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Two reasons for writing this book are: 1. Individually, to show that I can recover the memories of my life by the diary method of Founding Master Sotaesan, even though I had the left part of my brain removed by severe stroke surgery and to prepare for the next life, 2. Collectively, to restore the relationship between Buddhism and Won-Buddhism. In conclusion, Won-Buddhism and Buddhism are not two. I hope that Won-Buddhism will help restore relations with Buddhism through my life and experience.

Opening words 5
An old Relationship of Yongsan 8
Birth and Childhood 12
-Blue Dragon Ascending into the Sky
Memories of My Elementary School Years 18
-The Stranger
Memories of Middle and High School Years 25
-Turned around Arhan Statue
The Period of Dongguk University, Department of Buddhism-1 34
-Dr. Koh Ik-Jin, a giant in Korean Buddhist studies
The period of Dongguk University, Department of Buddhism-2 39
-Meeting with Buddhist priests of high virtue based on Sutra Centric and Meditation Centric teaching
Nirvana of My Father and Nephew James 46
-An infant born prematurely in the 8th month of pregnancy
“Buddha and I are not two” 51
The first Place to be issued, Yeongsan holy place 60
Come back to Iksan Headquarter 65
Going to the United States of America 72
Going to the frontline of edification 78
-Sang-Ho Hyun and Deahyun Hong’s decision to become clerics
Going to Won-Buddhism Graduate School 86
-One circle in the middle-way comes to my abdomen
The complete Nirvana approached like a dream to me 95
To the United States of America, again 103
-A miracle alive, Miracle to live
Meeting the Buddha 108
-From the River of Oblivion to the River of Memory
Going to the field of edification, again 119
Staying in the Bardo 129
-In the middle stage between Korea and U.S.A.
Hawaii International Training Center 134
Iktawon Ha Dae-yeon, the senior minister 141
People who came to Hawaii International Training Center (2009-2020) 144
People who were born-again 174
All living beings 185
The Conclusion of Prayer, Ilwon Mandala 188
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〈Opening words〉

A disciple asked, “In the section ‘An Agenda for Gratitude to Parents’ it says, ‘We should follow without exception the essential Way of practice and the essential Way of human life.’ How can doing so be showing gratitude to parents?” The Founding Master said, “Once you carry out the essential Way of practice, you will attain the Buddha’s knowledge; once you follow the essential Way of life, you will attain the Buddha’s actual practice. As a child of your parents, if you accomplish the Buddha’s work by attaining his knowledge and practice, then your honorable name will spread throughout the world, which will naturally cause the grace of your parents to be known. Once this occurs, then, thanks to their offspring, the parents’ good name will spread forever throughout all time, becoming an object of respect for myriad people. How can this be compared to caring for one’s parents just for the short period of their lives? Therefore, this actually becomes a Way to show unsurpassed gratitude.”
The disciple then asked, “We are taught to ‘protect to the best of our abilities the helpless parents of others, as if they were our own.’ How can this be showing gratitude to our parents?” The Founding Master said, “According to the principle of rebirth that the Buddha of the past taught, throughout many thousands of kalpas in both past and future, there actually are countless numbers of parents who have been, or who will be, designated for us. How can we say that we have requited this tremendous amount of gratitude we owe to these many parents when we show it only to the one or two parents of our present life? Therefore, whether our current parents are still alive or whether they have already passed away, if we do our best to protect the helpless parents of others, this then will be showing great gratitude to all our parents of the past, present, and future.”
The Scripture of the Founding Master
Chapter Six: Doubts Clarified 25
My motivation to renounce the secular life to become a Buddhist minister was to repay the gratitude of all my parents and ancestors for the triple world. In order to fulfill my filial duty to the parents whom I had chosen in countless past lives, to the parents of this life, Hwang Ho-bong who is my father and Kim Bu-sun who is my mother, and to the parents I will choose in the future, I have decided to dedicate my body and mind to the Buddha in this life. So, when my father passed away at the age of 53 in 1979, I renounced the world without any regrets and transferred to Wonkwang University to become Kyomu (clergy of Won-Buddhism) as a third-year student.
After ordination for clergy of Won-Buddhism, I served at Yeongsan Holy place of Won-Buddhism, Wonkwang University, as vice superintendent of the lady’s dormitory for pre-clergy of Won-Buddhism, Suseong Temple and Won-Buddhism Graduate School. I suffered a stroke and underwent major surgery while working in Won-Buddhism Graduate School. After two years of recuperation, I had the opportunity to make a pilgrimage to India. In Kushnagara, which is the place of Buddha's nirvana, a visionary past life came to my mind during meditation. Through this special experience, I vowed to live to repay the grace of all triple worlds of all Buddha and saints, as well as the triple worlds of all ancestors. Since then, I have been working at the Hawaii International Training Center for 12 years through the Bangbae Temple and Seo Jinju Temple.
Two reasons for writing this book are: 1. Individually, to show that I can recover the memories of my life by the diary method of Founding Master Sotaesan, even though I had the left part of my brain removed by severe stroke surgery and to prepare for the next life, 2. Collectively, to restore the relationship between Buddhism and Won-Buddhism. In conclusion, Won-Buddhism and Buddhism are not two. I hope that Won-Buddhism will help restore relations with Buddhism through my life and experience.