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  • Wanting Enlightenment Is a Big Mistake: Teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn

    Wanting Enlightenment Is a Big Mistake: Teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn - Paperback

    Wanting Enlightenment Is a Big Mistake: Teachings of Zen Master Seung Sahn - Paperback

    By Zen Master Seung Sahn

About Zen Master Seung Sahn Books

Zen Master Seung Sahn (1927-2004) was the first teacher to bring Korean Zen Buddhism to America, having already established temples in Japan and Hong Kong. In 1972 he came to the United States and started what became the Providence Zen Center, the first center in what is now the Kwan Um School of Zen, which now includes more than eighty centers and groups worldwide. His students called him Dae Soen Sa Nim, "Great Honored Zen Teacher," and he was the 78th Zen master in his line of dharma transmission in the Chogye order of Korean Buddhism. His books include The Compass of Zen, Dropping Ashes on the Buddha, Only Don't Know, and The Whole World Is a Single Flower: 365 Kong-ans for Everyday Life.