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Primary Point, Vol 4 Num 1 FEBRUARY 1987 pRIMARYpoINT 3 in taking part in such events, but we have to More than 12 years has passed since the Buddhism in Poland Today put some restrictions on the number of par­ first Buddhist group was formed in Poland, ticipants, because our present Dharma the group practicing -under Philip Kapleau room isn't big 72 square enough (about ' Roshi. A lot of have Now Do Am Kwan Urn Zen School of Poland , things changed. By Sunim, Abbot, yards]. in Poland it is estimated there are about Continuing on construction topics, the 5000 people practicing in various schools of Translated Darek Zen by Gorzuwski, Abbot, Lublin Center Gdansk Zen Center recently bought a piece Buddhism. (Poland is a very small country of land in the city. Perhaps this year they'll by American standards. It is as big as the same a noticing that Laos is at the time Himalayas When he was young. As a result, start to build a Dharma room and other state of New Mexico, and has a population Communist and Buddhist country-Budd­ he got some strong energies which have buildings for their Zen Center. Everything of about 36 million people.) The three main hism is the official of the state. made it for him to heal of religion possible people depends on money. Buddhist traditions, gathering in the vast The Buddhist movement in Poland is the many complicated and serious diseases, for In Poland there is great interest in the are: majority of Polish Buddhists, Tibetan and most all the cancer. sick was strongest developed' among example, Healing people practice of chanting the ma!1tra (Kido). school of Karma Kagyu (Karmapa lineage); socialist countries in There is some the main of his in Poland. Europe. purpose stay Last year we had four kidos at Warsaw Zen Japanese Zen Buddhism (Kapleau Roshi's interest in Tibetan and Zen Buddhism in - Now in his late Yen. Muhen took 70's, part Center. Each one was attended by 35-50 students and the Soto school of Maezumi East in formal and aiso Germany, Czechoslavakia, Hungary, everyday practice gave people of different ages. It is also worth Roshi, represented by Genpo Sensei); and USSR and Different Buddhist several Dharma talks. Yugoslavia. mentioning that many students of other Korean Zen Buddhism (the Kwan Urn Zen centers in Poland often have visitors After one of his very talks, somebody a,sked Buddhist traditions took part in these. School of Poland, founded by Zen Master interested in from' other socialist countries him if the special practice with mantra' Andrzej Czarnecki also led several kidos in Seung Sahn). The and of would cause in our lives or fulfil­ practicing. growth development change other places-several Zen groups and a All the Buddhist sang has cooperate very a Buddhist practice in Poland has had big ment of our wishes due to Kanzeon (Kwan psychotherapy center. closely and have from the very beginning. effect on the interest in Buddhism such growing Seum Bosal) energy generated by prac­ The last and biggest event for us in 1986 Every two or three months there are meet­ in other course our European Communist countries. tice. His answer was, that of was Soen Sa Nim's visit in the fall. He led a ings of representatives of all the Buddhist in the Polish wishes because Buddha is full Many things happened get fulfilled, 3-day retreat at Warsaw Zen Center. About schools. These meetings were informally KUZS in the course of last the of love and wants to us. But we year. Despite help usually 140 people from all over Poland came to sit called "Intersangha" in the beginning, but' well-known of are not what we asked because difficulty finding enough getting for, -in our small Dharma room, adjacent after a few months somebody started call­ in Polish Zen we, Buddha his wisdom living space Centers, using all-penetrating robe room and hallway. And we continued, ing them "Mahasangha" -the Great to two re­ wants to us more managed organize long-group offer something much the good Polish retreat custom of control­ Sangha. Meeting together and on a regular winter and summer treats-21-day Kyol precious. Hearing this, everybody laughed ling our physiological needs-all these basis helps us do a lot of together action. Ches. We didn't have a teacher to lead the because it was else than one loudly, nothing _ people had to share one bathroom. Nobody year we the Bud­ winter but it was well­ , Every organize together Kyol Che, amazingly more way of encouraging us to practice, died in the course of-the retreat and it ended dha's Birthday Ceremony. Last year over attended. about 60 sat and how valuable is our Altogether people expressing every­ with a good, strong spirit. A