As we grow older, comes an impression of unsuitability,We feel we have become unfit for inhabiting this place. Compared to the inflamed spark thrown by
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The Challenge of Modern Times
The global spread of technological tools — smartphones, tablets, PCs … is mostly due to the fact these are all screen-based devices. They actually provide
The Call from Beyond
The Call from Beyond, The Secret GalleryThat you follow from the depths of your beingTo the Being of the Depths Is the Prayer of the
Silent Gratitude
I kneel to thank God, The Universe, Reality, Life, I sit to thank The PracticeFor going so light on me. Broken, cracked from end to
What ‘Night Life’ ?
I sometimes feel sadness towards people who claim to party through the night…They believe that mindlessly hopping from one place to another until the sun
A Hole in my Heart
Preliminary note : The prayer of the heart, or Jesus Prayer, is a very important practice in Eastern Christianity. It constists in pronuncing the name
The Scent from the Refuge
There is a scent in Buddhism,Emanating from the RefugeAt the heart of the woodsAlong the hike, we have the firm hopeTo find there some food,
Hostile Figures on the Cushion
What do we do when difficult personalities show up ?When people hard to love at first glance or people with whom we have shared a
I believed the Night
I once believed the Night was darkUntil she lifted the curtainAnd showed her ways to let light pierceThrough its bleak filters and black frames I
Buddhism and Christianity : the Heart is One
Mahayana Buddhism and Christianity both say the same thing, ultimately. The difference is that Christianity sinks deeper in transitional material. There, it carves niches to
The Power Behind Fear
In a large part of stressful situations or inhibiting reactions implying a phenomenon of fear, we can see it is due to the level of
Sexual Sitting
The experience of ‘just sitting’ is physical, instinctive, orgasmic There’s nowhere else to look. From the place of sitting, directly, the body speaks. The being
Headlamp Adventure
We move through life the way we advance in a cave, with a headlamp beaming forward. As we enter the room of our thirties, we
Live Forever
Zazen : seeing DeathComing forth as inner eyes adjust. Zazen : agreeing to stay putAnd sit one-on-one with Life Singing in tune, at last,With what
To the Teacher Who Wanted More
There are few people who meet so many eyes, as they go about their lives. Today, you’re telling me that you wished more for yourself,
Notes & Silence 