Im Herbst 2025 begann in Fort Worth (Texas) eine außergewöhnliche Friedensaktion, die Menschen quer durch die Vereinigten Staaten bewegte – nicht in Reden oder Demonstrationen, sondern in ruhigen, achtsamen Schritten. Eine Gruppe buddhistischer Mönche machte sich zu Fuß auf den Weg nach Washington, D.C., um eine Botschaft der Achtsamkeit, des Mitgefühls und der inneren Ruhe zu verbreiten. Der Weg selbst – mehr als nur eine Strecke Der „Walk for Peace“ – begann am 26. Oktober 2025. Rund zwei Dutzend Theravāda-Mönche vom Hương Đạo Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth setzten sich zu einer Pilgerreise von etwa 2.300 Meilen (ca. 3.700 km) in Bewegung, die sie durch Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland und schließlich zur US-Hauptstadt führte. Während 108 Tagen – eine Zahl mit spiritueller Bedeutung im Buddhismus – schritten sie bewusst voran: langsam, achtsam, oft in Stille. Sie trugen einfache Gewänder und wenig mehr als ihr...
Einige Themen bewegen die Martial Arts Gemeinde weltweit. Ein Artikel aus der Jade Dragon Alaska Webseite The term grandmaster is an English one. These appear to denote the founder of a system or the highest practitioner of the style, such as Grandmaster Wong Jack Man, Grandmaster Joseph Greenstein, and Grandmaster Paul Eng. claiming to be the head of their styles or their equal The nomenclature of the English language evolves with time, and is subject to Western protocols; not Chinese; these include things that are based on merit and /or popularity. The same thing happened in Karate with black belts that used to mean something; they do not now. Many modern day Westerners who claim to practice Traditional Chinese Martial Arts use belts also. I studied with the grandmaster Okano of Nippon Kenko Juko Shotokan's system, that only had five level of Black Belt. Okano is a 5th Degree Black Belt that is more highly revered than others with 10 degrees of Black Belts. These styl...
by Zhou Xuan Yun Just recently, I received an e-mail asking an interesting question: “How do you know if someone calling himself a Daoist priest is genuinely a Daoist priest. Is there any way to check?” As Daoism grows in popularity, some people may call themselves a Daoist priest as a way of marketing their business. So how can you tell if their claim is true? Actually, the qualities that you should look for in a Daoist priest are the same as other teachers. If you wanted to learn medicine, who would you want as your teacher? 1. Someone who has a relationship with hospitals and other doctors. 2. Someone who is still practicing medicine, or practiced medicine for a very long time. 3. Someone who believes in their craft and works to improve. These three characteristics can be summed up as lineage, practice, and faith. Read more
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