Wednesday Morning Zen MeditationPublic Domain

Wednesday Morning Zen Meditation

    The Vienna Zen Center offers (under the guidance of Leo Welsch SDT) an hour of Zen meditation on Wednesdays in the early morning.  Please come at 7 a.m., the practice will last until 8:05 a.m. Please note that this practice…
Open Temple Day: Morning Practice and Open House on October 13, 2024ZZW

Open Temple Day: Morning Practice and Open House on October 8

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Zen Meditation up close in the Seventh District, 8:30 to 11 a.m. On October 8, 2023, the Austrian Buddhist Union organizes the "Day of the Open Temple Door". The Zen Center Vienna is happy to join and open to all visitors and interested people…
Zen Day (hybrid) – Saturday, September 9, 2023 at the Vienna Zen CenterCC0

Zen Day (hybrid) – Saturday, September 9, 2023

  Teachers: Jan Sendzimir JDPSN, Alma SSN (ZM Hyon Ja) Beginning: 7:00 a.m. End: 4:00 p.m. 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…
Precepts’ Ceremony at the Vienna Zen CenterVienna Zen Center

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

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  "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,…
Weekend Retreat at the Vienna Zen Center, July 14-16, 2023

Weekend Retreat at the Vienna Zen Center: July 14-16, 2023 > Please note the change of the schedule

Update, July 12, 2023: We take the liberty to inform you about the change of the schedule. Due to the heat load, we will offer the planned retreat only on Saturday, July 15 in the form of a Zen Day. There will be a light informal lunch for…
Vienna Zen Center: Retreats

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…
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Jan Sendzimir JDPSN: When April Stays Wild All Year Long – Dharma Note, April 2023

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  Spring came early this year, announced by the first white flowers of fruiting trees. And suddenly snow comes on a cold wind, pulling us back into Winter. Rocking back and forth between the seasons, we are reminded of the old saying:…
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One-Day Retreat (hybrid) with Zen Master Ji Kwang – Saturday, April 1, 2023.

  Teacher: ZM Ji Kwang  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…
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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…
What is caring about ourselves, and what is caring about others?National Museum of Korea, Public Domain

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…