Sangha is a community of people sincerely wishing to find their true nature. We pay homage to the Buddha, The Dharma and the Sangha. Each a precious valuable jewel. Sangha is where all of us together fit. Buddha is your true nature. Dharma is all the things that surround us. Sangha is us. Sangha is […]
A very interesting Kong-an that we sometimes work on in the interview room is called: Chong Nyo’s Soul leaves. Oh Jo asked a monk: Chong Nyo and her soul are separated. Which is the true one? In this Kong-an we look at two things: Chong Nyo and her soul. The story of this Kong-an is […]
Ein zentrales Thema im Zen ist das Leiden. Der Buddha lehrte uns, dass es drei Hauptgründe für unser Leiden gibt: Begierde, Wut und Unwissenheit. Aber warum gibt es überhaupt Leiden in unserer Welt, auf unserem Planeten? Wie hat es begonnen? Hat es eine Funktion? Die eigentliche Frage lautet: Woher kommt es ursprünglich? Warum haben wir […]
Some things never change— even change itself never changes. No stopping, beginning or ending. It just flows along. Buddha named this phenomena impermanence and pointed to this as a fundamental principle of existence. But even if the Buddha had never said a word about impermanence, human beings would have observed it. Mostly we don’t pay […]
