I remember hearing the story of a great Sufi master who had gathered several of his disciples to teach them about Divine unity (Tawhid)… When
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Exhale (E), Inhale (I)
I: I breathe in the new,E: I breathe out the old,I: I come to nourish,E: What was waiting and no longer circulatedI: I come to
Canned Spirituality
Religion is to spirituality what processed food is to healthy, natural nutrition.Many practitioners use the religious interface for spiritual purposes. This acts as a ready-to-use,
Baptism, Ablutions
The words had stopped flowing, blocked upstream by the scree of concepts. No one but me had placed them there. The river has always flowed
Zazen vs. The Turtle
I can only stick to the simplest practices in the world—zazen. Bowl, incense, candleszazen bowl, candle,zazen, incense,zazen, being. Any other recommended practice, however recommendable, leaves
Ignorance
-What is ignorance? -Believing that one dwells in the sphere of thoughts, plus the consequences of this belief (identifications, perception of reality, through the prism
Smart and Morbid: A Few Slaps
Awareness of the use of technological tools and associated platforms (smartphones/social media, etc.) teaches us the morbid reality that colors the user’s mind. A dark
Ritual Freedom and the In-Draft 2/2
…Certain traditions do not allow the freedom not to… thus, the understanding expressed by the freedom to… simply does not occur. Such restrictive frameworks are
Ritual Freedom and the In-Draft 1/2
It is fundamental to perform the ritual: the bowing, hands clasped, the striking of the mallet on the wood, on the bowl, to light the
Involve This Body
So you regret that the body is not involved or insufficiently involved in your spiritual tradition ?What are you waiting for to involve more of
Where Is Your Wickedness?
The wickedness we retrospectively attribute to others, at the moment this attribution occurs, is a fabrication of the mind. As such, it has no real
Postural Intake
This deep breathFull, cavernous,Column of breathPlanted in the wombThe posture opens the valveThe intake of air is posturalAnd nothing belongs to me.Powerful death rattle,Carries everything
‘Keep the Door of the Heart’
Every thought you indulge in,every reading you choose to haveor discussion you lend your ear, then your tongue, to, Every movement of your body in
Big Bang, Every Time
The big bang is the Eternal that springs forth every time Consciousness comes into contact with Being. ©FJ May 2025Recueils / Participation/
Psalm 31- notes
« In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness.« : the inalienable nature of the
Notes & Silence 