Twice a year, Zen Master Reding from the Honora Zen Monastery invites you to open Zen meditation in the Totengut cemetery in Chur.

Zen Meditation in Chur

It is a constant, silent wandering through people, things and thoughts. One walks and walks and hardly notices how the images are shifting and gliding by all around. And one by one falls backwards, and suddenly stands Man like in a new world! The distant becomes near and the near distant. You remain his core! Well thank God the ride's up! You returned home to your father's house, you are happy with your family.

And I have to cry. You returned home, put down the staff, the heavy burden, put it down, take off your traveling shoes, now you have peace. This world was so rough on you, forget it under the palm tent, forget it in the other. I still have to hike. And bring greetings to mother from her who still has to wander, and tell her that his loved ones have remained true to her. And say his head is old and old, he would like to come, he would come soon. He has two flowers in the garden, he has to wait for them.

When the Mind wanders

I am so happy in your loving presence. I mean, I need to be that wild, happy boy again. That makes your sweet youth sunny spring breeze. I love you so much. And the roses are blooming outside too. O dream of golden days! heart, once upon a time Evening clouds wander over my youthful valley.

The day begins and again you have to hike into the old yoke after your bread. You only hear the echo of your own misery in the pain-song of others. Ah, what you think is number and measure and balance. Ah, what you do is deceit and strife. The plague mercilessly shares your time with the lament.