A Dharma Talk & Abbot Installation Ceremony with Kwan Haeng Sunim JDPSN

Kwan Haeng Sunim Dharma Talk & Q&A: 00:17:01
Abbot Installation Ceremony begins at 01:07:58
Zen Master Tan Gong Speech: 01:09:22
Kwan Haeng Sunim Speech: 01:29:56

Providence Zen Center hosted Kwan Haeng Sunim JDPSN for this Sunday's dharma talk. The opening talk was given by Eva Kaniasty, a member of the PZC sangha.

Dharma talk was followed by the abbot installation ceremony, with talks by PZC Co-guiding teacher Zen Master Tan Gong, the new PZC abbot Kwan Haeng Sunim JDPSN, and Danielle Alpher.

Kwan Haeng Sunim met Zen Master Seung Sahn at the Cambridge Zen Center in 1986. He ordained as a novice monk in 1998 at Chik Chi Sa, South Korea and in 2003 he received Bhikku precepts at Tong Do Sa, South Korea. He has lived and practiced mainly at Hwa Gye Sa and Mu Sang Sa in Korea where he performed the jobs of Housemaster, Media Director and Head Monk. Kwan Haeng Sunim received inka in December 2020, and he currently teaches and practices at Providence Zen Center in Rhode Island.