Ven. Tanmyeong is a Seon (Zen) practitioner and monk of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism. He actively shares the Dharma through his YouTube channel, “Monk Tanmyeong, a Zen Seeker on the Path,” and is an active contributor on Quora under the same name.
His Dharma teachings specialize in bridging the gap between traditional Mahayana philosophy—specifically alaya-vijnana (Skt. storehouse consciousness)—and modern scientific disciplines such as quantum mechanics and neuroscience, making ancient Buddhist wisdom resonant for the contemporary world.
Drawing on Yogacara philosophy, Ven. Tanmyeong examines the causes and conditions for renunciation and finding one’s path of practice
Ven. Tanmyeong invites us to meet life’s apparent setbacks with patience, practice, and a clearer mind.
Venerable Tanmyeong offers a meditation on the interdependence of causes and conditions, and how to engage with the vagaries of life.
Venerable Tanmyeong reflects on the invisible web of relationships that binds all existence.
Korean Seon monk Ven. Tanmyeong shares a reflection on the emptiness and compassion that lie at the heart of awakening
Ven. Tanmyeong shares a reading of the universe’s arising and dissolution through the lens of emptiness
Ven. Tanmyeong explores a contemporary analogy for the storehouse consciousness—one of the most profound and subtle teachings in Yogacara philosophy.
Ven. Tanmyeong offers a contemplative exploration of craving, clinging, and the structures of conditioned existence.
Ven. Tanmyeong of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism shares a Dharmic parable of awakening under adverse conditions