Precepts Cere­ 500 people came to celebrate it. Buddhist either the whole retreat or at least one of the and day special practice. mony .followed it, in which almost 50 teachers and monks coming to Poland are In a Dharma heir of 7-day periods. June, Genpo Sensei, people took Five Precepts and' over 20 be­ invited to share their Dharma with different In Poland there are limited Maezumi Roshi and founder of the Euro­ very possibili­ came Dharma teachers (Ten Precepts). We Buddhist groups, not only the group which ties for with Master Dharma teach­ and Polish Kanzeon Seum meeting pean (Kwan also had an open public meeting in the Zen originally invited them. In Polish circum­ ers or Soen Sa Nim. we have either at-Warsaw Zen Cen­ Usually Bosal) sangha, stayed Center. More than 200 people came to lis­ stances, close cooperation and helping one two or three visits a Of course the ter. He visits Poland year. (and WZC) every year. ten to Soen Sa Nim. Of course, not every­ another, regardless of which Buddhist sect most time for us is when Soen Sa We've had relations with Kanzeon important friendly body could fit into the Dharma room; some we belong to, is necessary. Nim comes. Whenever there is that rare in and op­ Sangha Poland since its inception, of the audience had to stay outside looking All Buddhist groups in Poland contribu­ that a teacher visits it each other a lot. the June visit portunity Poland, help During in through the open windows. What is ted much effort and recently energy generates a lot' of interest among Polish we had a several day retreat with Genpo worth mentioning is, that the only informa­ towards an interfaith organizing peace pil­ people. At those times, of course, people Sensei interviews and Dharma talks. giving tion we gave outside about.this meeting was grimage. For the first time in Poland, we are much more interested in Last we had two visits from Master sitting retreats, year an oral one among sangha members and, had and meditations in prayers together which are then led by teachers. Since Jacob Dharma Teacher Jacob Perl. He led 60 their close friends. which representatives of almost all Perl became a Master Dharma Teacher and a in most religious people in retreat Warsaw, but of Soen Sa Nim also went to a few cities to groups existing in Poland took part. Last of the Polish his time in Poland he formally president KUZS, spent travelling visit Zen Centers and groups. We organized year in February Polish K,UZS Abbot started to Polish Zen cities everything improve. around the country and visiting those public meetings for him in those places. In Andrzej 'Czarnecki was invited to take part students are now A situa­ in which our Zen Centers and are lo­ very happy. good groups Warsaw he took part in the opening of the in the Asian Buddhist Conference in Peace tion appears. We are worrying a bit about cated. Besides meetings and practicing to­ Zen Calligraphy exhibition in the Warsaw which took place in Ventianne, the capital that. we gether with sangha members; organized Art Gallery. Most of the pieces .shown .in of Laos. Representatives from most of the In the a Buddhist with cities. early spring, Japanese public meetings Jacobin bigger this exhibit were done by him. It was the Asian Buddhist countries Com­ (not only monk and Soto Zen teacher Yen. Muhen Some of these meetings drew several hun­ first exhibit of its. kind, in Poland. During munist ones), participated. From Eastern Roshi visited a few of our Zen Centers. dred each. of Polish people Jacob, being the' opening ceremony Soen Sa Nim gave came Buddhists from Europe Hungary Yen. Muhen did long and arduous solo re­ descent, can speak Polish fluently and the Dharma talk and answered questions. and Poland. It's worth (Tibetan tradition) treats in the mountains of Japan and in the knows the customs and mentality of Polish Theexhibit, consisting of about 50 calligra­ well. The and econo­ . people very political phies was prepared by the Polish Kwan Urn mic situation of Poland has been 2000people attend closing meeting recently Zen School Publishing company. very difficult and complicated, so a person Soen Sa Nim also accepted the invitation , such as Jacob is very precious. He helps the of Polish students of Kapleau Roshi and Polish KUZS Organizes Historic development of Dharma in Poland a lot. visited their Head Zen Center in Warsaw. During the summer, 'Master Dharma For this meeting came many students of Interfaith Peace Teacher Lincoln Rhodes finally came to Kapleau Roshi, Genpo Sensei and of Soen Pilgrimage Poland after two, previously unsuccessful Sa Nim. He answered questions. For most to a Polis visa.
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