Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk

00:25:32

How to Stay Hopeful Amidst Increasing Global...

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/10/06

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A 2022.1.23🔹Question : The first question is about world political trend. Someone from the States has responded Ven. Pomnyun Sunim’s ideas about how to stay hopeful in view of the world’spolitical trend towards populist authoritarianism that seems to be threatening formal democracies in Poland, Hungary, Mexico, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Venezuela, Brazil, the Philippines, Cambodia, Nicaragua, and the US. The subscriber has asked how to stay hopeful in view of how the

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00:13:09

Pursuing Social Justice Without Emotional Distress

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/10/02

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A 2024. 01.07🔹Question : Hello and thank you, Sunim. I’m currently takingthe Introduction to Buddhism II course. Here’s my question. I have a hard time dealing with suffering in the world. I get too emotional, and it takes days to get over the thoughts and sadness. I imagine the worst scenarios that I’m not even exposed to, and it’s quite tormenting. At some point, I decided to look the other way, and stopped even reading or listening to news, so I can be happy. As

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00:36:31

The Relationship Between Nature and Justice

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/09/29

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A 2022. 7. 17🔹Question : Hello, Sunim. Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions. I often see Sunim suggesting that we could look to nature to draw a more universally acceptable definition of justice. For example, you’ve said that because animals in the wild don’t take care of their parents once they mature, we shouldn’t be seen as evil even if we choose not to take care of our own parents. While I wholeheartedly agree that, at a fundamental level, your

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00:22:17

I Am Deeply Irritated by People Who Don't Keep Social...

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/09/25

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A Selection from Casual Conversation with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim (October 10, 2021) 🔹Question : My concern is I feel deeply annoyed andconcerned that people not taking the covid pandemic and climate change seriously. It's difficult for me to see people not wearing a mask or driving an SUV to kids' playgrounds. What can I do to counteract my annoyance, practice my patience and, at the same time, announce issues maybe make people more sensitive towards them?🔻Jungto

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00:09:17

Can I Stay Attached to Emotions as an Artist?

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/09/22

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A Selection from a Dharma Q&A session at Jogyesa Temple, Seoul (June 14, 2019)🔹Question : I’m an artist. I’m working as a professionalballet dancer in Korea. I have a question related with art and creation. So I personally need to often detach from my emotions and feelings. So I need to do this quite often. I don’t know, just my emotions can get too wild somehow. And I feel that I have the need to sort of process like detaching of my own feelings in a way. But I

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00:03:27

I Want to Regain My Freedom through Baseball

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/09/18

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A 2018. 1. 16🔹Question : I play a sport here. I play baseball. I haveplayed baseball since I was three years old. Since that point, I have loved baseball. It has become a part of my identity. As I got older, got better at playing. It became a kind of physical meditation in a way that I could turn my mind off through playing the game. But then coming to college, I found that the stresses attached to baseball made it harder to separate my mind and my body while playing

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00:14:24

How to be More Independent from Relationships

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/09/15

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A Selection from a Dharma Q&A session at Busan City Hall,Busan (June 15, 2019)🔹Question : Five months ago my boyfriend broke up with meand I was originally going to ask how do I get over my ex. And then I thought some more, I ask myself why am I not over him, and then I thought because I’m way too attached. Because maybe I don’t want to get over this guy, because of all the past memories and then I hope for more. Well he knows I still like him and he knows. He told

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00:17:02

Dealing with Grief When Loved Ones Move Away

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/09/11

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A Selection from a Dharma Q&A session at Busan City Hall,Busan (June 15, 2019) 🔹Question : Thank you sir for receiving my question. Howcan someone manage grief or sadness if a family member marries and moves away to another country permanently? What can you do if you can’t see your daughter, your brother, your mother, or even your father for an extended lengthof time?🔻Jungto Dharma School(Introduction to

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00:07:01

I Am Addicted to K-dramas & K-movies!

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/09/08

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A Selection from Casual Conversation with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim(November 14, 2020)🔹Question : Hello Sunim! It’s an honour for me to havethis opportunity to ask you questions. There is a research saying, during this pandemic, TV watching and online streaming have increased. I think it is true because most of us are staying at home. So I would like to ask you from theBuddhist perspective, how we can encourage others and ourselves to overcome this addiction?🔻Jungto Dharma

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00:16:16

I Lost My Dog

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/09/04

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A 2024. 8. 11🔹Question : Personally, it’s my second time to meet withyou. So it’s nice meeting with you again, and thanks for coming all the way here to share your wisdom and advice. I would really appreciate your advice. I will share my story very briefly, my situation I’m faced with. I adopted two dogs from Korea that flew from Korea last year. One of them was found in a boxabandoned at a park in Korea. So he got easily scared. Last week, I went to a park for a walk

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00:08:24

How Should Parents Guide Their Children to Be...

