MedicineStone – Gourmet Zen Cuisine – Zen Meditation & Hiking & Culinary Zen Art – Zen Monastery Kitchen
MedicineStone - Zen Culinary Art & Meditation
Welcome to the MedicineStone! The zen culinary art and meditation stay originated from the Honora zen monastery cuisine. A overnight meditation stay, hiking and gourmet dining. MedicineStone (Japanese Yaku-seki 薬石 medicine stone) is a synonym for dinner. To satisfy their hunger, the monks placed warm stones on their stomachs to feel warm.
Zen Cuisine & Gourmet - Father Bless this Dish
After the mind has been cleansed during meditation and the body during the hike, chef Roger Ebnöther prepares a 5 - 6 course menu for the guests. Next to the abbot, the cook is the most important person in the monastery; He is responsible for the physical well-being and health of the Zen students and guests. The temple cook prepares all the food with all his heart and makes sure nothing goes to waste. He is extremely valued and held in high esteem.
Chef Roger Ebnöther - Humility & Sacrifice
Roger Ebnöther is the main chef at the MedicineStone Gourmet Meditation Stay. As soon as one has the courage to complete the soul (voluntary sacrifice), life and death will take on a meditative and religious character. The center of one's own life becomes more and more conscious and attentive. However, in the search for completeness we often get off track and pursue the goal of perfection. Perfection is the tyranny of the mind that should be avoided at all costs. In this regard, chaos helps the mind to constantly practice humility.
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Food - Gift from the Universe
This food is a gift from the entire universe, heaven, earth and many hours of hard work. May we live in such a way that we are worthy to receive this. So that we may overcome our unhealthy mental states. Particularly desire and aversion. We eat this food that nourishes us and protects us from disease. We accept this food to walk the path of understanding and wisdom.
MedicineStone Menu - Gratitude
Chef Roger Ebnöther cooks a multi-course menu. We eat what is served (vegetables, meat, fish, etc.) and are grateful! Because the act of giving (almsgiving) is the basis for our practice in the monastery. You should guard everyday things like the apple of your eye.
Schedule - Step by Step
- 18:00 Arrival (Friday)
- 19:15 Meditation (3x 45 min)
- 22:00 Lights Out
- 05:00 Meditation (45 min)
- 06:00 Breakfast
- 07:30 Hiking
- 17:00 Gourmet-Dining
Zen Master Reding - Mysticism in a fatherless time!
After ten years of training in Japan and Korea, the Honora Zen monastery (Latin for honorable) was founded by Zen master Reding in the happy year of 2016. It is intended to be a place of inner silence and abundance for those seeking the divine spark within the self. In the search for completeness and meaning, the Zen monastery is a refuge for all determined people.
Our family tradition is to find “Church in one’s mind and God in one’s self.” A traditional teaching of self-cultivation, long forgotten by many in the East and long lost in the West. Zen is mysticism in a fatherless time. It is the living core of every religion, in which the only thing that matters is practice - religious experience, realization. And here in the West, religious experience has the language of Christianity. This way we can find our father again and free him from the belly of the beast. It's not about proof of God, but about experiencing God!
Meditation - Penetrate the Depth of the Deep
Firstly, my house stands on the firm foundation of trust. Second, its high walls are endurance. Third, its thick walls are concentration. Fourth, his excellent pinnacle is wisdom. A house for eternity. Because you are free from fear and imagination, and have overcome doubt, hope and fear, you are a lion-like master. Because you are fearless, intrepid, and free from hesitation and are not afraid of fighting obstacles, you are like a lion.
Zen - The Fire Phoenix must die
MEDITATION means that you first penetrate your own shadow and then dive into the deep, chaotic and dark source. Take a deep breath and think the unthinkable. Sit like a mountain and penetrate into the depths of the deep so that your true self awakens. Then the fire phoenix can rise again from the ashes with its thousand-colored plumage.
Mastery - Breakthrough from Ego to Self
In a godless and fatherless time, we are often aimless and divided. It is even more important to have a goal. Once mastery of your destiny within birth and death is achieved, we will finally be satisfied. We will understand our role in the world and no longer be subject to the troubling influence of the eight winds. When we have achieved mastery our minds are at peace everywhere.
Costs - MedicineStone Donation
600 CHF/ Person (without Accommodation)
2025 MedicineStone - Location & Date
- February
- April
- June
- August
- October
- December
Dear Roger Ebnöther,
It was a pleasure and honor to meditate with you and enjoy your cooking skills. Body and mind could be brought back into harmony. With your peaceful and sublime presence you connected us all and focused our attention on what was important. We are very grateful for the overwhelming presence and your art.
Best regards
Stephen
Dear Chef,
A thousand thanks to the MedicineStone team for the unforgettable experience. After hours of meditation and hiking, we were able to enjoy excellent food.
sincerely yours
Daniella