7 Days – Meditation Retreat – May – When a good thought has arisen, it begets heaven!

Welcome to the 7 days meditation retreat in May at the Honora Zen Monastery in Switzerland.

Contemplation - Meditation Week

When a good thought has arisen, it begets heaven. The poisonous and harmful thought begets a crocodile or a snake. The merciful thought begets the compassionate Angel. Wisdom begets the superior world; ignorance and dull-mindedness beget the inferior world.

The epiphany of the Self-nature is really manifold. The dull-minded one, without realizing this, raises evil thoughts in each and every second, resulting in karmic attachment for himself. But if the thought is turned around to the good, wisdom will emerge.

As a candle light dispels the thousand-year-old ignorance and dull-mindedness. Do not hold only the faulty thought that came before; and do not create the resulting after-thought. Then each and every thought will be fully bright, and Self-nature will be seen naturally. Even though the good and the bad are two different things, their nature is non-dual. This non-duality is the true nature, it cannot be tainted by the good or the bad. (zen master Hye-Am)

If one bad thought has arisen in the Self-nature, it will destroy the ten thousand kalpas long good seed; if one good thought has arisen, it will result in nullifying sins as many as the sands in the Ganges River. Finally you will attain the highest wisdom. Introspect upon yourself in each and every thought, without loosing the original one thought.

There are people nowadays who think that sentient beings in these degenerate times are unable to make progress through meditation. They believe that it is impossible to perceive one's original nature and realize sagehood. They are foolish, because instead of seeking the Way within themselves, they continuously look for it elsewhere.

Meditation Center - May Retreat

The Honora Zen Monastery is a rustic and small meditation center in Switzerland. Here you can find more information and register for the monthly meditation weeks.