Chang Sik Kim
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Chang Sik Kim was born in South Korea
in 1944. When he was thirteen he met his teacher, Seung Sahn Lee, and entered the Hwa Gye temple in Seoul
. When Kim was 21, his teacher sent him on a 100 day meditation retreat. During this retreat the art of Shim Gum Do
was revealed to Kim through his meditation and he attained Mind Sword enlightenment.
In 1971, Shim Gum Do
Founding Master, Chang Sik Kim officially introduced Shim Gum Do with the Proclamation of Shim Gum Do. Kim established the Korean Shim Gum Do Association and began teaching Shim Gum Do in Korea. In 1974, Kim came to the United States
and began teaching Shim Gum Do, forming clubs at MIT and Brown University. In 1978 he established the American Buddhist Shim Gum Do Association and in 1991 he established the World Shim Gum Do Association unifying all of the worldwide Shim Gum Do Associations. In 1990, Seung Sahn Lee, certified Kim’s enlightenment. This made him the 79th patriarch of this Dharma lineage.
Currently Chang Sik Kim lives and teaches at his temple, Shim Gwang Sa, the Mind Light Temple in Brighton, Massachusetts. Kim has also written 22,000 Zen Poems from 1990 to 2008 and continues today. He has also published 11 books in English, two in Korean, one each in Spanish
, French
and Japanese
.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
in 1944. When he was thirteen he met his teacher, Seung Sahn Lee, and entered the Hwa Gye temple in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
. When Kim was 21, his teacher sent him on a 100 day meditation retreat. During this retreat the art of Shim Gum Do
Shim Gum Do
Shim Gum Do, translated as the "mind sword path", is a martial arts system of recent invention, originating in Korea. Shim Gum Do emerged from the enlightenment of the monk Won Gwang, born as Chang Sik Kim, during a 100 day meditation and prayer retreat in 1965. The central component of the system...
was revealed to Kim through his meditation and he attained Mind Sword enlightenment.
In 1971, Shim Gum Do
Shim Gum Do
Shim Gum Do, translated as the "mind sword path", is a martial arts system of recent invention, originating in Korea. Shim Gum Do emerged from the enlightenment of the monk Won Gwang, born as Chang Sik Kim, during a 100 day meditation and prayer retreat in 1965. The central component of the system...
Founding Master, Chang Sik Kim officially introduced Shim Gum Do with the Proclamation of Shim Gum Do. Kim established the Korean Shim Gum Do Association and began teaching Shim Gum Do in Korea. In 1974, Kim came to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and began teaching Shim Gum Do, forming clubs at MIT and Brown University. In 1978 he established the American Buddhist Shim Gum Do Association and in 1991 he established the World Shim Gum Do Association unifying all of the worldwide Shim Gum Do Associations. In 1990, Seung Sahn Lee, certified Kim’s enlightenment. This made him the 79th patriarch of this Dharma lineage.
Currently Chang Sik Kim lives and teaches at his temple, Shim Gwang Sa, the Mind Light Temple in Brighton, Massachusetts. Kim has also written 22,000 Zen Poems from 1990 to 2008 and continues today. He has also published 11 books in English, two in Korean, one each in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Japanese
Japanese language
is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
.