Zen Talks: Chigan-kutsu Kyo-On Dokuro

Chigan Rōshis Festrede zum Anlass des 40. Jubiläums der staatlichen Anerkennung des Buddhismus als Religion in Österreich (Österreichische Buddhistische Religionsgesellschaft), 4. März 2023. Chigan Rōshi's keynote address at the 40th anniversary celebration of Buddhism being recognized by the Austrian government, March 4, 2023 (in German) Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHVV3zv6PFg

Abendvortrag am 8. März 2023 im Bodhidharma Zendo Wien. Chigan Rōshi kehrte nach über 30 Jahren zum ersten Male wieder in das Zendo in Wien zurück und hielt diesen Vortrag, Returning for the first time in 30 years Chigan Rōshi gave an evening talk at the Bodhidharma Zendo in Vienna.

Das dritte Teishō auf Deutsch vom März 2023 Sesshin am BergZendo in Österreich, Fall 53 der Verwirrenden Kletterpflanzen. The third and last teishō from the sesshin at the BergZendo in Austria, March 2023, in German language.

Ein Teishō auf Deutsch das am BergZendo in der Nähe von Wien über Fall 52 des Shūmon Kattō-shū von Chigan Rōshi gegeben wurde. Teishō in German from a Sesshin at the BergZendo in Austria, treating case 52 of the collection Entangling Vines.

Teishō vom 10. März 2023, gegeben am BergZendo (Bodhidharma Zendo Wien) über Fall 51 des Shumon Kattoshu, Verwirrende Kletterpflanzen. Teishō given March 10, 2023 at the BergZendo near Vienna in German.

Commemorating Denkyō-shitsu Kyōzan Jōshū Rōshi, A talk given about "How did we get here?" and a call to all disciples and students of this particular lineage to come together to carry forward the wealth of a living tradition.

Teishō on Entangling Vines Case 24 given during the online Hō-On Zazenkai in commeoration of Denkyō-shitsu Kyōzan Jōshū Rōshi.

Ist Zen Buddhismus? Wie sieht es denn aus mit der Beziehung zwischen Zen und dem Buddha? Und eine Einladung zur Praxis...

Eine Dharma Nachricht für alle Zen-Praktizierenden, die Deutsch sprechen. A Dharma message in German to all Zen practitioners... regardless of language.

Thoughts on social distancing, pandemic, and Zen practice (without distorted final 30 seconds)

Metta and Zen? The Six Paramitas as Dokurō sees them as aspects of Zen practice.

Responsibility? Family treasure? What's that about?

How the message of the Buddha was different and how we can come to the same understanding by walking Siddhartha's path to awakening...

What would you say to a "beginner" who is asking what Zen is?

Dressing up as someone else at Halloween... how does it relate to Zen practice?

Autumn has come... how do we embody the Golden Wind 金風?

First Dharma Talk for the Fall 2019 Season at Charles River Zen.

Day 5 teishō of宗門葛藤集 第十七則 乾峰三種 Shūmon Kattoshū Case 17, closing out the five day Hō-On Sesshin for Kyōzan Jōshū Rōshi, the founder of Rinzai-ji for his fifth anniversary of his departure.

Day 4 of the Hō-On Sesshin at Rinzai-ji Zen Center; Case 16 宗門葛藤集 第十六則 牛過窗櫺 Teishō by Kyō-On Dokurō, Oshō

Teishō on 宗門葛藤集 第十五則 孤峰不白 Shūmon Kattushū Case 15, One Peak is not White, given at Rinzai-ji Zen Center on day 3 of the Ho-On Sesshin commemorating Kyōzan Jōshū Rōshi's fifth anniversary.

Second part of the teishō treating the Entangling Vines Case 14 given at Rinzai-ji Zen Center on day 2 of the Ho-On Sesshin for Joshu Roshi.

Entangling Vines (宗門葛藤集) Case 14: Part 1 of a teishō by Kyō-On Dokurō given at Rinzai-ji Zen Center in Los Angeles during the Hō-On Sesshin commemorating the fifth anniversary of the passing of Denkyō-shitsu Kyōzan Jōshū, Rōshi.

大事 The Great Matter... what is it? Listen to Dokuro's musings about it as an inspiration to investigate yourselves!

When looking at Zen practice not from a religious or cultural point of view there still remains the overall topic of maturation of human consciousness...

Musings on Buddha's Birthday and our being born human...

Winter to Spring, a whole lifetime in a single breath...

A tradition that honors its past and points at what is right in front of us reflects our struggle of coming to an understanding of our human condition...

Mahayana in the 21st Century - to the benefit of all beings.

How Siddartha became the Buddha, and how awakening was a new beginning for him, as it can be a new beginning for us.

Cold & Clarity, Thanksgiving and what Gratitude means to me as a Zen practitioner...

Urgency, stress, and musings about headspace...

A few thoughts on the place of Rinzai Zen in the 21st century

Duality and polarity as a means to make us aware of the limited nature of the cognitive aspects of the human consciousness...

Individuality, freedom, liberation... a few musings about their role in spiritual practice.

Zen, Science, and the Human Heart

Why are Zen practice and similar spiritual paths so difficult?

What does the American culture believe "Zen" is? A few musings about the commercialization, misinterpretations, and conflicts within a culture that holds individualism as one of its ideals...

An introductory talk given for newcomers who joined the sitting for the first time. How would you introduce someone interested in this practice to what is means?

Teachers... why teachings and teachers are needed, and how we can be grateful for their work despite our common imperfections.

Dharma Talk, February 7, 2018 (Kyo-On Dokuro, Osho) by Chigan Dokuro Jaeckel

All the harmful karma ever committed by me since of old...

Darkness and Light - archetypical stories and the longing of humans to awaken, enlighten, and illuminate...

Engi (縁起)Pratītyasamutpāda - dependent origination is investigated in our Zen practice and inquiries. Looking deeply into the forces that make this cosmos appear and disappear...

Violence and religion are a hot topic lately. A closer look at what Zen teaches us about the underlying causes...

A few musings on having to write about "How to Practice"...

Opening a new season of sitting at Charles River Zen a few thoughts about taking refuge...

Dokuro reads Sosan Ganchi Zenji's "On Believing in Mind", Shinjinmei and gives brief comments.

Today's fast pace brings many of us to seek for something that gives us stillness and a break from this onslaught of events, information, stimuli...

Racism, misogyny, sexism are not things in themselves - it is people's actions that create these ills of society...

Hanamatsuri - The Birth of the Buddha, April 8: a few thoughts on our inherent Buddhanature