairs of the World • 38
Three Methods of Self-Discipline • 39
Four Practices for Controlling Desire • 40
Three Ways for Married Couples to Prosper Forever • 42
Five Principles of Gradual Advancement • 42
Three Ways to Hunt for Treasure • 43
Four Treasures • 44
Four Types of Wise People • 44
Ten Mirrors • 45
Three Types of Autonomous Power • 46
Three Good Things • 46
Three Dark Lives of the Ordinary Human • 46
Three Types of Foolish People • 47
Three Precious Things • 47
Three Situations That Tempt Us to Transgression • 47
Four Categories of Blessings and Wisdom • 48
Ten Instructions • 48
Way to Health Ⅰ • 49
Way to Health Ⅱ • 49
Three Dangers • 52
Three Things to Avoid for Achieving Great Success • 52
Sufficiency of Both Blessings and Wisdom • 53
Three Ways to Enjoy Blessings for a Long Time • 53
Three Things Korea Should Give to the World • 53
Three Abilities of the One Who Has Mastered the Way • 54
Three Great Traits of the Sage • 54
Abilities of the Buddha and Bodhisattva Ⅰ • 55
Abilities of the Buddha and Bodhisattva Ⅱ • 55
Two Minds of the Sage • 55
Three Great Talents of a Great Person • 56
Two Great Powers of the Sage • 56
Three Fears that Afflict the Person of the Way • 57
Four Completenesses of the Person of the Way • 58
Three People Who Possess the Way • 58
Four Mind States of the Great Person • 58
Four Mind States of the Ordinary Person • 59
Four Worlds of the Great Way • 59
The Easy and Right Path toward Consistent Practice, Internally and Externally • 60
Six Types of Immaturity • 61
Three Frightening Things • 61
Three Difficult yet Simple Ways of Using the Mind • 62
Three Marvelous Ways for the Public to Prosper Together • 62
Three Unremitting Ways the Sage Commands the Nature • 63
Three Proper Times for Pleasure • 63
Three Standards for Living • 64
Three Standards for a Great Teacher • 64
Five Rules for Treating illness • 65
The Three Gates of the Ultimate Stage of Practice • 68
The Buddha’s Three Dharmas of Unsurpassed Supreme Edification • 70
Three Ways of Life for a Person of the Way • 70
Mencius’s Three Ways of Seeking within Oneself • 71
Three Teachings of Jesus Christ • 72
Su-un’s Three Dharma Instructions on Cultivation of the Way • 72
Zisi’s Three Teachings • 72
The Buddha’s Edification Through Four All-Embracing Virtues • 73
Master Jeongsan’s Dharma Teaching on the Scholar, Farmer, Artisan, and Merchant • 74
Four Essential Sayings on Governing the People • 74
Progressing in Concert Through the Threefold Study • 75
Our Three Ailments • 76
Five Global Jewels of Korea • 77
Master Jeongsan’s Three Essential Elements for Realizing World Peace • 79
Four Ways of Responding to Benevolent People • 80
Three Stages of Edification • 80
Three Gates of Cultivating the Way • 81
Three Necessities of Life • 82
Five Ways for Universal Prosperity of Humankind • 82
Three Great Buddha Offerings through Exertion in Our Practice • 83
Three Great Graces of the Founding Master • 84
Ways to Greatness (Education for Children) • 84
Four Fundamental Principles • 85
The Truth of Il-Won • 85
Four Campaigns for World Peace • 86
Key Points in Cultivating the Spirit • 87
Four Great Views • 88
The Buddha’s Great Desires • 90
Dharma Teaching on “The Storer” and the Trikāya Buddha • 92
Dharma Instruction for the World Youth Association of Won-Buddhism • 94
The Way of Camaraderie • 96
Meaning of the Sacred Grounds • 97
Dharma Teaching on Great Training • 99
Our Pledge (Saemaeum Slogan) • 100
Educating Small Children • 100
The Text of Exertion • 102
Four Types of Bathing • 102
Three Great Aspirations • 103
Three Great Dharma Instructions • 103
How to Live a Healthy Life • 104
Five Stages of Breathing • 105
PART TWO
Essentials of Self-Cultivation Ⅱ
Way of Loving-Kindness and Compassion • 109
Way of Winning and Losing • 110
Way of Developing Self-Power • 111
Hindrances to Discard on the Path of Cultivation of the Way • 112
Way of the Ordained Devotee • 114
Way of Living in This World • 115
Way of Social Harmony • 116
Way of the Great One • 117
Way of Edification • 118
Five Ways of Leading by Practice • 118
Sequence of the Way and Its Power • 119
Six Like Minds • 120
The Care of the Tathāgata • 121
Master Jeongsan’s Teaching of the Three Stages of Ability • 122
Great Cause of the Doctrine of the Mean • 122
Daoist Sŏn Dharma of Resting in the Elixir Field • 123
The Mind-Dharma of Yao, Shun, Yu, and Tang • 124
Principle of Cause and Effect • 125
Three Standards for Living • 127
Standards for the Mind • 128
Three Causes of Darkening • 129
Salsinseongin—Achieving Benevolence Through Self-Sacrifice • 130
Standards for Character (Practicing Piece by Piece Toward Becoming the Tathāgata) • 131
Six Practices for Daily Application • 133
Way of Progression and Regression in the Great and Virtuous Person and the Superior Individual • 137
The Five Beliefs of Buddhism • 139
Elements of the Movement for a New Way of Living • 141
Elements of Government • 144
Diseases of the World • 146
The Buddha’s Eight Aspects and Our Own Practice • 148
Way of Reflecting upon Birth and Death • 151
The Human Buddha • 151
The Way of Truth • 153
Standards for Right and Perverse, Public and Private • 154
How to Truly Repent and Be Absolved of Violations of the Three Grave Precepts Against Murder, Theft, and Adultery in the Past, Present, and Future • 154
Way of Cultivation of Personal Life, Regulating a Household, Governing the Country, and Keeping the World at Peace • 155
The Ten Dharma Verses • 156
Verse of Cause and Effect • 157
Verse of Birth and Death • 158
Verse of the Mind Vow • 158
Two Powers of the Sage • 159
Standards for Dharma Status • 160
Why We Seek to See the Nature • 163
Way of Commerce • 163
The Way and Virtue • 165
Daily Routine of the New Life • 166
Five Stages of Life • 167
Yujeomsa Temple on Mt. Geumgangsan and the Origin of the 53 Buddhas • 170
Great Cause of the Diamond Sūtra • 172
Verse for Long Meditation Beads • 175
Our Prayers • 176
The Path of the Jeonghwa-dan • 176
Ten Aspects of the Founding Master • 178
PART THREE
The Truth is One: Principles of the Five Main Religions
Buddhism • 185
Daoism • 201
Confucianism • 203
Christianity • 208
Won-Buddhism • 212
