For my english speaking friends
Schreiben gehört natürlich dazu, zu den Möglichkeiten der Kommunikation, des Teilens, des Publizierens. Eine eher kurze, spontane Form, die meinen Bedürfnisse sehr entgegen kommt.

Being a teacher
I understood what being a teacher means in essence through a lecture given by Norman Fischer. He meant it primarily or exclusively in terms of spiritual teachership, helping us to live in decency and dignity, according to moral principles and in harmony with cosmic...

Note
All humans will die. All dictators will die. Dictators fear death out of measure. They often suicide themselves. To face the inevitable is too painful for them. For us, still surviving this life, but how long?, the only valid question is and will be: 1. How will I...

REPORT ON THE AUSCHWITZ-BEARING-WITNESS-RETREATS 2010-2014 and 2019
Dear friends and companions! This text appeared in the June issue of the Austrian Buddhist magazine Ursache & Wirkung (Cause & Effect) No. 112 / 2020: Ready to engage: Bearing witness retreats in Auschwitz – how Monika Winkelmann experienced grief I...

It is about Life and Death – A Reflection on Three Levels
This headline was literally in several newspapers in the past few days. I read and understand these words on three levels: firstly, in the way our politicians Laschet, Merkel, Spahn certainly mean them: "Dear compatriots, please take the crisis seriously, please....

Happy New Year!!
In many newspapers we could read or hear on the radio how people made fun of our tendency to make resolutions on January 1st. In an age of body optimisation, long life expectancy and the best “bargain”, I am surprised. What is wrong with good resolutions? My guess is...

“My Pledge to the World”, by Peter Levitt, or “Greta’s Pledge”
Still at the beginnings of the New Year and some days after Greta Thunberg’s 17th birthday, I would like to introduce one of my favorite poets, the Canadian-American author, translator and Zen teacher Peter Levitt, who was born in the United States and now lives in...
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