Zen Buddhism, in part, is the practice of meditation ... that you are already an enlightened being, and to deny your ego and focus on interconnectedness in the universe and the alignment between ...

True enlightenment, however, requires stepping outside this framework, transcending both the perception of time and the ego, and embracing the possibility of an immediate, non-gradual awakening. Is ...

Youn, who is also a comedian, said he has received much support from the younger generations, especially Millennials and Gen Z, for his Buddhist monk alter ego, whom he calls NewJeansNim.