If you understand the nature of the religions’ figures… Saint, gods, bodhisattvas,Angels, spirits, prophets,Then the fear of having chosen the wrong religion immediately fades,as well
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Accumulation of Emptiness and Fullness of Nothing
When you take a close look, you realise one must be ignorant to accumulate material elements, then spend one’s life setting up systems to perpetuate
Non-Sitting
What makes you want to interrupt the sitting practice is precisely the indicator that the sitting has not begun. Thus, you do not interrupt anything,Since
Neither God, Nor Buddha
It is neither God, nor Buddha, nor anyone that you do not honor by not truly bowing or praying.It is this in yourself that, once
Come back! (3/3)
Part 1/3Part 2/3 Here, nothing begins, nothing ends,Here, you already were before being,Here, fabrication does not exhaust.The eyes, the ears, the nose, the skin, the
Come back! (2/3)
Part 1/3 It is not reality that must come to you: it is there all the time,But you who must perceive it, hear it, let
Come back! (1/3)
Don’t forget – come back! – that under the veil of the mind that so often covers everything, things happen. The flame of the candle
Tempter
The personification of the Tempter is also a narrative detour to illustrate the infernal attraction that reigns in our mind and repeatedly tries to install
Duplicity
It is the duplicity of words, actions, thoughts, which is the cause of our suffering.This is valued by worldly society, that will name it:« sophistication, depth
Drawer Zen
If the Zen you practice doesn’t allow you to pass through all the categories,If the Zen you practice is just another drawer, a category of
Ultimate Ritual
Ritual is an interface of connection,Thus, posture, sitting, is the ultimate ritual.By sitting, there is no difference between ritual and practice,between ritual, practice and awakening
Far From the Edge
To engage in conflict, it is necessary to live at the edge of one’s mind.He who has withdrawn, set back from the edge of the
Our Sitting Practice Cannot Be Explained
Silent Sitting, Zazen :Direct access to the Cosmos,The passage under the crust of words.The crossing of the matrix of suffering.Such layers of concepts, fabrications of the
Measuring spiritual advancement
-How to measure the spiritual advancement of the disciple ?– To the degree of authenticity when bowing with hands joined.-How is this measured?-This is not
Extraordinary Courage and Ordinary Lies
It is in Man a primordial need to maintain his psychological coherence that explains why lies as crude as those that are served to him
Notes & Silence 