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Monthly Archives: June 2013
Sole Solution Salvation Satisfaction
Good morning! Tonight we can see the full moon, if it clears up. The full moon represents the Buddha heart, full and free in calm and clear conditions, illuminating the world. Two days ago we had summer solstice, the longest day and thus now we are having shorter and shorter days, though it seems like we are still having longer and brighter days. The Buddha heart is awakened to the three dharma marks of impermanence, suffering (duk-kha, going against wishes), and no-self (“self” substance), the fourth being nirvana (unconditioned peace). The Buddha taught us that to be born as a human being is very rare like a blind turtle living at the bottom of ocean coming to its surface once in a hundred years, which happens to stick its head into a hole of a floating log by rare chance; and that it is far more seldom to meet the Awakened Way. All creatures are blinded by karmas, and humans are further blinded by their evolved brains and bodies. That is why humans have been creating problems – pollutions of ABC (atomic, biological, chemical) weapons coming from the triple poisons. Humans with their hubris regard themselves as the best among creatures, but actually they can be worst among themselves and against the whole world. We are destroying the wholly wholesome life system and possibly annihilating it at any moment with nukes. Humans perpetually promote pollution and are prepared to precipitate mass extinction with the five calamities of delusion, bondage, discrimination, exploitation, and extermination. We seem to lack cognition, concern, and countermeasures, as if someone provided the worst weapons to mad men. We observe the Six Ways (or Destinies) of hell beings, hungry ghosts, fighting devils, animal beings, human beings, and celestial beings. We ourselves go through these Ways, and often worse than them, polluting all, individually, socially, and ecologically. The triple poisons of thirst (Pali: taṅhā/Sanskrit: tṛṣṇā), anger (dosa/doṣa), and delusion (moha/moha) essentially come from nescience (avijjā/avidyā, no witness), and not seeing the true nature of the Dharma of Dependent Origination (allphenomena dependently originated on causes and conditions, thus substanceless (suñña/śūnya). The sole solution of it is to sit still and serene, stop karmas, settle in nirvana, see the Dharma (witness the Four Dharma Marks), save it, and serve it. Thus only can we be … Continue reading
Coming home, Day 14
Through a ravine, a path formed by rainwater and hundreds of years of use by wagons and people, I walked by vineyards and apricot orchards to the city of Mautern. In the vineyards, the dandelions started to turn into seeds. The wind was blowing the cherry blossoms to the ground and it started to rain. Ravine Dandelions In Mautern, I visited my sister Christi at the Nikolaihof. She lives in a former monastery. The foundations of her house go back to Roman times. Her place has a special energy. Christi invited me for lunch. After that, I crossed the iron bridge where my mother once went with her bike for safety. The water from the Danube was rushing down like 68 years ago. Yet, not a single drop of water was the same. In the constant stream of life, generations after generations passed, yet each individual is unique. I was walking over that bridge with all the ancestors in me, connected and yet not burdened by it. Thankfulness and joy filled my heart. Peony with bee My sister Christi working at her pond Nikolaihof, view from the garden … Continue reading
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Coming Home, Day 13
The view from the village of Rossatz to Dürnstein was gorgeous. Before I continued my hike, I watched the festival for St. Florian, the patron saint of the firemen. The local wind ensemble marched together with women wearing Dirndl and Goldhaube (national costume with golden hat) through the village and then to the church. Dürnstein with ruin from Rossatz Dirndl (national costume) Blasmusik For hours I walked through vineyards and forests and soon the monastery Göttweig appeared in the distance. From a view-tower (Ferdinandswarte), I looked down to Krems and Mautern. Monastery Göttweig in the distance View to the Danube, Krems and Mautern Path up to Göttweig Lillies of the valley When the sun was setting, I arrived at Göttweig monastery, where I stayed overnight. … Continue reading
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Coming Home, Day 12
A sweet smell of lilac and other spring flowers filled the space of the little church in Hofarnsdorf. The decoration was done for the Maiandacht, a celebration in honor of Virgin Mary. It reminded me of my childhood, when we village children brought the most beautiful flowers from our gardens in order to make the chapel for the May devotion as beautiful as possible. Sunset with blooming apricot trees in Hofarnsdorf Hofarnsdor chapel and flower decoration On a former Roman street, I walked up to the top of a mountain. The grooves of the wagon wheels were still visible in the hard rock. A stone door in the middle of the forest was once a protection against Osmanic troops coming to the Wachau valley. Now it is just a reminder of this dangerous time. Green lizard Türkentor (turkish door), 16th century Seekopf (name of lake) View to Weißenkirchen … Continue reading
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Constantly Coming Holy Home
Good morning! We are now all surrounded by the abundant fresh green with a lot of rain as in rainy season. I have been thinking of cleaning the pond filter and mowing our garden, but have been postponing due to my bad cold. Rick cleaned the filter. Someone mowed our garden, though I thought of doing it on Monday or Tuesday when Scott offered to work in our veggie garden. Seeing something to be done and taking care of it is called intoku, hidden virtue working unnoticed by others (陰徳). It is a good practice for its own sake. We are glad to sit with Bill, who was one of the first board directors and has been the longest practitioner here. I remember Bill usually joining sesshins (接心・摂心, touching and embracing the heart) and quietly taking notes. Bill has been a school principal and knows how important it is to learn, thus “sit another thirty years” – now more than three decades. Dogen said, “Cultivation and verification of all dharmas through carrying around the self is delusion. Cultivation and verification of the self by all dharmas coming forward is awakening.” I read a report in an e-list of JUMP (Japan United for Ministry of Peace) visiting a small island Narushima. When the author said how beautiful Narushima was, 6th grade students said there are only mountains and the ocean. She said that they would someday understand how wonderful it is to have mountains, the ocean, and clean air, hinting that only a few things might be truly important. I commented that we should have mountains and oceans and that only heart and life are to be looked in and for. Carl Busse’s poem “Over the Mountains” tells us of our misguided notion of happiness over the mountains, thus always we must come home with tearful eyes. What we must do is come home, mountains and oceans – life source, and not going out in foreign dusty realms of matter and power, constantly fighting for them. We must come home to our life and heart, our original nature and core, without which nothing can exist and meaningful. We must orient our hearts from the origin, practicing the way cycle daily – enjoying amrita, ambrosia, immortality. 6/15/13 … Continue reading
