Oleg Šuk JDPSN (Dharma Master Shim Jeom) was born in eastern Kazakhstan in Ust-Kamenogorsk in 1964, into a family with Polish and Russian roots.  He studied architecture in the Soviet Union and at the faculty of architecture in Bratislava in Slovakia.  He finished his studies there in 1987 and got married. In 1988 he and his wife started to practise at illegal sesshins in Prague and Poland (these activities were prohibited in Czechoslovakia).  After the revolution, he established and led with his wife a Zen center in Bratislava and then in Košice, where his wife and their two children now live.  He founded the Slovak Zen school and he was its abbot.  After 20 years of practising he received inka in Warsaw from Zen Master Wu Bong on the 19 September 2009.  His whole life he has devoted himself to art and he was a teacher at the art school in Košice.

Oleg Suk JDSPN passed away on 14th September 2020 after a long fight with leukemia. 

Please join us for 49 days of Namu Amitabul chanting for our beloved teacher Oleg Suk JDSPN

The 49 days of chanting will be led by different Zen Centers in Europe and according to the following schedule (local times):

14 – 21 September – Wu Bong Sa 18.30-19.25 chanting

21 – 28 September – Bori Sa  19.00-19.40 chanting UPDATED

28 September – 03 October – Vienna 19.00-19.40 chanting, 19:30-19:40 sharing, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5508010220 UPDATED

04 -12 October – Israel,  https://zoom.us/j/162928974

The daily schedule is as follows: (CEST)

Sunday Oct. 4         18:30-20:00    chanting/2X25 min. sitting

Monday Oct. 5          5:00-6:30        bowing/ @5:20 chanting/ 30 min. sitting

Tuesday Oct. 6         18:30-20:00    chanting/ 2X25 min. sitting

Wednesday Oct. 7    18:30-20:10    chanting/ 2X30 min. sitting

Thursday Oct. 8        17:00-19:10    chanting/ 2X30 min. sitting

Friday Oct. 9              7:00-8:30       bowing/@7:20 chanting/ 30 min. sitting

Saturday Oct. 10       17:00-18:40    chanting/ 2X30 min. sitting

Sunday Oct. 11          18:30-20:00   chanting/2X25 min. sitting

12 -19 October – Russia, bulmyo.spb@gmail.com

19 – 26 October – London Zen Center, 20:30-21:15 BST, https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83079632300

14 September – 01 November – Bratislava Zen Center

49 days Night practice in Brussels Zen Centre 1:00-1.30

Please contact the Zen Centers directly for further details.

Oleg JDPSN was a vibrant, lively, compassionate and wise human being, who cheered up and inspired so many of us. Together with his beloved family we will miss him!

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