19.05.2025 - P. Kapleau and Zen and "Rebirth" etc. / Escape from the Nazis to California in 1939 etc.

dali48 and private tuition since 8/1983, menaced since 1989, and writing diary & books & photographing in Erkrath till 5/2010

dali48 and playing chess and stopping smoking as a sports student in Tübingen in the 70s etc.

Wolfgang G. Greiner 

dali48 was born in SHA in 1948... Studies in Tübingen in 1970 etc. Teacher & Author in Erkrath, 8/1983 till 5/2010 ... retired in Wickrath since 6/2013 etc.

see dali48 and "I think - therefore I am" etc. (Descartes)

Each day is our whole life - from sunrise to sunset etc… (dali48) 

see dali48 and "Zen finds religion in the daily activities." (I-tuan) 

Let go of something you like, and realize how fleeting it is by living without it... (Ayya Khema) 

Buddha realized that all living beings suffer because they desire and cling ... - Peace is an inner attitude to life that consists of letting go and renunciation (see e.g. nuns & monks etc. - d.48) ... (Buddha) 

„Das Leben im Daseinskreislauf ist leidvoll: Geburt ist Leiden, Altern ist Leiden, Krankheit ist Leiden, Tod ist Leiden; Kummer, Lamentieren, Schmerz und Verzweiflung sind Leiden." (Buddha)

see dali48 and own experiences and reading & writing about Kübler-Ross, Moody, NDE, LAL etc. 

Hands that help are holier than lips that pray! (Robert Green Ingersoll) 

see dali48 and UBI & ground pension since 2008, and inflation compensation etc.

see dali48 and Climate Change since Copenhagen 2009 etc. - "Uncontrolled capitalism is producing evil - as bees are producing honey" etc.

see dali48 and reading & writing about peace etc. - see e.g. Zen and Buddhism & Peace & Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Ayya Khema etc, and St Nicholas, St Hildegard, St Francis etc. (dali48)

May "God" bless you! - see dali48 and may the Saints & Guardian Angels bless you etc.!

see dali48 and eating less meat, and more fruits & veggies since the 80s etc.

see dali48 and reading & writing about chick shredding, and buying Free range eggs etc.

Homeopathy of S. Hahnemann (ca. 200 years old) should be updated, - i.e. for me more Mother tincture & less medicine shaking, and why is there no homeopathic vaccination? - see "similibus" principle etc. (dali48)

see dali48 and "I hope that Biontech (formerly in Mainz, now in London) & #mRNA #vaccines etc. - will develop a vaccination against cancer etc."

see dali48 and Vollgeld-Initiative & Basic Income in Europe etc. - instead of Banking Crisis 2008 etc.

I also like weeping willow trees - e.g. when I was on camping vacation in the 80s in France & Spain, I had my lunch (fish soup) under such a tree (that was like a tent) in the park of Bordeaux etc. (dali48)

see dali48 and "flora & fauna" since ca. 2000, and deforestation instead of planting trees etc

see dali48 and trees and "flora & fauna" and healthy air etc..

see dali48 and Bread - instead of fire-works harming animals, pets etc.

see dali48 and Democracy & human rights & gender justice etc.

"Respect for life - should be the only religion in the world!" - "Religion is a journey inside - and meditation is the way there." ... (Osho)

see dali48 and health and suitable shoes (see e.g. Canles etc. - d.48) & foot hygiene etc.

see dali48 and “If the Trees disappeared off the face of the earth - mankind would only have little left to live healthy,” see e.g. Amazonas forest, Indonesia

siehe dali48 und "Wie viel Wald verliert Deutschland aktuell pro Jahr? - Die Ergebnisse sind alarmierend: Von Januar 2018 bis einschließlich April 2021 wurden in Deutschland auf rund 501.000 Hektar Fläche Baumverluste verzeichnet. Der Verlust entspricht fast fünf Prozent der gesamten Waldfläche und ist damit erheblich höher als bisher angenommen. 21.02.2022" 

see e.g. @CGShanghaiAir Shanghai - 2023-03-06 4PM - PM2.5 - 103 AQI - Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups ... etc. 

siehe z.B. Air quality in Mönchengladbach etc.

see dali48 and trees & photo synthesis and fresh air and health and cooling and biodiversity etc.

