Zen is the practice of simplicity and silence.This involves encountering difficulty and frequenting noise. ©FJ Sept. 2025Recueils / Participation
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Surface Fish
Today I consider the possibility that the question of religion (this one rather than that one, this or that aspect of a religion, the question
Actualizing the Beyond
Posture is to Zen what landing coordinates are to a spaceship.Posture is to Zen what manifestation is to the principle.Posture is to Zen what phenomena
Collection and Creation
For the disciple of the Way, it is not simply a matter of collecting the teachings of the masters of the past, but of embodying
Religions, Sitting : Same Battle
Through the practice of meditation, the disciple may very well find himself stuck in the twists and turns of the mind, trapped between the smoked
Divine Presence 2/2
I wonder if this is not the case with Mary, in Christian teaching.Theotokos, the “Mother of God,” through her initial “yes/fiat,” up until the day
Fly On
I wish I could let my mind fly with the wind…But it is stormy hereThe mind is desperately looking for a shelterWhen there is none
Divine Presence 1/2
Isn’t the literal understanding of sacred texts and elements of tradition supposed to allow believers, disciples, to access a level of understanding, albeit inferior to
Being a Monk or Being Naked
I feel there is a parallel between monastic ordination and a statement I once heard about tattoos, but I can’t pinpoint the precise nature of
Usury vs. Gift
Calculated action with the expectation of return on investment Vs. pure action,Mushotoku vs. Profit-seekingIn action, speech, and thought, the absence of calculating mindThis is enabled
It’s still a long way off, but it’s something.
If expanded consciousness brings inner peace, it’s because it corresponds to a moving closer, a coming together of the human mode of existence in the
Still on the Run ?
What the calm and delicate observation of the inner world shows me, once again, is that a certain approach to religions, a certain expression of
Apophatic Knowledge
Knowing what one is notis only seemingly negative. In reality, it’s about knowing that one is not ‘that’,that what one thinksis not one’s true nature,
Desire – Illusion
Desire is the matrix of illusion,Illusion is the matrix of desire. ©FJ Sept. 2025Recueils / Participation/
From glass to glass, lower than the earth.
A single glass of wine: the difference is striking.I have The feeling of being an out-of-tune guitar, incapable of resonating, with a certain passive enjoyment
Notes & Silence 