Vienna Zen Center
“The precepts are like a lighthouse. A lighthouse has two functions, it can be seen from afar,
and it gives direction when we are lost.” (Knud Rosenmayr JDPSN)
We cordially invite you to a Precepts’ Ceremony on Sunday, September 15, 2024 at the Zen Vienna Center.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Schedule
| 8:00 -10:00 a.m. | 4 Great Vows. 3 x 30 minutes Zen Meditation |
| 10:00 a.m. | Tea break and preparation of the ceremony |
| 10:30 a.m. | Precepts’ Ceremony |
| 11:45 a.m. | End |
“The first five precepts can be taken by anyone, whether they are members of the Kwan Um School of Zen or not.
Taking the 5 precepts does not mean you are suddenly a Buddhist. The person making the intention of following the 5 precepts receives a Buddhist name and a brown “kasa”.
Zen Master Seung Sahn taught us that the kasa is symbolic: ‘A kasa has different numbers of squares and lines. There are five points – east, west, north, south, and a middle. This means the whole world. Wearing this kasa, we symbolically carry the whole world with us; that means we are not separate from the world, and we take cares of all beings.
The robes and kasa are different; robes are Taoist style clothes; the kasa is a symbol of renunciation, of leaving behind ego and small I.’”
(Zen Master Hyon Ja)
Vienna Zen Center 
