Sometimes the amplitude of the mind’s movements changes,It increases,Don’t be fooled,The breaking waves that rock the hull in all directions, that seem to threaten to
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The Resting Hand
When a banal interaction generates great pleasure in one of the parties, it may be so because this situation offers a resounding echo chamber (a
Christmas 2025
And while you chase after cheap teachers,Your Lord is within you and awaits your presence. It is none other than God who teaches you heart
Sitting, On the Way to the Stable
The body in zazen is the horse that leads us back to the stable,The mind, the rider who searches but doesn’t know where he’s going,So,
Never Through Thoughts
Zazen teaches me that whatever thought we invite into us, the energy we devote to turning it over and over to investigate its flaws and
The Path to Peace
Non-discrimination is the absence of discrimination between what is presented to us.Thus, there is no individual, no situation that we like or reject more than
Studded Shirt
Hypersensitivity: wearing a studded shirt, the same one everyone wears.Not understanding why no one seems to suffer from the hundreds of studs on their skin.
Hannya Shingyo: The Sound of Silence
When reciting the Hannya Shingyo, I don’t know what teaches more profoundly…Is it the sound of the sutra being recited, or the sound of the
Questioning the Ground
The first row of mental blocks must be placed on calm, peaceful ground.If this isn’t the case, none of the structures located there deserve our
The Body-Impression
Tonight, I wonder whether the appearance of the body has an objective existence. Does the body exist objectively, or is there only an objective envelope,
No Stamp
Zazen is all about listening to consciousness, and, whatever anyone may say or think, it requires no authorization, no diploma, no prior stamp, no special
Everything Is Important
In Zen,Everything is eminently important,Also, every detail deserves supreme attention,and nothing really matters. ©FJ August 2025Recueils / Participation/
A Good Slap
Zazen is still a good slapTo the Sir or Madam,That we call ourselvesAnd think we are, Every day…A good slapWhat happens to those who don’t
Gassho
Gassho : bowing before zazen,as one enters the inner temple. ©FJ Dec 2025Recueils / Participation/ Groupes
True Joy
True joy, the joy of zazen, is not excitement.It is subtle serenity,constantly renewed contemplation,delicate rapture, a petal placed on a leaf along a stream. ©FJ
Notes & Silence 