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August 12, 2023: Precepts’ Ceremony at the Vienna Zen Center

  “The precepts are like a lighthouse. A lighthouse has two functions, it can be seen from afar, and it gives direction when we are lost.” (Knud Rosenmayr JDPSN)   We cordially invite you to a Precepts’ Ceremony on Saturday, August 12, from 3 to 5 pm at the Zen Center. We are looking forward […]

Hybrid Zen Day on Saturday, May, 13, 2023

  Teachers: Knud Rosenmayr JDPSN, Jan Sendzimir JDPSN.   Start: 07:00 End: 16:00 Zen Days are short retreats that give us an opportunity to deepen our practice and come back to our breath. We look through our habitual thought patterns and find the source of our deepest wisdom and compassion. This (hybrid) Zen Day will take […]

Regular Introduction to Zen Mediation

  Since August 2022, we hold regularly an “Introduction to Zen Meditation” (“Einstieg in die Zen-Mediation”) every first Monday of the month for beginners, interested and curious folks. Starting at 5:30 pm, there will be a personal introduction by one of our teachers. After that, you may participate in the regular Monday practice at 6:30 […]

Wednesday Morning Zen Meditation

    The Zen Vienna Center offers (under the guidance of Leo Welsch SDT) an hour of Zen meditation on Wednesdays in the early morning.  Please come at 7 am, the practice will last until 8:05 am. Please note that this practice is being offered exclusively at the Zen Center.  Please register via ta.xm1695300799g@nez1695300799_oel1695300799!   […]

One-Day Retreat (hybrid) with Barry Briggs JDPSN – Saturday, March 18, 2023.

Teacher: Barry Briggs JDPSN Start: 07:00 End: 16:00 Retreats allow us to deepen our practice and come back to our breath. We look through our habitual thought patterns and find the source of our deepest wisdom and goodness.  This time we welcome Barry Briggs, JDPSN (Cochise Zen Center, Arizona) as the teacher of this short […]

Knud Rosenmayr JDPSN: Take Care! – Dharma Note, February 2023

  Some time ago, somebody asked if we should take care of ourselves first, or if we should care for others first. Often we hear Buddhist quotes like “first get enlightened, then help all other beings”. Should we really care about ourselves first and then about others? What do we mean when we say we […]