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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.

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  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…
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Hybrid Zen Day on Saturday, February 11, 2023

  Update, 09.02.23: This Zen Day can be attended both online and at the Zen Center! ........................................................... Teacher: Knud Rosenmayr JDPSN.  Start: 07:00 End: 16:00 Zen Days are short…

(Online) Zen Day – Saturday, January 14, 2023

Update: There is an option to come to the Zen Center and participate in the Zen Day there. Please write us a short note if you are interested! ............................................................................................ Teacher:…

2023

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  To our members and friends, our teachers and practitioners: Thank you for your commitment, for your presence and support in the old year. Let us start a truly "new" New Year: In peace and harmony with each other, with ourselves, and…
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❀ Fundraising 2022/23 :: Support the Vienna Zen Center!

Our small Zen Center has existed for almost 20 years: as you know, it is kept alive by its teachers and by its members with great commitment.  Your practice and interest are essential to the continuation of this school of Zen: Please…
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Jan Sendzimir JDPSN: Where is Home? (Dharma Note)

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…
Zen-Day with Knud Rosenmayr JDPSN, December 10, 2022CC0 Public Domain

Zen-Day with Knud Rosenmayr JDPSN, December 10, 2022

Update 2022-12-07: This Zen Day will be held online only! .......................................................... Teacher: Knud Rosenmayr JDPSN.  Beginning: 7 a.m. End: 4 p.m. Zen Days are short retreats that give us the opportunity…