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/08/28

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A Selection from Casual Conversation with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim(September 20, 2023) in Columbus, Ohio. 🔹Question : How should parents guide their children to beindependent? 🔻Jungto Dharma School(Introduction to Buddhism): https://www.jungtosociety.org/jungto-dharma-school-online-course/ 🔻 All Jungto Society’ssocial platforms: http://linktr.ee/jungtoint

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00:04:11

How Can I Have Goals in Life without Getting Attached?

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/08/25

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A Selection from a Dharma Q&A session at Jogyesa Temple,Seoul (June 14, 2019) 🔹Question : My question is about non-attachment and goalsin life. I have noticed that having goals in relationship or career can bring a lot of stress. For example, when I was applying to do my exchange in Korea, I was worried something might go wrong with my application and I had a lot of stress. And I learned that not being attached to things could bring happiness and less stress but I

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00:05:23

How Should I Help My Sick Brother?

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/08/21

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A Selection from a Dharma Q&A session at Union TheologicalSeminary (Oct. 2, 2014) 🔹Question : Few years ago, my brother was diagnosed with a mental illness. It's.... just really hard on my family. He's getting better now. As a sister I'm not sure what I can do to help him. I wanted to get your opinion. I try to encourage him but not sure that's helping. 🔻Jungto Dharma School(Introduction to Buddhism):

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00:16:01

How Can I Empty My Mind?

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/08/18

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A Selection from Casual Conversation with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim(September 9, 2023) in Seattle.🔹Question : I want to empty my mind and have no conflictin my mind. I tried to do that through meditation, but it didn't help. How can I empty my mind and maintain mindfulness? 🔻Jungto Dharma School(Introduction to Buddhism): https://www.jungtosociety.org/jungto-dharma-school-online-course/ 🔻 All Jungto Society’ssocial platforms: http://linktr.ee/jungtoint

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00:17:49

How Can We Remove Our Greediness?

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/08/14

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A Selection from a Dharma Q&A session at Google (Nov. 10,2014) 🔹Question : You said that to be happy, we have to removeour greediness. It sounds very simple, but in practice, it's very difficult to remove our greediness. So can you suggest how we can practice in real life to remove our greediness? 🔻Jungto Dharma School(Introduction to Buddhism): https://www.jungtosociety.org/jungto-dharma-school-online-course/ 🔻 All Jungto Society’ssocial platforms:

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00:06:18

How Can I Balance My Unstable Personality?

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/08/12

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A Selection from a Dharma Q&A session at Union TheologicalSeminary (Oct. 2, 2014)🔹Question : I'm extreme opposites. I'm extremely happy,then extremly depressed. I'm extremely energetic then extremely tired. Even through the years, I noticed the trends.Last year, I just left the entire year. Now, my energy is coming back. The previous year before that, I was reallyenergetic. It's consatantly back and forth. I'm wondering if there's some kind

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00:21:38

Does Sexual Abstinence Have Any Health Benefits?

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/08/04

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A 2023. 5. 7🔹Question : Thank you for taking my question. I heard thatif I managed to be ascetic and conserve sexual energy, I could be more healthy and productive or even experience transcendence. There is some Tantric Buddhism to pursue this state, but in reality, it seems difficult to do so. Or we don’tknow the true benefit of it, so we’re not motivated to do so. My boyfriend said that if he ejaculates, he loses lots of strength and energy. So, I hope he’ll learn

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00:05:56

I Feel Practice Like a Routine

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/07/31

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A 2020. 10. 10🔹Question : I’ve been practicing daily for about three years now. It feels a little bit more like a habit or like a routine these days. Because I feel like my progress has kind of plateaued a bit. I’m just wondering if that is typical and what advice you may have.🔻Jungto Dharma School(Introduction to Buddhism):https://www.jungtosociety.org/jungto-dharma-school-online-course/ 🔻 All Jungto Society’s social platforms: http://linktr.ee/jungtoint

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00:02:03

Is It Wrong to Desire to Do Better?

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/07/28

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A 2022/4/3🔹Question : Our desire to do better than this, is it wrong? Because Sunim said to me that I have some desire to do better is wrong. So is it wrong?🔻Jungto Dharma School(Introduction to Buddhism):https://www.jungtosociety.org/jungto-dharma-school-online-course/ 🔻 All Jungto Society’ssocial platforms: http://linktr.ee/jungtoint

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00:05:31

Are There Any States or Pheonomena That Are Permanent?

Ven.Pomnyun_Sunim"s Dharma Talk ·

2026/07/24

🔹Ven Pomnyun’s Dharma Q&A Selection from Casual Conversation with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim(June 5, 2022)🔹Question : In the Jungto Dharma School course, we learn that all beings and phenomena are impermanent. Is the phenomena or the states of enlightenment and nirvana permanent or impermanent?🔻Jungto Dharma School(Introduction to Buddhism):https://www.jungtosociety.org/jungto-dharma-school-online-course/ 🔻 All Jungto Society’ssocial platforms: http://linktr.ee/jungtoint

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