The magnetic property of the mind stems from its ‘fear’ component. By magnetic property, I mean the mind’s capacity to exert a direct, mechanical attraction
The magnetic property of the mind stems from its ‘fear’ component. By magnetic property, I mean the mind’s capacity to exert a direct, mechanical attraction
The sounds and gestures of practice are of paramount importance, for they are the form you give to the divine to manifest itself within you.The
Surah XIV, Verse 7 « If you give thanks , I will give you more of My Blessings…. » This is not about rewarding for praise and
The trap of identification is the most pernicious of all.Moreover, there is no area where the trap of identification isn’t prowling, lying in wait for
I speak to God,I speak to Unity,I speak to the Real-One Thus, in Reality, I speak to the Dharma,Thus, in Reality, I do not speak
The realized man knows that at every moment,he is a vessel of the Self, a vessel of the divine.This man is the Prophet, the voice
Once again, the inner eyelids open and the outside world begins to enter…Once again, the programmed evanescence. Although closest to this face, I knew it
Prayer is not addressed to someone outside of you,It is the manifest form of harmonization with your deepest Nature.Through prayer, you realign yourself with the
Understand…understand again,remember,remember again Four lines,Two instructions,One calling Eternal PracticeResidingBeing. You who reside comfortably,You are still homeless.You who exist from and within the world,You are a
To obscure the practice of simple sitting with words is blasphemous.Sitting zazen is the direct gateway to the profound meaning pointed to by spiritual texts
Striking the singing bowl in the meditation areas is a primary responsibility,just as fundamental as that of the tenzo, the cook in Zen temples. Both,
Today, I see religions as stalls, shelves from which one helps oneself, boxes into which one plunges one’s hands to pull out elements that clutter
Zazen is…a thousand things,but above all,zazen is a very powerful bodily experience. One can conceal it, love it, or ignore it,but the posture has a
So it’s stronger than you, stronger than me, stronger than Man. Even in the silence of sitting, you had to bring your noise and start
The zazen I practice is not that of religious posturing where one adorns oneself in dark robes and sprinkles one’s discourse with Japanese-sounding words. The