association
Welcome to Kanzeon Sangha – Zen Buddhism in Düsseldorf
A warm welcome to Kanzeon Sangha Deutschland e.V.. Founded in March 1996, we support and promote the study and dissemination of Zen Buddhism in theory and practice.
The association is the umbrella organization for all our activities and offerings.
Kanzeon Sangha offers Zazen regularly (Zen meditation), retreats, Zen days, lessons and introductions in the Zen Center Düsseldorf,in other places and online an. The association is a long-standing member of the German Buddhist Union.
Center
Zen Center Duesseldorf
The Zen Center Düsseldorf was founded in 2001 and has since been based at various locations in Düsseldorf. It is operated by Kanzeon Sangha Deutschland e.V.
The Zen Center is currently located at the Bettina Kelm/Zen Center Düsseldorf practice, Franklinstr. 39, 40479 Düsseldorf (Pempelfort/Zoo district). For ten years, our regular meditation evenings, lectures, and ceremonies have been held there—currently at reduced times: we sit every first Wednesday of the month and every third Sunday of the month on site at the Zen Center (the events are also broadcast online).
Online
Online Zendo
In order to strengthen our joint practice and enable participants who live further away to stay in constant contact, we are establishing our online presence.
The ZZD Online and our members' area complement the face-to-face events with a rich stream of daily motivation, encouragement, and support.
What Kanzeon offers
Zen Training
Our services are guided by the motto: BUSY LIFE – QUIET MIND. In a demanding world, we want to create space for all beings and value our lives. Kanzeon Sangha offers the following tools for personal support and development:
Meditation, Zazen, Shikantaza
Meditation is at the heart of our practice and gives us strength.
From counting breaths to the eight stages of meditation to simply sitting in shikantaza...
Dharma
The Buddha described the facts of the world and called them “Dharma.” His description helps us to become free from suffering.
Understanding the Dharma helps us to act appropriately and in a wholesome manner.
Zen teaching
Our teachers give instructions on meditation and Dharma for the benefit of all beings.
Jikishin Sensei explains the fundamentals described by the Buddha with great clarity. We practice together to use these tools for liberation.
Online
The Buddha would use the Internet: we practice meditation and Dharma together, wherever we are. At the moment, our meetings are held exclusively online. Later, “online” will become a permanent offering alongside the physical meetings.
Community
Physically and also virtually - we support each other along the way. Without fellow human beings, the path is difficult. The Kanzeon Zen community has been around for over 30 years. We hike as a group and share our experience along the way.
The Zen Buddhist Tradition
Our Ancestors 2500 years of experience are guiding us, comforts us, and has healing power. Tradition is the vessel for the history and essence of every Zen lineage. Ceremony is its living expression. Jikishin Sensei maintains the lineage and passes on the flame.
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Upcoming Events
The next 3 dates - all others can be found in the Calendar >
- Zazen
Zazen on Sunday evening
Online - Zazen
Zazen on Wednesday evening
Online - Zazen
Zazen on Sunday evening
Online
Latest Posts
Dharma Blog
On the Dharma Blog in Kanzeon Magazine, Jikishin Sensei writes about the teachings of Buddha - the Dharma - and its appearance and manifestation in our Western lives.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
In Buddhism, Kanzeon is the name for the embodiment of compassion.
Kanzeon has her dwelling place in every human being and places compassion at the side of the Buddha, to whom everything is equally valid. She hears the cries of the world and, with her thousand arms, thousand eyes and thousand ears, is always ready to give: comfort to the mourner, drink to the drunkard and help to every sufferer.
Buddha relates to Kanzeon like the father to the mother or the Great spirit to the Big heart.
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Many hands come together in the Sangha as one body, one mind.
In Buddhism, the community of practitioners is known as the Sangha.
Sangha is a word from the early Indian language area and means that many phenomena come together for a time and form a whole. Sangha (Pāli: सङ्घ saṅgha; Sanskrit: संघ saṃgha) means herd, group, flock or crowd, assembly or gathering.
Sangha also means community and society. In Buddhism, the community of practitioners is referred to as the Sangha. Depending on the respective Buddhist tradition and school, this means either - the practitioners of Buddhism in general, - or the community of lay believers and the ordained who, supporting each other, follow the Buddha and the teachings of the Buddha (Dharma), - or exclusively the members of the Buddhist order, monks („bhikkhu“) and nuns („bhikkhuni“).
Regardless of the exact definition, the Sangha is one of the three treasures of Buddhism in all traditions. Sangha is one of the three treasures of Buddhism that one takes refuge in if one wants to follow the Buddhist path very seriously.
The Sangha or the Sangha? The word „Sangha“ is masculine in Pāli, although the feminine form, „die Sangha“ (based on „Gemeinschaft“, „Gemeinde“), is also common in German.
Kanzeon Sangha is a community of people who support each other in meditation and the questions that arise from it. Together we want to explore and apply the effects of meditation and Buddhist teachings in our daily lives.
Some of us started practicing in the „White Plum“ Zen tradition of Taizan Maezumi Roshi and Genpo Merzel Roshi as early as 1987 - and we still belong to this lineage today. Jikishin Sensei is the lineage holder of this tradition and our „resident teacher“.
Although our foundation is the Zen lineage of Maezumi Roshi, Kanzeon Sangha has had people of all religions and worldviews, backgrounds and education sitting and practicing with us for over 30 years... we welcome all who wish to practice and meditate with us!
But yes! We make sure that beginners have a good time with us.
Sit without pain, learn what to do with your thoughts and we answer all other questions here >
We meet every first Wednesday of the month and every third Sunday of the month on site at the Zen Center Düsseldorf (the events are also broadcast online).
We are in the process of expanding these zazen times in person.
Please also have a look at our Online Zendo, in the Calendar or in the Program to.
No. Anyone can join us - preferably after an introduction. For the regular meditation evenings we ask for 5 euros Donation („Dana“) per evening.
Our „ordinary“ membership costs 15 euros per month.
As a regular member, you have free access to all weekly zazen evenings. The prices of many events are reduced compared to those for non-members.
Kanzeon Sangha Deutschland e.V. is recognized as a non-profit association, membership fees and donations are deductible from income tax. An annual certificate will be issued. Membership can be terminated in writing up to the end of the month with a notice period of four weeks.
To Statutes >
To the Application Form >
If you like our goals, which are laid down in the statutes, and you want to recognize and promote these goals, then you will find our application for membership here. The board of directors decides on the application for membership.
Kanzeon Sangha Deutschland e.V. is recognized as a non-profit association, membership fees and donations are deductible from income tax.
At the moment, you can only apply for membership in writing and by post, we are working on a digital solution here directly on the website.
To Statutes >
To the Application Form >
Informations
Newsletter
Would you like to be kept up to date about our events? Then please sign up for our newsletter here.
