The Way of Clear Mind, Clear Thinking and Clear Action
Dharma Talk Friday December 6th – 5:45 – 7:30 PM
A Great Zen Master asks: Do you know your own mind? Can you see your own mind?
What is it that you want? What are you looking for?
Come join us on Friday December 6th for our free meditation and reading of a Dharma Talk given by Shim Gum Do Founding Master Great Zen Master Chang Sik Kim.
There will be a short demonstration of the Zen martial art Shim Gum Do, the Mind Sword Path, after the Dharma Talk.
All are welcome!
Dharma Talk Friday November 1st – 5:45 – 7:30 PM
A Great Zen Master asks: Do you know your own mind? Can you see your own mind?
What is it that you want? What are you looking for?
Come join us on Friday November 1st for our free meditation and reading of a Dharma Talk given by Shim Gum Do Founding Master Great Zen Master Chang Sik Kim.
There will be a short demonstration of the Zen martial art Shim Gum Do, the Mind Sword Path, after the Dharma Talk.
All are welcome!
Dharma Talk Friday October 4th – 5:45 – 7:30 PM
A Great Zen Master asks: Do you know your own mind? Can you see your own mind?
What is it that you want? What are you looking for?
Come join us on Friday October 4th for our free meditation and reading of a Dharma Talk given by Shim Gum Do Founding Master Great Zen Master Chang Sik Kim.
There will be a short demonstration of the Zen martial art Shim Gum Do, the Mind Sword Path, after the Dharma Talk.
All are welcome!
Happy 50th Anniversary to Sa Bu Nim!
Today is the 50th Anniversary of Sa Bu Nim arriving in the United States of America.
One of the most important days in Sa Bu Nim’s life was June 25, 1974, the day he arrived in the United States of America. He was proud of his Korean heritage and equally proud of becoming a United States Citizen.
Today, let us remember, honor and celebrate and Sa Bu Nim and his legacy. We will always be grateful to Sa Bu Nim for bringing his gift of the Universal Light and Wisdom of Shim Gum Do to us.
We love you Sa Bu Nim!
Dharma Talk Friday May 3rd – 5:45 – 7:30 PM
A Great Zen Master asks: Do you know your own mind? Can you see your own mind?
What is it that you want? What are you looking for?
Come join us on Friday May 3rd for our free meditation and reading of a Dharma Talk given by Shim Gum Do Founding Master Great Zen Master Chang Sik Kim.
There will be a short demonstration of the Zen martial art Shim Gum Do, the Mind Sword Path, after the Dharma Talk.
All are welcome!
Dharma Talk Friday April 5th – 5:45 – 7:30 PM
A Great Zen Master asks: Do you know your own mind? Can you see your own mind?
What is it that you want? What are you looking for?
Come join us on Friday April 5th for our free meditation and reading of a Dharma Talk given by Shim Gum Do Founding Master Great Zen Master Chang Sik Kim.
There will be a short demonstration of the Zen martial art Shim Gum Do, the Mind Sword Path, after the Dharma Talk.
All are welcome!
Thank you Sa Bu Nim
We are forever grateful for Shim Gum Do
We honor Shim Gum Do Founding Master Great Zen Master Chang Sik Kim who passed away three years ago, on March 12, 2021. Sa Bu Nim will always be in our hearts and minds.
Sa Bu Nim, you gave us the great Dharma of Shim Gum Do – the Mind Sword – the way of clear mind, clear thinking and clear action. We continue to keep the Universal Light of your Shim Gum Do Dharma alive. If we are clear; our clarity brings truth and brightness to all humanity. This was Sa Bu Nim’s great gift to our planet.
We are eternally grateful!
Happy Korean New Year of the Blue Dragon!
Today, February 10, 2024 is the Korean New Year; it is the year of the Blue Wood Dragon. The Dragon is a symbol of strength, prosperity, and success.
A new year is a new beginning. We pray this year for good luck, good health, success and great love and great compassion. Use Shim Gum Do – the Mind Sword Path to keep clear mind, clear thinking and clear action and achieve your goals!
Dharma Talk Friday February 2nd – 5:45 – 7:30 PM
A Great Zen Master asks: Do you know your own mind? Can you see your own mind?
What is it that you want? What are you looking for?
Come join us on Friday February 2nd for our free meditation and reading of a Dharma Talk given by Shim Gum Do Founding Master Great Zen Master Chang Sik Kim.
There will be a short demonstration of the Zen martial art Shim Gum Do, the Mind Sword Path, after the Dharma Talk.
All are welcome!
Happy 80th Birthday Sa Bu Nim!
You gave us the Great Dharma of Shim Gum Do, the Mind Sword Path, the way of clear mind, clear thinking and clear action.
We always remember you with great love and great compassion. We especially honor you today, January 8th, 2024, on your 80th Birthday.
Shim Gum Do is eternal; it lives in all of us, and we continue to pass on Shim Gum Do and your teaching now and into the future. We are eternally grateful to you, Shim Gum Do Founding Master Great Zen Master Chang Sik Kim.
HAPPY 8OTH BIRTHDAY!
Dharma Talk Friday January 5th – 5:45 – 7:30 PM
A Great Zen Master asks: Do you know your own mind? Can you see your own mind?
What are you searching for in this New Year?
Come join us on Friday January 5th for our free meditation and reading of a Dharma Talk given by Shim Gum Do Founding Master Great Zen Master Chang Sik Kim.
There will be a short demonstration of the Zen martial art Shim Gum Do after the Dharma Talk.
All are welcome!
Happy New Year 2024!
From the Shim Gum Do Proclamation:
Shim Gum Do is the correct functioning of energy, attaining truth and Great Love and Great Compassion and only going straight with the Great Vow. Then you will attain the wisdom Gum, the correct emotion Gum, the correct will Gum; three mind swords. Thus, you will attain the perfection of truth, goodness, and beauty. Yours will be the world of complete peace, great brightness, and great freedom.
Today is January 1st, 2024.
What is your direction? What is it that you want?
Today it is the beginning of a new year.
Today, take the time to clear your mind and focus on your goals.
Everyday take the time for Shim Gum Do training and mind training to make a clear mind, clear thinking and clear action.
Moment by moment, only go straight toward what it is you want.
I wish everyone a Happy, Healthy, Joyful, Peaceful and Successful New Year, 2024!
Sincerely,
Chong Kwan Jang Nim
Happy Thanksgiving!
Today is Thanksgiving Day.
Shim Gum Do, the Mind Sword Path,
is the way of compassion through developing
a clear mind, clear thinking and clear action.
Let us all be thankful for what we have and help those we can.
A very Happy Thanksgiving to all,
From Chong Kwan Jang Nim
Dharma Talk Friday November 3rd @ 5:45 – 7:30 PM
A Great Zen Master asks: Do you know your own mind? Can you see your own mind?
Come join us on Friday November 3rd for our free meditation and reading of a Dharma Talk given by Shim Gum Do Founding Master Great Zen Master Chang Sik Kim.
There will be a short demonstration of the Zen martial art Shim Gum Do after the Dharma Talk.
All are welcome!
Dharma Talk Friday October 6th – 5:45 – 7:30 PM
A Great Zen Master asks: Do you know your own mind? Can you see your own mind?
Come join us on Friday October 6th for our free meditation and reading of a Dharma Talk given by Shim Gum Do Founding Master Great Zen Master Chang Sik Kim.
There will be a short demonstration of the Zen martial art Shim Gum Do after the Dharma Talk.
All are welcome!