see dali48 and "flora & fauna" and reforesting etc.

siehe „Eine Gesellschaft ohne Gott, ist wie eine gut organisierte Räuberbande“, hat Papst Benedikt den Bundestagsabgeordneten ins Stammbuch geschrieben (see e.g. Cum-Ex etc. - d.48)
see dali48 and demand for the repayment of 300 euros of self-approved inflation compensation for politicians at the taxpayer's expense etc.

see dali48 and health and herbs (see e.g. M. Mességué), and e.g. kidney-tea, gastrointestinal tea, tea for colds etc.

see dali48 and "Words have no direct reference to life, are only a pale echo or image of something that itself is no longer there" ... (D. T. Suzuki)

see dali48's mother Gabriele and playing piano in Steinbach in the 50s, see dali48 and playing piano for 1 year with Mrs Kirsch in SHA in the 50s, and Christmas songs with Mrs Takahashi in Erkrath in the 80s

see dali48 and reading about money & war, - and feeding the poor & birds etc.

In Armut lebt: Jeder 3. Student & 5. Rentner, Wer kein „Entlastungspaket“ bekommt: Studierende, Rentner ohne Grundrente, Kranke, https://pic.twitter.com/RUv88KaLbx

see dali48 & for UBI since 2008 & #ClimateEmergency 2022 & for alternative energy as e.g. wind power & solar energy and solar- 

lamp, roof, panel, cooker, window solar-foil etc. since the 70s as a student in Tübingen etc.

see dali48 and writing Tagebuch 2008 + 2009, diary3 (2010) in Erkrath, ediary4+5 (2011+2012), Collection of ediary6-12 (2013-2019) in Wickrath etc.

see dali48 and started cycling in the 1950s at the age of 4.5 in Steinbach, cycled to the St. Michael high school in SHA in the 1960s, cycled on the motorway near Freiburg on car-free Sunday during the 1973 oil crisis, 1978 cycling by tricycle to the grocery store on Kyushu in Japan, cycling in Erkrath, and around Lake Unterbach, along the Rhine in Düsseldorf and Cologne etc., 8/1983 - 5/2010, cycling by his folding-bike in Amsterdam 1998, cycling in Wickrath since 6/2010 etc.

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In Japan one celebrates the 60th birthday - as a day of "rebirth!" ... (P. Kapleau)

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Yes, in Japan, the 60th birthday is a significant milestone called "Kanreki" (還暦), and it is often celebrated as a day of "rebirth". This is because, according to the lunar calendar, a person completes a cycle of 60 years, returning to the zodiac sign they were born under. The word "kanreki" itself combines "kan" (return) and "reki" (calendar). 

Here's why it's seen as a rebirth: 

Zodiac Cycle:

The 60-year cycle in the lunar calendar, which is based on the 12 zodiac animals and 5 elements, is seen as a full circle.

Return to the Beginning:

Reaching 60 means the individual has returned to their birth zodiac sign, symbolically starting a new life cycle.

Second Childhood:

Kanreki is often compared to a second childhood, a time of innocence and purity, according to the website "Humans vs Retirement".

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Philip Kapleau war ein bedeutender Zen-Meister und Autor, der die Zen-Praxis und -Philosophie für die westliche Welt zugänglich machte. Sein bekanntestes Werk, "Die drei Pfeiler des Zen" (The Three Pillars of Zen), ist ein Standardwerk für die Einführung in Zen. Kapleau trug maßgeblich zur Verbreitung des Zen-Buddhismus in den USA bei. 

Kapleau's Bedeutung für Zen:

"Die drei Pfeiler des Zen":

Dieses Buch, das auf mündlichen Anweisungen eines Zen-Meisters beruht, gibt einen detaillierten Einblick in die Praxis des Zen, wie z. B. Meditation, Atemarbeit und Sitzen. 

Verbreitung des Zen in der westlichen Welt:

Kapleau gelang es, die Zen-Kultur für das westliche Publikum verständlich und zugänglich zu machen. 

Schriftstellerische Tätigkeit:

Neben "Die drei Pfeiler des Zen" veröffentlichte Kapleau weitere Bücher, darunter "Das Zen-Buch vom Leben und Sterben", in dem er sich mit Fragen nach dem Tod, dem Sinn des Lebens und der Bewältigung von Verlusten auseinandersetzt. 

