Benedictine Monastery Einsiedeln – Mary, our Mother – Black Madonna
Einsiedeln Abbey is a Benedictine monastery and is famous for the Black Madonna. The abbey is the largest pilgrimage site in Switzerland …
Monk Chant – Chanting – Oral Tradition – Such a blessing comes to me from God’s love!
During the monastic training, chanting (monk singing) is an important part in order to pass on the teachings according to oral tradition …
Swiss Zen Monk – Vows of Saints and Sages – Brother and Father for Society!
The Zen monk ‘s vows are expressions and reinforcements and motivate the daily practice of compassion and wisdom, for the practical implementation …
Jesuit – Father Lassalle – Zen Meditation for Christians – Zazen as a modern “Cloud of Not-Knowing”
Zen master Father Reding talks about Jesuit Father Lassalle – Zen meditation for Christians – Zazen as a modern “cloud of not-knowing” …
The Song of the Phoenix – Give us wisdom, give us courage to stand up for the truth and see the need around us!
The Song of the Phoenix are songs about the Holy Spirit. Give us wisdom, give us courage for the fears, for the …
Small steps bring about big changes – Persistent practice and small steps lead to big changes.
What do the Zen path and solution focus have in common? A search for clues leads to a surprising number of similarities …
Time Out – Meditation – Since you can clearly see the path, you should make a firm decision to move forward quickly!
Welcome to the Honora Zen Monastery in Switzerland. The monthly meditation week offers you a break, time out meditation and peace. Contemplation …
The journey into silence is not a silent journey – meditation and death – The journey into silence begins and ends with the true self!
Every journey into silence begins where it is loudest and darkest. The whole world is burning, where do you want to hide? …
Zen Patriarch – Zen Master – Father Reding – Hear with your eyes and see with your ears!
Zen Patriarch in Switzerland, Father Reding welcomes you. As the founder of the Zen Order in Switzerland, he presides over the Honora …
Zen Master – Father Reding – Switzerland – Japan – Korea – Founder of the Zen Order in Switzerland
Zen Master Father Reding welcomes you to the Honora Zen Monastery in Switzerland. Now that the journey of my life is over …
A call to Repentance and Renewal – The insatiable struggle and pursuit of sensual pleasure and that life turned away from God!
A call to repentance and renewal – From my great-grandmother’s prayer book (1900) from Einsiedeln. The 90-year-old father of Christianity (Pope Leo) …
The Godless – Prayer Against the Wicked – Grant us such a light of faith that we may see the snares of the ungodly!
The Godless – The Wicked – Prayer for the Oppressed Holy Church. From the prayer book of my great-grandmother (1900) from Einsiedeln. …
A call to salvation of the soul – One must likewise rouse the slackened spirits from their spiritual slumber
A call to save the soul – from the prayer book of my great-grandmother from Einsiedeln (January 10, 1900). The 90-year-old father …
What is zen meditation? – Transcending opposites is one of its most important tasks!
What is zen meditation? The winter zen meditation retreat ends today. The zen master begins the ritual. His voice is crisp and …
Mysticism in the Monastery – The Way to Liberation – Meditation Hall – People should ask questions about their own existence!
The winter retreat (100 Days) will end tomorrow. Spring is just around the corner. It is a warm and sunny afternoon. I …
Loneliness – The Life of a Zen Monk – The importance of loneliness. A story from the zen monastery!
The importance of loneliness. A story from the zen monastery. Whether they want to or not, zen monks live apart from their …
Resolution and Commitment – Zen Meditation means to sacrifice yourself completely!
In meditation I have to review the year just passed. Humans are different than animals not just because they can assume an …
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 …
Zen Practice – Enlightenment can only be attained through the contemplation of God!
After sometime, differences in zen practice begin to appear among the zen monks. Zen monks live with their question to attain the …
Materialism vs Spirituality – Try to ignore your Body and you will fall into hell!
Can Enlightenment achieved only by self-mortification? Materialism vs Spirituality. I think about this a lot. There are a few zen monks who …
Repentance – The Desire to escape life and death through Enlightenment – Zen Meditation
Repentance Ceremony is also the time for the zen monks to shave the head. The junior monks offered the small bathroom to …
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 …
Enlightenment – The spiritual Journey risking everything to gain true Life!
