I was searching for a path of simplicity, devoid of the clutter of concepts,I was searching for a path not drowned in words, A path
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Happy Arrangement
It is intellectual effort that gives rise to the solution in thoughts.It emerges owing to a happy arrangement from the depths. The energy of the
But what are you doing?
Realising the barrenness of identification with mind activity is truly the first step on any spiritual path. Many people teach,don robes and finery,have temples and
Through And Beyond
Spirituality is about sitting through.By way of sitting through, we end up sitting beyond.By way of sitting beyond, we end up just sitting. ©FJ Sept.
The Free Song of Sitting
We were talking then about the distant soul, the lost soul,and you also questioned the existence of the soul itself. Today I tell you that
What if I didn’t get anything at all ?
“Death” wasn’t death, What if “the death” from which the God of Israel in Psalm 41 allows his people to escape wasn’t physical death, What
Compass Posture
The body-mind is a compass.The practice consists of observing the magnet of thoughts.As soon as it moves away, the needle returns to its original direction.As
Trapping God
In Freedom only, God can be.Religions are traps for people who think that God can be trapped. ©FJ_Fev 2026Recueils / Participation/ Groupes
Between the Bowl and the Mallet
The point of contact between the bowl and the mallet is the point of existence,The encounter between the eye and the light of the object,Between
« Too intense, I don’t have the words… »
In some cases, claiming the inability of words to express what we feel amounts to absolving ourselves of any responsibility for our failure to try
Shin Jin Datsu Raku (again)
« Leave the body-mind » Dogen’s body-mind, the one that must be « left » according to the famous injunction given to monks in zazen, can also refer to
The Piece of Cheese
The cheese is on the table.The religious figures, gathered around, are interspersed with polite gestures and formal speeches, each extolling the merits of the cheese
The Spinal Cable
The spinal cable’s coil is in the belly (hara).During our lifetime, it sometimes activates and then seizes up. Hunched shoulders,Pelvis loses its tilt axisDorsolateral scoliosis
The Below, The Above (2)
The below, the above,The lower floors, the upper floors,The successive floors,The successive ceilings,These are two avenues of investigation, learning, and familiarization.Walking at first surprises the
The Below, The Above (1)
Leaving the mindthrough the floor,through the ceiling,are two different experiences.The investigation of the infra-mental and supra-mental spheres are two different journeys. Infra, here, means « not
Notes & Silence 