10.07.2025 - Zen and Impermanence and Satori and the Supernatural and Philosophy and Suffering and Karma and the Afterlife etc.

dali48 and meditating after Grammar School near river Kocher in SHA in the 60s etc.

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

Wolfdgang 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), see The motto "I buy, so I am" (M. Fox)

"As long as humans think that animals do not feel, animals must feel that humans do not think." " - author unknown

see dali48 and nearly being touched by a low flying swift at lake Unterbacher near Erkrath, 8/1983 till 5/2010

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

see dali48 and "Zen finds religion in the daily activities." (I-tuan), see Does Zen believe in a soul? - However, the Buddha taught that there are no such things as a permanent Self or Soul which can be reincarnated or reborn after death (Rahula, 1974: page 3). The Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh believes there is no reincarnation in Buddhism (Miller, 2012).

see What is a Zen spirit? - Zen is defined as a state of calm where actions are guided by intuition rather than by conscious effort. The term comes from the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word Chan – with roots to the Indian practice of thinking and meditating known as Dhyana.

see What is the psychology of Zen? - Zen is experiential, not didactic. Enlightenment relies heavily on intuition, metaphor, and poetry. The master can point in the general direction toward wisdom, but each person must find their own personal path.19.03.2022

see Is Zen ok for Christians? - Because they are not on the same plane, Zen and Christianity do not conflict. Graham in his book, Zen Catholicism also points out that there is no harm in applying Zen insights into Catholicism.

see Does Zen believe in afterlife? - In Zen, Life and Death are one, a continuum, and they are not separated and there is no dividing line between them (as, indeed, there is actually no dividing line between anything, there only seems to be – divisions are arbitrary and made to enable us to function in the finite world, what Zen calls 'the world of form') ...10.03.2014

see How does Zen affect life? - Zen meditation reduces stress and anxiety by promoting relaxation and deep-breathing techniques. It helps people to manage their emotions, gain clarity of mind and experience deep peace and emotional well-being. The practice halts constant intrusive thoughts.09.05.2024

see What makes a person Zen? - They don't let stress, anger, or frustration get the better of them. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, the word “zen” refers to a person's ability to remain calm and relaxed in the face of difficulties and not worry about things out of their control.27.02.2021

see Is Zen good for Mental Health? - Meditation and mindfulness practices like Zen Therapy have also been shown to have a variety of other positive effects, both mentally and physically, such as promoting feelings of calmness, improving sleep and immune function, reducing feelings of stress and increasing self-awareness.09.11.2022

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

What is the Buddhist quote about pain? - A quote usually attributed to Buddha says, “Pain is inevitable but suffering is optional.” What a profound statement! There is no suffering if you can let go. Pain becomes immaterial in the absence of suffering.29.01.2012

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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29.10.1997 - Interpretation of dali48 + update
There is no birth nor death to be escaped, - nor is there any supreme knowledge to be striven for ... (unknown Zenmaster)

Übersicht mit KI

This quote, attributed to an unknown Zen master, points to the core Buddhist concept of impermanence and the interconnectedness of all things. It suggests that the cycle of birth and death, as well as the pursuit of ultimate knowledge, are not separate realities to be overcome or achieved, but rather inherent aspects of existence itself. Here's a breakdown of the quote's meaning: "There is no birth nor death to be escaped": This challenges the common perception of birth and death as distinct events that we must either avoid or strive to transcend. Instead, it suggests that birth and death are part of a continuous flow, a cycle of change and transformation. "Nor is there any supreme knowledge to be striven for": This emphasizes that enlightenment or ultimate understanding isn't something to be acquired or attained through effort. It implies that true knowledge lies in recognizing the interconnectedness and impermanence of all things, rather than seeking a separate, superior state of being, according to Zen teachings. Essentially, the quote encourages a perspective of acceptance and non-attachment. It suggests that by letting go of the desire to control or escape the natural processes of life (birth and death) and the pursuit of a singular, ultimate truth, one can find liberation within the present moment, says Zen Master Dogen. This aligns with the core Buddhist principle of recognizing the illusory nature of the self and the interconnectedness of all phenomena. Further points to consider: Impermanence (anicca): Buddhism emphasizes that everything is constantly changing. Birth and death are just two points in this ever-flowing process. Interconnectedness (pratītyasamutpāda): Everything is interdependent. Our existence is linked to everything else, and there is no separate, isolated self. Non-attachment (upekṣā): Letting go of desires and attachments, including the desire to control or escape the cycle of birth and death, is a path to liberation. Zen Buddhism: This quote is very much in line with the Zen Buddhist emphasis on direct experience and the recognition of the Buddha-nature within each individual.

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When the door opens at the moment of "Satori," the student does not go into trance, but in a new attitude to life - which is reflected in a picture of never-seen beauty. - We split the world between our self-assertion against the world, the effort to make us all things submissive - and, on the other hand, the total surrender to "destiny" - the renouncement of our ability to accomplish something ourselves. - For Zen the supernatural is natural, - for Christianity it is something that does not exist in any way (i.e. exploitation + destruction of nature in the Christian world, etc. - d.48). - In Zen, there is no duality of heaven and earth, natural and supernatural, human and "God", material and spiritual, mortal and immortal ...

What is non-dualism in Zen? - Nondual awareness – The nondifference of subject and object, where the observer and the observed are ultimately inseparable. This idea is central to Buddhist Zen, Advaita Vedanta, and Taoism, which describe reality as a unified field of experience beyond conceptual thought.