The members of this zen meditation retreat are diverse. Their ages range from sixteen to seventy comprising three generations. They represent all …
Zen Master – Honora Zen Monastery – When the truth is spoken, there is nothing to do but listen!
Once they were two zen monks on their way to a hermitage to visit an enlightened zen master. They were about 4 …
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? …
Hell Week – Life and Death Survial Meditation – The sleep dragon began to attack me. It is the first crisis of the first day!
Welcome to the hell week at the Honora Zen Monastery in Switzerland. Twice a year we reexamine life and death without sleep. …
Fathers and Mothers – Decline of the Family – Civil War between Men and Women!
Dear Fathers, dear Mothers, As a young man I went into the dark forest. Far, far from home. With my teachers and …
Nihilism and Eternalism – The Deadly Traps of Zen Meditation in the West!
There are many people who, after persevering in their practice for a while, do not feel that they are progressing. They then …
Mindfulness – Meditation – Self-Consciousness – Psychological Marxists
Without goal and telos, all mindfulness in the world is useless. You can sit there for hours, even years, and “meditate” aimlessly. …
Zen Priest – Zen Monk – Abbot Reding – Switzerland
Zen Priest Abbot Reding (Zen Monk) welcomes you to Honora Zen Monastery in Switzerland. Zen priest As a Zen priest, I can …
Order – Life Crisis – Rebirth into the new Responsibility!
Welcome to the Honora Zen Monastery in Switzerland. The monthly meditation week offers you peace to get out of the life crisis. …
LGBTQ – Children of Our Time – Believers by Sigmund Freud – A Symptom of Our Culture
What happened? A symptom of our time – LGBTQ – Our children and their ideas. A little analysis of our time. One …
Roshi – Zen Master – Father Reding – Meditation Center – You discover that there is a possibility!
Roshi (jap. Zen Master) Father Reding welcomes you to the Honora Zen Monastery in Switzerland. Trained in Japan and Korea, he founded …
Compassion is not Pity – Factual Error – The truth that appears at the moment of death is lost in fear and terror!
Compassion. More compassion, then all problems would be solved! But it is often confused with pity, for compassion, like the true self, …
Mystics & Agnostics – After all, dragons live among snakes! Remember!
Mystics and agnostics continually examine the true self. With great faith, great doubt and great provocation. Contemplation – Mystics This old …
Swiss Alphorn Meditation
Abbot Reding welcomes you to the Dharma online talk of the Honora Zen Monastery in Switzerland. Swiss Alphorn Meditation.
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 …
Confession – Life Counseling – To share the burden in private – Examine your life in a protected and trustful setting!
During confession you have the opportunity to examine your life in a protected and trustful setting with the abbot of the Honora …
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: …
Yoga and Vipassana – Lost Sexuality and lost Motherhood – Back to Paganism
The religious vacuum drives many to yoga and vipassana practices. Since we no longer use and understand the body and mind in …
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 …
Father Marcel Reding – Memorial Service
Funeral Orator Father Marcel Reding is a Zen monk and abbot of the Honora Zen monastery in Reichenburg. Through his many years …
Zen Master – Patriarch – Switzerland – The Zen Master manifests the Logos and lives truly!
The Zen Master manifests the Logos and lives truly. Without these role models, I could never have imagined that such a life …
Zen – Vita Innocentis – Honora Zen Monastery – Switzerland
Free from life and death. Out of the tyranny of the Zen monastery, through the desert of the marketplace and finally into …
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 – Honora Zen 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 …
Monk Chanting – Oral Tradition – Until the invention of writing, the transfer of knowledge was passed on in oral tradition!
During the monastery training, chanting (monk singing) is an important part in order to pass on the teachings according to oral tradition …
Swiss Holy and Wise One – Niklaus von Flüe – The fear of God teaches how often the children become like their father
Brother Niklaus died on March 21, 1487. Around 1493 the Obwalden government gave the Bernese Magister Heinrich Wölflin commissioned the first official …
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 …
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 …
Humans – Reincarnation – Enlightenment and Responsibility – Although subject to great suffering, the human world is the most favorable!
The realm of humans: Although subject to great suffering (birth, aging, illness, death, grief, separation), the human world is the most favorable …
Demigods – Demand Equality with the Gods – Jealousy and Resentment – The jealous demigods constantly quarrel with the gods!
