The association’s 30th year comes to an end and the 2nd move next spring
The Venerable Pomnyun, leader of the Jeongto Society, which advocates for a community of ascetic practices following the teachings of the Buddha, suggested the possibility of paying attention to the ‘gap between the rich and the poor’ as a task for the ‘If ‘only’ new. ‘ movement looking forward to the next 30 years.
On the 14th, Venerable Pomnyun said on the 14th, “Compared to 30 years ago, relative poverty and the gap between the rich and the poor will become more global issues than the elimination of absolute poverty from compared to 30 years ago.”
Venerable Pomnyun, who held a press conference at the Jeongto Society and Culture Center in Seocho-gu, Seoul, on the 4th of next month will be the 1st Manifest Society, a practical movement that started in 1993 with the aim of social change, ends. a long journey of about 30 years on the 4th of next month He mentioned this when discussing it.
“Relative poverty is really a very political issue,” he said, adding that “we are discussing how to approach it better.”
When Venerable Pomnyun started his association about 30 years ago, he set the environment, absolute poverty, peace, and training as his tasks.
He said that the importance of the environment, peace, and spiritual practice had increased, but that it was necessary to re-examine in which direction to focus on the poverty issue.
If the society is a movement started on March 7, 1993 by Reverend Pomnyun, believing that it takes at least three years (about 1,000 days) for individuals to change and one generation (30 years) for society to change.
The Jungto Society made it a practice guideline for all members to do an hour’s meditation (prayer), almsgiving (donation of 1,000 or more earned), and service (one or more good deeds) every day.
According to the Jeongto Association, as of September this year, about 70,000 people have practiced these guidelines for more than 100 days.
Regarding the Buddhist movement in a slightly different way, such as the association movement, Venerable Pomnyun said, “It is difficult to keep becoming something that is not good, but it is not difficult to become the treatment of Buddha.” He presented that he recommends what is called ‘Mosaic Buddha’.
The Venerable Pomnyun, who has secured around 1.19 million YouTube subscribers with ‘Ar omnun,’ who listens and answers concerns on the spot, said of the secret of his popularity, “There is criticism, but it very simply speaking.” I analyzed that. seems to be paying attention because it seems like it is.
Pomnyun Reverend Pomnyun, who attended the meeting wearing housework clothes with signs of quarrels here and there, said, “It became like that after wearing it for a long time.
It’s almost time to die, so there’s no need to wear new things,” he said, emphasizing that there is no reason to demand new things, especially from the point of view of the environmental movement.
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