Does Zen Buddhism believe in heaven? - The difference between the more common thoughts about heaven and what Zen teaches is impermanence. Heaven is not a permanent place. The Pure Land is not permanent. Attainment of a special enlightened state of mind, too, is not permanent.

What is nothingness in Zen? - In Zen philosophy nothingness is an essential part of everything that exists. Nothingness, according to the Japanese Zen scholar Daisetsu Teitaro Suzuki, “is the negation of all qualities, a state of absolute non-ness” (Suzuki, 1956).

What are the three principles of Zen? - The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment.

Does Zen believe in a soul? - However, the Buddha taught that there are no such things as a permanent Self or Soul which can be reincarnated or reborn after death (Rahula, 1974: page 3). The Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh believes there is no reincarnation in Buddhism (Miller, 2012).

Do Zen believe in God? - Focus on Self-Reliance and Self-Discovery: The non-emphasis on God in Zen Buddhism underlines a critical element of its teachings: self-reliance and self-discovery. Zen practitioners believe enlightenment is attainable within oneself rather than something a deity bestows.15.06.2023

Is Zen a spirituality? - 1000 years ago, aspects of Buddhism merging with Taoism to form Chan Buddhism which later moved to Japan where it came to be called Zen. Many forms of Buddhism stress divinities, but because Zen does not, Zen is often called a spiritual philosophy rather than a religion.

What is the afterlife in Zen? - Zen texts typically state that after death there is rebirth. One of the goals of buddhism is to cease this cycle of birth and death (samsara).16.06.2024

Is Zen an atheist? - Zen Buddhism is not a theistic religion. So does that mean it's atheistic? Well, like most dualistic questions asked about the Buddha Way, this one simply doesn't apply. Zen is Zen, whether there are no gods or many gods or one God and regardless of what any deity might be like.10.03.2024

Is God a duality? - We here use this word duality to describe what is most often revealed about God—that there is but one God, and yet this God is seen to be two distinct persons, often identified -especially in the New Testament – as Father and Son.
What is duality in Zen terms? - According to Zen teachings, which were derived from Yogacara, dualism is delusion or a conceptual superimposition, or overlay, on a moment of experience which is not intrinsic to the experience. Dualistic conceptualization is, as Suzuki-roshi might say, something extra we add to the experience.
The Four Noble Truths - More simply put, suffering exists; it has a cause; it has an end; and it has a cause to bring about its end.
Can Christians do Zen? - For, in zen, the world is the self, the self is the world. The zen experience, for Christians, is to die to our ego and be transformed into the Christic form; for non-Christians it will be to put on the heart-mind of the Buddha. Those who come here are at least a bit transformed when they leave.03.04.2023
Does Zen believe in afterlife? - In Zen, Life and Death are one, a continuum, and they are not separated and there is no dividing line between them (as, indeed, there is actually no dividing line between anything, there only seems to be – divisions are arbitrary and made to enable us to function in the finite world, what Zen calls 'the world of form') ...10.03.2014
What is karma in Zen? - The term karma (adj.), or karman (n), means intentional action. That is, an action that is prompted by desire or aversion. It does not refer to reflex actions such as blinking if an insect flies towards the eyes. According to the doctrine all karmic actions produce results (or future rebirths).28.01.2022
Can you practice Zen by yourself? - Practicing on your own - When we practice at home by ourselves, we need to create a similarly supportive environment. It's helpful to set up a specific place, perhaps with an altar with a small Buddha image or a treasured rock, an incense burner, and a candle, and a regular time dedicated to zazen.
Übersicht mit KIThe statement reflects a fundamental difference in worldview between Zen Buddhism and Christianity. Zen views the supernatural as inherent to the natural world, an aspect of reality that is not separate from everyday experience. Christianity, on the other hand, often posits a clear distinction between the natural and the supernatural, with the latter involving divine intervention and forces beyond the ordinary. Here's a more detailed breakdown:Zen:Focus on the present moment:Zen emphasizes direct experience and the here and now, rather than focusing on a separate supernatural realm. Inherent interconnectedness:Zen doesn't see a divide between the natural and the supernatural; they are seen as interconnected aspects of a single reality, according to CEDAR EDUCATION. No separate creator god:Zen doesn't require belief in a creator god or a supernatural being to explain the universe or guide individuals to enlightenment. Enlightenment through self-discovery:Zen encourages practitioners to find enlightenment within themselves, rather than through divine intervention, says Zen-Buddhism.net. Christianity:Supernatural realm:Christianity traditionally believes in a supernatural realm inhabited by God, angels, and other spiritual beings, according to Wikipedia. Divine intervention:God and other supernatural entities are seen as actively involved in the world, sometimes intervening in the natural order through miracles and other supernatural events. Emphasis on faith:Belief in the supernatural and the divine is a core aspect of Christianity, often requiring faith rather than purely empirical evidence. Life after death:Christianity often emphasizes a life after death, with the potential for both heaven and hell, distinct from the earthly realm. Distinction between natural and supernatural:The supernatural is often viewed as distinct from and often interacting with the natural world, according to LibraryThing. 
Satori (悟り) is a Japanese Buddhist term for awakening, "comprehension; understanding". It is derived from the Japanese verb satoru. In the Zen Buddhist tradition, satori refers to the experience of kenshō, "seeing into one's true nature". 

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