The Realm of jealous Demigods: They are also called Titans. The jealous demigods constantly quarrel with the gods and try to take …
The spoiled Gods – Narrow Minded and Pride – They are not free from suffering and death and are still subject to suffering!
The form of existence as gods is not redemption. They too are not free from suffering and death and are still subject …
Hungry Ghost – Greedy, selfish people who have been cursed!
The hungry ghost is a man-eating ghost. Mostly it is the spirits of greedy, selfish people who have been cursed (after death) …
Trinity – Three Jewels – You should take refuge in the three treasures of the Self-Nature!
The ancient Patriarch said, “You should take refuge in the three treasures of the Self-Nature (Trinity).” What is God (the Buddha)? The …
The five hindrances obscure one’s true self and prevent one from introspection!
The five hindrances obscure one’s true self and prevent one from introspection. Sensual desire is opposed to renunciation. Sensual desire is the …
Three Poisons destroy one’s view of one’s own nature and one lives blindly and meaninglessly
The three poisons destroy one’s view of one’s own nature and one lives blindly and meaninglessly. Greed Hate Ignorance Contemplation – Three …
Noble Eightfold Path leads to the Original Self – Meditation
The noble eightfold path leads to the original face. Right Resolve or Intention: contemplation of impermanence, suffering, and non-Self Right Speech: no …
Four Noble Truths show the Way through the gateless Gate!
The four noble truths show the way through the gateless gate. Do not shoot the messenger! The First Noble Truth is …
Swiss Patriarchal Zen Lineage – Zen Tradition
Welcome to the Honora Zen Monastery in Switzerland. Where the swiss patriarchal zen lineage is reexamined and continued. Meditation – Logos – …
Martial Arts – Meditation – Self Control – Learn to fight, that you don’t have to fight!
In the Zen monasteries, the martial arts were a very important part to protect the monasteries. The monasteries had their own police …
Fasting Retreat – Hypocrite Vegan in Self-Deception trapped in Self-Abuse
The monk who’s been a vegan and been eating only raw vegetables and uncooked grains declared that he would begin a solitary …
God – Without God, there is no individuality and everything is aimless and lost!
Without God, there is no individuality. What are we imitating? If we know what we’re imitating, then we know what kind of …
Equality of Outcome – Equality of Opportunity – Factual Error
Equality of outcome must be clearly distinguished from equal of opportunity. Often, however, we have a factual error. If I don’t understand …
Eating Meat – The war against our own flesh and Body
Why eating meat is important. Welcome to the rustic Honora Zen Monastery in Switzerland. We eat what is served. Contemplation – Eating …
Meaning of life – literally – We all have the logos (meaning of life), but are we using it properly?
What is the meaning of life? We all have the logos (meaning of life), but are we using it properly? The sword …
Zen Buddhism – Bodhidharma – The continuous study of the logos!
Bodhidharma was a monk who lived in China in the 5th or 6th century. His teaching and practice focused on Zen Meditation …
Meditation – Let the awakening and watching be perpetually alive and bright!
Zen is the gateless gate. Just awaken the mind and be alert. Turn your attention from the outside and radiate within. Let …
Personal Responsibility – Whether entering or exiting, whether coming or going, it is free and divine!
Personal responsibility is the most important issue to reexamine life and death. Even a mountain, river or great wall cannot obstruct this. …
Zen Monk – Bodhisattva Vows – Honora Zen Monastery – Switzerland – Becoming a Monk
The zen monk vows are expression and reinforcement and motivate the daily practice of compassion and wisdom, for the practical implementation in …
Reexamination and Truth – To die meaningfully and without resentment!
The reexamination of life and death, to have a meaningful life. Milk of Truth Bodhidharma is talking about truth and reexamination with …
A Dialogue On The Contemplation Extinguished – The Great Way is deep and void, sublime and still, beyond comprehension!
A dialogue between Attainment and Gateway, in one scroll about contemplation. The Great Way is deep and void, sublime and still, beyond …
Self-Control – Meditation – Wisdom – Selfcultivation – Everthing stays in Order!
Self-Control means to discipline body and mind. Discipline Body and Mind means, ‘everthing stays in order’; this means, cultivate the body and …