Zen in the City

Korea er et meget fascinerende land! Det der gør landet helt specielt, er bevarelsen af deres historie og traditioner. Vi bor i den meget travle del af Seoul, Gangnam-gu, hvor forretningsfolk arbejder i døgndrift og hvor der altid er fuld fart på. Lige der, midt i centrum, ligger et meget smukt og velbevaret tempel, omringet af skyskrabere og hovedveje. Det er åbent for alle og behøver ingen vagter eller lign. Alle har dyb respekt for religion, hvor de bukker for Buddha i indgangen og på toppen af templet. Det er meget interessant at observere alle slags mennesker, der giver sig selv lov og tid til at opleve Zen i en så moderne og stresset hverdag, som de fleste af os lever i.

Nedenfor ses min mor og jeg i hovedtemplet, hvor vi oplevede en helt speciel ro og tryghed i Buddha’s hus.

– Kærlighed

Korea is a very fascinating country. What makes the country so special is how they have somehow managed to preserve their history and traditions. We live in the very busy part of Seoul, Gangnam-gu, where businessmen work long hours and the everyone is in a rush. Right there in the middle, lays a beautiful and well preserved Temple, surrounded by skyscrapers and main roads. The temple is open to all and does not need guarding. Everyone deeply respects the religion, bowing for the Buddha sitting at the entrance, and the one on top of the temple. It is extremely interesting to observe all kinds of people, allowing themselves to experience Zen in suck modern and stressed times, as most of us live in today.

Below you will see a picture of my mother and me in the main temple, experiencing a very special calmness and safety in the house of Buddha.

– Love