Wedding Rings – Ritual – Responsibility – Freedom
What actually is the meaning of the wedding rings? The wedding rings symbolize a chain. One is chained to one another. With …
Nondenominational Funeral Ceremony – Switzerland
Often a nondenominational funeral or farewell ceremony in the church without a pastor is desired. But this is only possible with the …
The Recorded Sayings of Zen Master Rinzai
Zen Master Rinzai is a patriarch of Zen Buddhism. Compiled by Ma Fang Zen Master Rinzai (Linji) was trained by the master …
The Holy Bible
The Bible. The logos. The old testament – The Bible The five books of Moses: The book of Genesis The book of …
The Meaning of Marriage – The Holy Sacrament – The highest path of family is not difficult, if you just stop choosing!
What does it mean to marry and enter into marriage? Marriage is a sacred covenant. One sacrifices one’s ignorance and voluntary blindness …
What is true Faith – Wisdom – Logos – Leap of Faith – Shin Jin Mei
In the Shin Jin Mei, Sosan studies the profound nature of the mind and transmits the essence of Zen: neither choosing realize …
Sexual Desire – Attachment – True Love – If you saw the self nature, sexual desire would already be void and serene!
Student: The layperson has a wife and children, so he can not yet cut out sexual desire. How can he become Buddha? …
Seung-Sahn Sunim – Founder of Kwan-eum Zen School in the U.S
Well known Korean Zen Master Seung Sahn Sunim [Haeng-Won], founder of Kwan-eum Zen School in the U.S., was once staying in the …
Church, What is a Church? – A holy and sacred place
Student: In the Sutra, building a church and carving holy images, burning incense, scattering flowers, burning everlasting candles, or having a ceremony …
What is proper Nourishment for the Mind? – I am just searching for the mind!
There are five different kinds of proper nourishment for the mind: The first, the enthusiastic one; Follow the right path, enjoy it …
What is true Prayer? – Meditation and Wisdom – Prayer means always being in accordance with the Truth!
‘Prayer’ means always being in accordance with the Truth. The essential meaning of the act of prayer can be understood by the …
Jesus and Buddha – The Origin of Religion is Self Awareness – The Discovery of the Will!
Was Jesus Christ a Boddhisattva or a Monk? Buddha, the World-honored One was born a prince, as the son of Suddhodana in …
The Lord’s Prayer – Pater Noster – It is a celebration and manifestation of the Logos!
The Lord’s Prayer, also called the Our Father and the Pater Noster, is a venerated christian prayer that, according to New Testament, …
Japanese Zen – Master Hakuin – They are all elite students from the far corners of the country.
Zen Master Hakuin is a patriarch of japanese Zen Buddhism. Zen Master Hakuin – A chat on a boat in the evening! …
Dying – What is your Original Face? True, profound Truth has never been created nor annihilated!
Living and dying. What is your original face? True, profound Truth has never been created nor annihilated. How often have we transformed …
Love – Responsibility – Sacrifice of the Ego – Foremost, one should introspect upon oneself with vigilant doubt!
For the seeker of truth and love preoccupied with Study, that which must principally be avoided is maintaining the idea that “I …
Korean Seon (Zen) – Zen Master Kyung Ho – Translated from Korean by Zen Master Myo Vong.
The text from korean seon Master Kyung Ho was originally translated from Korean by Zen Master Myo Vong. Korean Seon Korean Zen …
Zen Master Koan – Master Yunmens Koan – To provoke the “great doubt” and test his student’s progress in Zen practice.
The koan is a dialog between Zen Master Yunmen and his student, by which the master used his statement to provoke the …
Hell – Terrible torments await those who find themselves in these hells!
The area of hell: The realm is divided into two parts: the hot and the cold hells; these two forms of hell …
Realms of Animals and Hungry Ghosts – The characteristic emotion of animals is ignorance.
The realm of animals: Animals are not able to reflect on their own situation and to free themselves sustainably from their respective …