What is said seeks what is true and what is false.This is the function of language, but everything is true to different degrees, on different
Catégorie : English Versions
Etreinte-Retrouvailles
Quitter le mental ,Tous ces disciples veulent quitter le mental.Pourant, parmi eux, qui le veut vraiment ? L’incapacité à quitter le mental est le résultat de
Time To Strip
What is the heart of your practice once it has been stripped off of all it conceptual layers, and community-induced behavioral patterns, of every attempt
Religious Decoding
We can also think of religions as computer programming languages from which softwares have been developed and updated, more or less frequently and effectively.This computer
« I’ve Got It All Understood »
The problem with many people, therapists and the like, stamped with the seal of ‘official practice’ lies in the following bias: – they believe in
What Stands In The Way Of …
All thoughts about Zenstand in the way of ZenAll thoughts about GodStand in the way of God These are not two sentences but one universal
The Sand-Beach
I think what Dogen means when he says that mountains and seas are time is that they are made of time, that time constitutes them,
Without Limits
Feeling that Zen is limiting and going beyond these limitations of practice,That is Zen,The expression of profound nature is beyond the limits of the framework
Praying for You
Praying for you is touching our unique natureCommon to you and me,Touching the point within us where we cease to be different,Sheltering this point. ©FJ
The Pure and the Impure
Racking your brain with questions of pure and impure to the point of making them a central, fixed point necessarily leads to rigid behaviors that
Obstacles and Chaos, Of Course.
Zen is the practice of simplicity and silence.This involves encountering difficulty and frequenting noise. ©FJ Sept. 2025Recueils / Participation
Actualizing the Beyond
Posture is to Zen what landing coordinates are to a spaceship.Posture is to Zen what manifestation is to the principle.Posture is to Zen what phenomena
Collection and Creation
For the disciple of the Way, it is not simply a matter of collecting the teachings of the masters of the past, but of embodying
Religions, Sitting : Same Battle
Through the practice of meditation, the disciple may very well find himself stuck in the twists and turns of the mind, trapped between the smoked
Divine Presence 2/2
I wonder if this is not the case with Mary, in Christian teaching.Theotokos, the “Mother of God,” through her initial “yes/fiat,” up until the day
Notes & Silence 