{"id":15466,"date":"2025-06-03T17:14:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T08:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/a-place-where-you-can-attain-enlightenment-without-becoming-a-monk-the-golf-course-a-modern-day-dojo\/"},"modified":"2025-06-03T17:20:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T08:20:59","slug":"a-place-where-you-can-attain-enlightenment-without-becoming-a-monk-the-golf-course-a-modern-day-dojo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/en\/a-place-where-you-can-attain-enlightenment-without-becoming-a-monk-the-golf-course-a-modern-day-dojo\/","title":{"rendered":"A place where you can attain enlightenment without becoming a monk: the golf course, a modern-day dojo"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15466\" class=\"elementor elementor-15466 elementor-15443\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-986cec1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"986cec1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83622c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d83622c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the past, those who sought enlightenment retreated to the mountains. Monks would cut their hair, leave their homes, and cut ties with the secular world.\nHowever, in the 21st century, people are trying to get closer to enlightenment on the grass, without taking off their suits and with their smartphones in hand. On the golf course. It is a modern-day &#8220;silent dojo&#8221; where people can come face to face with &#8220;their own minds,&#8221; &#8220;nature,&#8221; and &#8220;this moment&#8221; through the training known as a round of golf.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c28c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"56c28c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b821cd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b821cd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The space and serenity of a Zen temple\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbecbba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fbecbba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7e43fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7e43fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTime flows differently on a golf course than in other sports. There are no cheers or commentary. Unnecessary conversation is avoided, and silence is the basic ritual.\nIt&#8217;s just like the main hall of a Zen temple. On the tee, everyone except the player hitting the ball waits quietly. Players must synchronize their breathing and read the wind. On the green, players are required to be so sensitive that they are even mindful of the sound of their own footsteps. This &#8220;culture of stillness&#8221; is very similar to the Buddhist practice of &#8220;stopping,&#8221; or training to stop the mind.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23afa0b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23afa0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68f86a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e68f86a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_286885463-1024x682.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15445\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_286885463-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_286885463-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_286885463-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_286885463-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_286885463-2048x1364.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_286885463-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_286885463-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_286885463-615x410.jpeg 615w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_286885463-860x573.jpeg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ba3de e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"45ba3de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c691597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c691597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The scorecard is a \u201cresume of the heart.\u201d\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5167962 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5167962\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbb7821 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbb7821\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn Buddhism, there is a teaching that says &#8220;bonno soku bodai.&#8221; This is the idea that human desires and anger themselves are the material for training and a guide to enlightenment. It&#8217;s the same in golf. Your tee shot curves. You go into the bunker. You miss the putt. Each time this happens, the anger, regret, and attachment that well up within you &#8211; it&#8217;s all about &#8220;how you handle them.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8011896 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8011896\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8fe223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8fe223\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p>Behind the numbers on the scorecard is a record of every single movement of a person&#8217;s mind.<br>In other words, it&#8217;s a &#8220;mental resume&#8221; for the day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dc1571 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8dc1571\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a17be elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3a17be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Golf courses offer the option to become a monk within\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40cb0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d40cb0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b84120f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b84120f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOriginally, becoming a monk did not mean a physical move, but a change of mental attitude. It is a process of temporarily leaving home, work, and relationships and going inward. For modern people, this &#8220;temporary departure&#8221; can be found in a Saturday morning round of golf. Putting away your smartphone, talking less, not blaming others, breathing in harmony with nature, accepting and adjusting yourself to failure &#8211; all of these are Buddhist training items themselves. In other words, you can &#8220;monk your mind&#8221; without becoming a monk. And as a &#8220;place&#8221; for this, golf courses are just too well-prepared.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620ca1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"620ca1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d3bdb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d3bdb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252615642-1024x682.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-15451\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252615642-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252615642-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252615642-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252615642-1536x1023.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252615642-2048x1364.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252615642-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252615642-420x280.jpeg 420w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252615642-615x410.jpeg 615w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AdobeStock_252615642-860x573.jpeg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b95c95c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b95c95c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b901da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b901da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Don't overlook the \"dojo\" in your daily life\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8b31b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f8b31b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248b6a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"248b6a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe essence of Buddhist training is to &#8220;discover Buddhahood in everyday life.&#8221; Walking, standing, eating, breathing &#8211; being conscious of all of these things is the path to enlightenment. Golf is a walking sport. While being with nature, you face your ego with every shot. The structure itself is very similar to Zen training. It teaches us the importance of putting our heart into the &#8220;form&#8221; of our swing, routine, and putting.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c97d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"20c97d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c821d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c821d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\"Enlightenment\" can be seen through the club<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12d0740 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"12d0740\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f5d03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27f5d03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThere are no Buddha statues on golf courses. There are no bells, sutras, or mokugyo. But there is certainly a &#8220;sense of a dojo&#8221; there. &#8211; Be aware of your breathing, &#8211; Observe the fluctuations of your mind, &#8211; Let go of attachment to the result, &#8211; Value harmony with your surroundings, &#8211; Put &#8220;awareness&#8221; into each and every shot. If you can do all of this, then you have become a monk. It&#8217;s not the place. It&#8217;s not the clothes. Buddhist training can be fully achieved with just one club and on the grass.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the past, those who sought enlightenment retreated to the mountains. Monks would cut their hair, leave their homes, and cut ties with the secular world. However, in the 21st century, people are trying to get closer to enlightenment on the grass, without taking off their suits and with their smartphones in hand. 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