Tom Hannes
I got to know Buddhism when I was twelve. I found it intriguing, but couldn't understand it. When I was nineteen, I got to know Zen Buddhism. I understood even less about it, but immediately fell madly in love. A little later I started an intensive Zen study and practice, mostly as a Zen monk. Twenty-five years later, I'm back to family life, dividing my time between my therapy practice, guiding Zen sessions and retreats, and playing in a rock band. And write. Books such as Zen or the Rabbit in our Brain, Living in the Now and What Can We Learn from the Buddha?. And columns for De Standaard, Knack and Bodhi.nl. Meditation for me is an introduction to our lives. On the basis of peace, attention and openness, we get to know the panorama of our experiential space intimately. In this way we can meet our life more freely, happier, finer, wiser and more blazing. And actively contribute to a better world.
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Live Lecture scheduled for 04-02-2024: Zen circles: a new lecture
Live Lecture: Zen Circles: A New Lecture. Ensos are very popular. They are calligraphed empty circles that have pretty much become the cliché of Zen art. Together with a short text, they each express a certain aspect of the Buddhist awakened...
Live Lecture scheduled for 04-02-2024: What does it mean that everything is burning?
Live Lecture: What does it mean that everything is burning?. The title of this lecture is a reference to the famous fire sermon in which the Buddha also asks (approximately) this question to his audience. Where the question might ask us in the first place...
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Why the Buddha loved lists so much
Publisher: Asoka Sometimes it seems that the whole of Buddhism consists only of lists: the three refuges, the four noble ...
