The worst thing that can happen to a true master is for disciples to project the image of a master onto him. Therefore, the real
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The Ancient Nets of Consciousness
On the surface, just below, or in an intermediate depth, thoughts float as debris, and some are caught in the ancient nets of consciousness.As debris,
3 bell rings
If you listen deeplyyou will see that the three bell rings,Are, in reality, your Heart calling. ©FJ Sept. 2025Recueils / Participation/
The Present of Presence
Meditation is the fundamental pillar of compassion. It teaches that presence is the most precious thing we have to offer others. This pillar is that
Endgame
In the Hindu tradition, the world is « lila, » game, illusion.Sitting zazen, I stop playing. ©FJ_March 2026Books / Participation/ Groupes
σύμβολον / Symbol: Re-Unite
Through zazen, realizing that God is a narrative detour to speak and teach the Inner Source,Then understanding the absence of difference between interior and exterior..It
House of Freedom
Seeing the mechanisms of influence of certain religions, and, adorned with transcendence, their intention to keep the believer outside the realm of spirituality,Seeing the confinement
Great Clean-up
In his instructions on posture (fukanzazenji), Dogen recommends taking a few deep breaths before beginning.When the posture is correct, a deep breath arises of its
Anchoring With No Return
People who suffer from the crust of existence on their path have in common the inability to realize that these ingredients of suffering are precisely
As One Speaks Above
This body-mind is the realm of restrictionsOutside this body-mind, encounter the all-possibleLeaving this body-mind is essential to bring the all-possible back into the realm of
Disciples of the Hold
Surprisingly, the framework of zazen can close in on the practitioner,and churn out mass cement limiting blocks.The infinite horizon of consciousness,Many turn the freest framework
Categories, categories, categories…
For those who investigate and pass through the successive levels of consciousness,The categories « atma » and « anatma » (self, non-self) do not remain relevant for long.They end
Posture: Visible-Invisible Union
Posture is the manifestation, in the physical dimensions, of everything that happens beyond the seated person.It is not you who has these perspectives, these understandings,
The Grace of Joy
The happiness I feel simply being there, often,at bedtime, when I lie down,or at night during a familiar moment of wakefulness,has something freely given about
Institutionalizing Zen
It is not because an institution claims to be the guarantor of a tradition,It’s not even because, to a certain extent, it is the guarantor
Notes & Silence 