First Spring zazentruesocks offgarden door half-open,the bird is singing,it has sung for several moments,Yet, I only hear it now. Its song is beautifulsimple, infinitely complex,The
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Window Decoration
We must remove the « god » sticker on divine reality.It acts like a self-adhesive film that we place on windows to decorate them or to prevent
Prayer Worm
Prayer, like a worm, must dig through the compacted earth of the jumble of religious and spiritual concepts. The earth becomes denser and denser as
Impatience and Care
One of the expressions of impatience is haste, a more everyday occurrence, and often valued by our societies where speed is synonymous with productivity and
Split Second
Hands joinedand eyelids closed,a split second,meeting the Buddha’s eyes ©FJ March 2025Recueils / Participation/ Horaires des SéancesGroupes De Pratique (Audio, Sessions)
What is a mind at peace ? (1/2)
-What is the agitation of the mind ?-That which burns everything that passes because it is afraid of disappearing. -Why is the mind afraid of
Zazen, Kinhin, Sanpai
Zazen, kinhin, sanpai*,the teaching in the body,directly, the tea bag of the dharma in the cup of the body,the tea infuses,words don’t change a thing.
Dare, One Step After Another
Kinhin* is trust,transferring the weight,daring to transfer the weight,and leaving everything behind, Kinhin is non-attachment,taught in the body,without words,directly. All Zen, all the teachings of
Nowhere Else
Nowhere else but in soient sitting is this direct contact with Reality,This open path of investigation,This free field to unfold without lies or discourses. Protect
The Secrets of the Universe (Whatever…)
To say that nothing happens in zazen is like finding oneself in a room unaware that, behind the door, stands a person, holding the destiny
Gratitude, no object nor recipient,
Gratitude is without recipient,Gratitude towards the infinite is infinite gratitude. The gratitude that invades me through the posture, flows to and beyond my master, his
Beneath the Cultural Surface
The heart of the teachings: we enter it when we stop twisting and turning within the cultural surface of the tradition we inhabit to pierce
Thumb on Forehead (note)
By placing the thumb on the forehead, the Breath of the Lungs dissipates the clouds that obstruct perception (Crown) Why isn’t this said more often?
What is a mind at peace ? (1/2)
The peaceful mind will no longer burn all the wood for itself.The psychologic wood will be there. The inner forest, verdant, sheltering passing beings.The peaceful
Consciousness and Rice Paper
The layers of consciousness are like layers of rice paper on the windows.We pierce them one by one, or all at once in the process
Notes & Silence 