Batchelor, Martine - A00087
"Meditation helps us break free of habitual patterns and unleash the original and creative power of thought." (08/07/2022)
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Martine Batchelor
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Martine Batchelor | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | 5 June 1953 |
| Spouse | Stephen Batchelor |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Senior posting | |
| Teacher | Kusan Sunim |
| Website | martinebatchelor |
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MARTINE BATCHELOR was born in France in 1953. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in Korea in 1975. She studied Zen Buddhism under the guidance of the late Master Kusan at Songgwang Sa monastery until 1985. Her Zen training also took her to nunneries in Taiwan and Japan. From 1981 she served as Kusan Sunim’s interpreter and accompanied him on lecture tours throughout the United States and Europe. She translated his book ‘The Way of Korean Zen’ and has written an unpublished manuscript about the life of Korean Zen nuns.
She returned to Europe with her husband, Stephen, in 1985. She was a member of the Sharpham North Community in Devon, England for six years. She worked as a lecturer and spiritual counsellor both at Gaia House and elsewhere in Britain. She has also been involved in interfaith dialogue. Until recently she was a Trustee of the International Sacred Literature Trust.
In 1992 she published, as co-editor, ‘Buddhism and Ecology’. In 1996 she published, as editor, ‘Walking on Lotus Flowers’ which in 2001 will be reissued under the title ‘A Women’s Guide to Buddhism’. She is the author of ‘Principles of Zen’ and her most recent publication is ‘Meditation for Life’, an illustrated book on meditation.
With her husband she co-leads meditation retreats worldwide. They now live in France.
She speaks French, English and Korean and can read Chinese characters. She has translated from the Korean, with reference to the original Chinese, the Brahmajala Sutra (The Bodhisattva Precepts). She has written various articles for magazines on the Korean way of tea, Buddhism and women, Buddhism and ecology, and Zen cooking. See Online Articles. She is interested in meditation in daily life, Buddhism and social action, religion and women’s issues, Zen and its history, factual and legendary.
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Martine Batchelor (born 1953), a former Jogye Buddhist nun, is the author of several books on Buddhism currently residing in France. She and her husband, Stephen Batchelor, work mostly in the United Kingdom and occasionally in the United States. In addition to writing books, she leads meditation groups with her husband that incorporate aspects of Zen, vipassanā, and Tibetan Buddhism. Batchelor also blogs frequently for the U.S.-based Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. She studied Jogye Zen Buddhism for ten years at Songgwangsa with her former teacher Master Kusan Sunim, being ordained as a nun in 1975. Batchelor served as Kusan's interpreter on speaking tours of the United States and Europe from 1981 to 1985, the year she left monastic life, married Stephen Batchelor, and returned to Europe. There she became a member of Sharpham North Community and served as a guiding teacher at Gaia House, both of which are based in Devon, England.[1] She has also led a Buddhist studies program at Sharpham College in Totnes, Devon.[2] MB speaks English, Korean, and French and can read Chinese characters.[3]
Bibliography
[edit]- Batchelor, Martine; Stephen Batchelor (2019). What is this? Ancient questions for modern minds. Tuwhiri. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-473-47497-3.
- Batchelor, Martine (2014). Spirit of the Buddha. Sacred Literature Series, Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-30017-500-4.
- Batchelor, Martine (2007). Let Go: A Buddhist Guide to Breaking Free of Habits. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 978-0-86171-521-3. OCLC 80360699.
- Batchelor, Martine; Sŏnʼgyŏng Sunim (2006). Women in Korean Zen: Lives and Practices. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 0-8156-0842-X. OCLC 61694707.
- Batchelor, Martine (2004). The Path of Compassion: The Bodhisattva Precepts. Rowman Altamira. ISBN 0-7591-0517-0. OCLC 56608957.
- Batchelor, Martine (2002). Women on the Buddhist Path. Thorsons. ISBN 0-00-713319-7.
- Batchelor, Martine; Stephen Batchelor (photography) (2001). Meditation for Life. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 0-86171-302-8. OCLC 48043046.
- Batchelor, Martine (2001). Zen. HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-711016-2.
- Batchelor, Martine (1999). Principles of Zen. Thorsons. ISBN 0-7225-3672-0. OCLC 40755254.
- Batchelor, Martine; Gill Farrer-Halls (1996). Walking on Lotus Flowers: Buddhist Women Living, Loving and Meditating. Thorsons. ISBN 0-7225-3231-8. OCLC 34886778.
- Batchelor, Martine; Kerry Brown (1992). Buddhism and Ecology. Cassell. ISBN 0-304-32375-6. OCLC 26642407.
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MARTINE BATCHELOR was a Buddhist nun in Korea for ten years. She studied Seon Buddhism under the guidance of the late Master Kusan. She translated his book “The Way of Korean Zen”. Following Master Kusan’s death she returned her nun’s vows and left South Korea to come back to live in Europe where she also studied mindfulness meditation. She is the author of different books showing her interest in various subjects: Buddhism and ethics as in “The Path of Compassion”, Buddhism and Women as in “Women in Korean Zen” and “Women on the Buddhist Path”. For a primer on meditation: “Meditation for Life”. For a primer on Buddhism: “The Spirit of the Buddha”. For dealing with difficult habit patterns: “Let Go: A Buddhist Guide to Breaking Free of Habits”. Her latest book is “What is this? Ancient questions for Modern Minds”.
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