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Zen Master Hyon Ja: Sangha (Dharma Note)

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…

Zen Master Hyon Ja: Change (Dharma Note)

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…
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…
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Jan Sendzimir JDPSN: Inka Speech (2022)

Inka Speech, September 03, 2022 Home is Not Home. Not Home is Home! (Hit) No Home. No not home! (Hit) Home is Home. Not Home is not-home, which one of these statements is correct? KATZ! Bright faces shine in the morning light.   Where…
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Knud Rosenmayr JDPSN: What is that? (Wild Ducks) – Dharma Note

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  There is a well-known story from China about Zen Master Ma Jo (Mazu in Chinese) and his famous student Baek Jang (Paichang in Chinese). Ma Jo lived in the 8th century and was one of the most famous Zen Masters of the Tang dynasty. One…
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)

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  ➾ 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)

  ➾ 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…