The Logos – The Begetting Word – The Holy Sword of Wisdom: It brings death and bestows life at the same time!
The Logos is the eternal sword that proceeds from the heart of the Father. It is no mere sound among sounds, but …
The Bloodless Heart – Veganism and Vegetarianism are expressions of the Tyranny of Pity
Our time does not suffer from a lack of feeling, but from an excess of unformed emotions. The heart has grown soft, …
The Power of Loyalty and Pain – If you betray a loyal man, then
When a loyal man is betrayed, something changes deep inside him. It’s not just that he’s hurt, but that the foundation on …
The Trap of Plum Village: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Personal Trauma and the Wrong Pacifism – A Refuge for Woke Eunuchs in the Feminization of Zen Buddhism
Woe, woe to the sons and daughters of this desecrated modernity, who seek solace in the misty illusions of Plum Village, that …
How to die properly – What we can learn from the monks! Fathers and Grandfathers show us how to die!
An old story from the zen monastery on how to die properly. A monk who suffered severely from tuberculosis prepared his back …
Karma and Fate – Consequences for Life – The will to overcome Suffering
The karma of zen monk. There are no blankets in the zen meditation hall. When sleeping the zen monks cover their feet …
What is Zen? – Meditation and the Search for a meaningful Life and Death – A warning is given three times!
What is Zen? To sacrifice yourself to the good and the truth. Reexamine body and mind continuously and wholeheartedly. What is Zen? …
All is One – But where does the One go? This God, which is without beginning, is unborn and indestructible.
Everything is one. Everything is energy. All is the one spirit. Everything is Buddha, everything is God! But where does one go …
Golden Calf – Idolatry – Decline of our Society
In Christianity or in Buddhism, the golden calf is universal. When society (and you) falls apart, everyone dances around the golden calf …
Heart Sutra – Logos of the Heart – The essence of the sublime crossing to the other shore of wisdom.
The Heart Sutra is the essence of the sublime crossing to the other shore of wisdom. This is how I heard it: …
Swiss Warrior Monk – The Sword of Wisdom, which kills and gives life at the same moment!
As a warrior monk, one always lives on the battlefield of wisdom. The Logos is the sword that kills and at the …
Chan Buddhism – Bodhidharma a monk from India founded the Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism.
Bodhidharma a monk from India founded the Chinese Chan (Zen) Buddhism (5th century). Student: Is it possible to become Buddha without seeing …
Obaku Zen School – Nigredo Monastery – Switzerland
Welcome to our family tradition. Zen master Ingen from China, visited Japan and founded Obaku-san Manpuku-ji (1661) in Kyoto, Japan. The beginning …
Soto Zen School – The Patriarch Zen Master Dogen (1200 – 1253) laid the foundation for today’s Soto Zen in Japan.
The Patriarch Zen Master Dogen (1200 – 1253) laid the foundation for today’s Soto Zen in Japan. Tired of idolatry in the …
Tibetan Buddhism – The Yogi Milarepa was a Tibetan Patriarch and was very influential!
The Yogi Milarepa (1040 – 1123) was a Tibetan patriarch and was very influential in Tibetan Buddhism today. I bow at 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 …
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? …
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 …