The Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism will launch a weeklong cultural alternate program in New York on Saturday, aiming to introduce Korean Zen meditation and temple delicacies to native audiences.
A bunch of round 100 monks and workers members from the Jogye Order will likely be visiting the U.S. metropolis on Oct. 5-13 as a part of the 2024 Korea-U.S. Buddhist cultural alternate program, the Buddhist sect stated Friday.
The occasion will concentrate on Ganhwa Seon — a type of Korean Zen Buddhist meditation follow — and the broader attraction of Korean Buddhism.
Highlighting the go to, Ven. Jinwoo, the overall director of the Jogye Order, will ship a lecture on Thursday at Yale College.
The lecture, centered on Zen meditation and psychological well being, will supply college students an opportunity to follow “5-minute Zen meditation.”
Throughout his keep, Jinwoo may even meet with outstanding figures like Jon Kabat-Zinn, developer of Mindfulness-Primarily based Stress Discount (MBSR), and Menas Kafatos, a quantum physicist at Chapman College, to discover the convergence of meditation, fashionable science and Buddhism.
He may even honor Korean Warfare veterans with medals of appreciation.
As a part of its world outreach, the Jogye Order delegation plans to go to the United Nations headquarters Friday to suggest the institution of an Worldwide Day of Meditation, a transfer that coincides with the order’s current initiative to advertise day by day 5-minute meditation practices.
The cultural alternate may even coincide with the 2024 Korean Competition in New York, the place conventional Buddhist tradition will likely be on show.
The Jogye Order will host an exhibition of conventional lanterns and photograph shows on the Korean Cultural Middle within the metropolis from Oct 7-13.
One other spotlight of the week’s occasions will likely be a particular dinner at Gotham Corridor in Manhattan on Friday, the place famend temple delicacies grasp, Ven. Jeonggwan, will showcase temple dishes.
The dinner, co-hosted by the Jogye Order and the Korean Consulate Normal in New York, will introduce company to the Buddhist philosophies behind the preparation and consumption of temple meals.
On Oct. 13, the Jogye Order will maintain a Buddhist ceremony at Gained Gak Sa, a temple belonging to the abroad particular parish of the Jogye Order in New York State, to mark its fiftieth anniversary. (Yonhap)