🧬 Was ist die Essenz des Zen? 🧬

0:00 – Viewership figures remain constant (Despite "declining quality" – thank you!) 1:45 – Good vs. floppy questions (Existential questions = learning to swim; others = watching) 3:52 – Core question: Essence of Zen? (Approaching the core/source of life – short = more time!) 5:33 – Bodhidharma saying (Don't rely on words – direct experience of reality) 7:00 – Label vs. core (Koan: "What did Bodhidharma bring?" – Empty hands!) 8:13 – Dogen: Eyes horizontal, nose vertical (Here & Now – everyday life = essence) 9:13 – Example: Hand on cell phone (Cypress tree, 3 pounds of hemp – dung wood!) 10:31 – Zen master? (Not mastered – same eye/nose as everyone else) 11:15 – Master via training (Monastic path = master baker – passing on Dharma) 12:41 – Question from the marrow (Dogen journey: Don't search – it's already here!) 13:41 – Source nowhere (Hand/Laptop = marrow – you overlook it before your eyes) 14:15 – Question itself = source (Wells forth from life – confront it!) 15:42 – Metaphor: Golden stag (Question backwards: Where does it come from?) 16:50 – Conclusion (Question not new, but – thank you!) Q: I enjoy watching your videos, dear Muho. Unfortunately, the quality has been declining over time. Halfway through a video, a random question is read aloud, and then the explanation rambles on. Perhaps you could address my question sometime: What is the essence of Zen? With this question, I'm trying to get closer to the core and the source of life. This short question is to give you a little more time to answer it. I look forward to it! Thank you very much. I'll be back in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in August and September 2026. Here are the dates: https://muhonoelke.blogspot.com/p/muh... Original video from August 1, 2022:    • (637) Was ist die Essenz des Zen? 1. Augus...   Donation link? Thank you for asking: https://muhonoelke.blogspot.com/p/unt... #zen #buddhism #meditation