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A00022 - Seung Sahn, Korean Seon Master Who Was One of the Early Korean Zen Masters to Settle in the United States

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  88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 Sahn, Sueng 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 Seungsahn 숭산 Seungsahn (1927–2004) Title Dae Jongsa - Seonsanim (Great Zen Master) Personal life Born Dok-In Lee / 이덕인 / 李德仁 August 1, 1927 Sunchon , occupied Korea (now Sunchon, North Korea ) Died November 30, 2004 (aged 77) Hwagaesa, Seoul , South Korea Education Dongguk University Other names Dae Soensa-nim Soensa-nim Religious life Religion Jogye Order of Korean Seon School Kwan Um School of Zen Senior posting Predecessor Kobong Successor Soenghyang Chang Sik Kim Website www .kwanumzen .org 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 "A long time ago, Descartes said, "I think, therefore I am."  This is where philosophy begins.  But if you are not thinking, what?  T...