Dharma teachings refer to dialogues, speeches, and collections of texts or videos that are rooted in the Zen tradition of the Kwan Um School of Zen. These teachings guide individuals towards truth, compassion and liberation. They are not just abstract ideas, but a practical roadmap for living with wisdom, balance and purpose.

ZM Dae Kwang @ Vienna Zen Center 2022-07-15Vienna Zen Center

ZM Dae Kwang: Becoming a Monk is not special: It is a Kind of Technique (Dharma Note)

  ➾ Deutsche Version This is an excerpt from the Dharma talk given by ZM Dae Kwang at the Vienna Zen Center weekend retreat on July 15, 2022. * I have a question, please. I've heard that you are a monk, and I would like to ask what…
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Knud Rosenmayr JDPSN: Why does the airplane cut the sky in half? (Dharma Note)

  Recently I was walking through the vineyards in Lower Austria. As I was walking I heard a sound above and when looking up I saw an airplane crossing through the blue sky. I took a picture and walked on. From below, it just looked as…
Japanese Armor (Gusoku), 17th century (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art © Met, CC 1.0, Public Domain). CC 1.0, Public Domain

Knud Rosenmayr JDPSN: Kwan Seum Bosal! (Dharma Note)

  There is so much violence and conflict going on at the moment. It echoes and screams out of the news and from people’s reports. Unthinkable things suddenly become a bare reality, showing us what human beings are capable of doing.…
Watanabe Seitei: ​​Picture Album of Birds and Flowers (detail).Metropolitan Museum of Art © Met, CC 1.0, Public Domain

Knud Rosenmayr JDPSN: Try, try, try! (Dharma Note)

  ➾ Download full text One time Zen Master Wu Bong was asked “What is most important? He said ‘to try’”. We often hear and read about this trying, but what does it really mean? A few drops Here is a story about it: One…
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Knud Rosenmayr JDPSN: Painting inside (Dharma Note)

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  ➾ Download full text   In these days of the pandemic, there is a strong connection between us humans that can be felt. Of course, on one side we may notice it on a superficial level, but also deep down there is a close bond. We…
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Knud Rosenmayr JDPSN: Death and losing someone (Dharma Note)

  ➾ Download PDF When ‘All Souls' Day is celebrated at the beginning of November (also known as the Day of the Dead), people remember those who have died. In our time of the pandemic, so many people have died over the last two years…
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Knud Rosenmayr JDPSN: The Bull behind the Wall (Dharma Notes)

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  ➾ Download PDF It’s horrible what we see and hear about the current condition on this planet. Climate change affecting humans and other beings. We see and hear of sentient beings suffering in different parts of the world, and we…