It is not yesterday’s or tomorrow’s bread. Let us become aware (“give us”) that ruminating on the past and speculating about the future distance us
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3-Way Way
Jesus is also a Zen master. We must acknowledge a certain « genius » in Christianity: This can be appreciated whether one is among the believers or
The Space Behind Traditions
Space… That’s what I love about zazen.Offer me this same space here or there, and I will follow you without hesitation.Without it, I remain here,
Using the Marian Channel
Mary is a channel.God used Mary as a channel to manifest through his son.Through the Son, we, in turn, can use the Marian channel to
The Spiritual in Our Lives
The popular expression of spirituality is often the one that tends to be discarded and relegated to the level of the least qualitative, the most
Zazen Welcomes
Zen welcomesJesus, Mary,All the Buddhas,Kannon,All the sages. That is why I practice zazen,Since the dawn of time,and for eternity. ©FJNov 2025Recueils / Participation/ Groupes
Neither How Nor Why
I have been practicing zazen for 8 years.The posture instantly realigns all my bodies. It is like an osteopath for a moment; I don’t know
A Trail Of Words
A primary understanding :Reciting prayers does not aim to solicit an external entity but to foster an inner disposition.Therefore, the prayer achieves its purpose when
Surah 49, 18
“Surely Allah knows the unseen of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.” Allah is prior to both the
Inner Intensity
When I was young, life was so sharp it was painful; there wasn’t a cigarette paper to soften its direct contact with the skin.Life was
Breathing Pierces
Breathing pierces through the floor of words.To write that breathing pierces the floor of words,that is blasphemous.To write that it is blasphemous to say that
No Hold
When the Buddha speaks of anatta, non-self, he is not denying the atman, as a hasty interpretation might suggest. It’s not about saying that the
Arche-Posture
Zazen is the posture, the practicebehind postures and practices.©FJ August 2025Recueils / Participation/
To God and Back
God is the outward projection of inner nature.Inner nature is the culmination of the process of internalizing God.The two are one. ©FJ Nov 2025Recueils /
That’s How It Is…
Whatever the system, it will necessarily encourage the rise of the most representative and respectful elements of the system, since self-preservation is ultimately the sole
Notes & Silence 