Zen-Schule und Retreat-Zentrum:

Kapleau gründete das Chapin Mill Retreat Center, ein buddhistisches Zentrum, das eine wichtige Rolle bei der Verbreitung des Zen spielte. 

Zen-Buddhismus:

Zentrales Ziel:

Der Zen-Buddhismus strebt die Erfahrung des gegenwärtigen Augenblicks und des Erwachens an. 

Hauptpraxis:

Die Zen-Meditation, bekannt als Zazen, ist eine zentrale Praxis, bei der sich der Körper und Geist zur Ruhe bringen sollen. 

Erwachen:

Durch die Praxis des Zen soll die Erfahrung des Erwachens, auch Satori genannt, erreicht werden. 

Kapleau hat mit seiner Arbeit und seinem Engagement einen bedeutenden Beitrag zur Zen-Bewegung geleistet und viele Menschen auf den Weg des Zen geführt. 

Hitler came to power, and everything changed! - The dreams of my childhood went up in smoke, and I saw the stark reality of the persecution! - Stone by stone beat the Nazis out of the safe wall that surrounded me! - Love and respect which we had enjoyed, disappeared, and we only knew more loneliness and fear! - Without joy I withdrew into myself (see emigration to the inside etc. - d.48), and spent most of the time reading (as I have done since 1989 etc. - d.48)! - The climax of the persecution of my family came on the devilish 9.11.1938, - as our house together with other Jewish houses was destroyed by hordes of drunken storm troops, my father was brutally beaten and dragged into a concentration camp, - my mother was at that time in Berlin, and my sister and I, left to the desolation, remained trembling in the attic of our once beautiful house (see our former house & gardens in SHA-Steinbach in 1964 etc. - d.48)! - In the despair of my soul, I came across the first real prayer of my life: "God, help us!" - (So did I during the worst phase of my illnesses etc. - d.48)! - Without a penny, but full of pioneers, my family landed on 24.01.1939 with a ship in San Pedro, California. Miraculously, we had escaped from the noses of the Nazis, - and thanks to the guarantees given by my mother's sister in Los Angeles, we began to hopefully live a new life! ... (Mrs. A. M., American teacher, 38 years)

What factor was most significant in Hitler's rise to power? - Whilst the Nazis' own actions, such as the party restructure and propaganda, certainly played a role in their rise to power, the economic and political failure of the Weimar Republic was also a key factor. Germany's economy suffered badly after the Wall Street Crash of 1929.

What is Hitler's most famous for? - Upon achieving power, Hitler smashed the nation's democratic institutions and transformed Germany into a war state intent on conquering Europe for the benefit of the so-called Aryan race. His invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, triggered the European phase of World War II.
Übersicht mit KIWeitere InformationenIn 1939, as Nazi persecution intensified, many individuals, particularly Jewish people, sought refuge by fleeing to California. Some prominent artists and intellectuals, like Arnold Schoenberg, also chose Los Angeles as a sanctuary, with PBS SoCal reporting on them. The situation was dire, with the window for escape rapidly closing as the Nazis tightened their grip on Germany. Elaboration:Escaping Persecution:The rise of the Nazi regime in Germany and the subsequent persecution of Jews led many to seek escape. California as a Refuge:Southern California, particularly Los Angeles, became a destination for those fleeing persecution. Notable Exiles:Arnold Schoenberg, a prominent composer, relocated to Los Angeles in 1934, teaching at UCLA and USC, and became a symbol of the many intellectuals who sought refuge in the US. The St. Louis Incident:The story of the MS St. Louis, which carried over 900 Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany to Cuba and the US in 1939, highlights the challenges faced by those seeking refuge, including denial of entry by both Cuba and the United States. Difficulties:Even those who succeeded in fleeing faced the challenges of rebuilding their lives in a new country and proving their loyalty. The End of the Window:The escalating situation in Germany, culminating in the start of World War II in September 1939, made the window for escape even narrower. The Great Papago Escape:While not directly related to the Jewish escape, the Great Papago Escape in 1941 also involved Germans trying to escape to Mexico, highlighting the desperation of those trying to flee. 

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