Coming Home, Day 11
From the Carthusian monastery Aggsbach, I walked up into the area of the Dunkelsteinerwald (dark stone wood). It is a huge forest area where one can get lost. In the meadows and along the trail, lots of different plants were growing. I remembered my grandmother explaining the plants to us when we went for a walk with her. View to Danube from the Dunkelsteinerwald Meadow sage Clover Like my grandmother, my daughter Anna-Sophie knows a lot about plants and herbs. She joined the hike for this day. Like always, we had a great time together. The castle of Aggstein was full of stories from the past. A legend says that once there lived robbing knights who put an iron chain across the Danube when a ship was approaching. Each ship had to pay high taxes in order to pass. Ruins of Aggstein Text and pictures … Continue reading
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Home Coming, Day 10
Leaving the town of Melk, the path took me over meadows, fields and forests down to the Danube. Heavy fortification walls protected the castle of Schönbühel. I have always loved this place. In the distance, dark clouds were approaching. Slowly, it started to rain. Schönbühel at the Danube river Heavy mist slowly covered the valley. The rain made everything fresh and clean. In the forest, snails and fire salamander came out of their hiding places. The fire salamander got it‘s name from the superstitious belief that the secretion of the fire salamander extinguishes fire. In order to stop a fire in the past, these animals were thrown into it. Cellars along the lane View to the Danube Fire salamander on mossy root Path trough the beech woods forest I stayed overnight opposite a former Carthusian monastery. The first monastery of this orders started in Chartreuse, France in the 12th century. Carthusian monks are mostly hermits and dedicated to silence. In the 18th century, Emperor Josef II dissolved all contemplative order, so this monastery was dissolved. The church with the cloistered courtyard still exists. I loved the simplicity of the buildings. I still could feel the energy of hundreds of years long contemplation and silence. … Continue reading
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Coming Home, Day 9
In Emmersdorf, I met my high school friend Heidi. It was pure coincidence. She took part in the village festival of the 1st of May celebration. At this festival, a May tree was erected on the village square by the local fire department. The local wind ensemble (Blasmusik) was playing folks music. The women of the village wore the traditional Dirndl, which is the national costume of the area. In the past, young men tried to climb up the slippery barkless tree in order to touch the wreath and win a prize. Fire departments and the Blasmusik (like marching band in the US) are community building institutions. Nearly all young men are part of at least of one of these groups. Women also join now and even children are admitted. Firemen erecting the May Tree Blasmusik with French horn Heidi hiked with me to the city of Melk, where we met her friend Andrea. In the monastery garden, Andrea created an herb garden according to the writings of the medieval herbalist Walahfrid Strabo. She explained the garden to us. The monastery in Melk is famous for its incredible library, the imperial rooms and the church. Heidi and myself Benedictine Abbey of Melk The herb garden consisted of 22 little sections, each with its own theme. In former … Continue reading
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Coming Home, Day 8
When leaving Aggsbach Markt, Mrs. Theresia Frischauf looked out of her window and started to chat with me. Soon another woman stopped on her way to the grocery store. They were full of stories from the past. Aggsbach Markt village with a Gothic church tower in the background The path led me up to the forests and meadows and away from the Danube. Spring flowers surrounded me. Since the beginning of my hike, the cuckoo bird was my constant companion. Meadow with dandelions, blooming cherry trees Cock and two chicken and blooming sloes (Schlehen) behind the wood stack Blooming apple tree Violets Before I entered the village of Emmersdorf, the view opened to the Danube, the Benedictine monastery of Melk and the castle of Emmersdorf. Benedictine monastery of Melk in background with castle of Emmersdorf … Continue reading
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Coming Home, Day 7
The area around Maria Laach is farmland and especially used for cultivating Christmas trees. Winters are cold and even in the summer, nights stay cool – a good condition for growing fir trees. The meadows in the summer are often covered with gorgeous flowers. Here, life has a slower pace than in the valley. Village street of Litzendorf In the village of Litzendorf, I recognized the farmhouse of the organic farmer who delivers his products to Krems and also to my sisters. Unfortunately, he was not at home. But his mother-in-law arrived on her bike. We had a nice conversation. Before I left, I visited the goats and geese. Each goat looked like a queen. They are well treated here. The geese had an important meeting. I wondered what they were discussing. Organic Farm Gwschendinger In the afternoon, I arrived in Aggsbach Markt, a village in the Danube valley. I still had time to visit the neighbouring village of Willendorf. Here, the famous Venus of Willendorf was found, a fertility statue dating back 26,000 years. The original statue is only 4.3 inches tall. Replica of the Venus of Willendorf Text and pictures by … Continue reading
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