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Zen Buddhism – In Search of Self

Posted on January 27, 2023March 14, 2023 by Dharma Documentaries
This is a fly-on-the-wall type documentary made by Gong Jae Sung during the 90-day meditation retreat at the 10th century Baek Hung Nuns' Temple on the Palgong Mountain in Korea during 2001/2.

Zen Buddhism - In Search of Self

This is a fly-on-the-wall type documentary made by Gong Jae Sung during the 90-day meditation retreat at the 10th century Baek Hung Nuns’ Temple on the Palgong Mountain in Korea during 2001/2.

The documentary very well reflects all the different aspects of the retreat, with long slow contemplative takes on the sitting in the meditation hall, and the regular walking meditation outside.

It also shows the celebrations that are maintained during that period, the regular work around the Nunnery, as well as the games they play and the various trips out they undertake, giving a picture of a well-balanced, but nevertheless intense retreat situation.

The documentary is unusual in having no running commentary and only the occasional subtitle and I think only one short interview, with the Head Nun at the temple. The majority of the time we are just quiet spectators of the retreat.

 

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TAGS:
Dharma, Korea, Mahayana, Meditation, Nuns, Zen

3 thoughts on “Zen Buddhism – In Search of Self”

  1. Lorein (Kong Doek Haeng) says:
    December 14, 2013 at 7:30 pm

    Such a beautiful video!!!! I enjoyed very much.

    Reply
  2. VEN. SEELAVANSA says:
    October 21, 2014 at 12:27 am

    So Great _/\_

    With Metta

    Reply
  3. Farid says:
    November 3, 2019 at 9:05 am

    Thanks for sharing this movie. I have been looking for it for sometime and finally found it here.

    Reply

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