Posture, walking, sitting, are moments of profound reunion.Twisted, even ill, the body expresses the embrace of the worlds,both a gushing impulse and a welcoming receptacle,
Posture, walking, sitting, are moments of profound reunion.Twisted, even ill, the body expresses the embrace of the worlds,both a gushing impulse and a welcoming receptacle,
I don’t listen to what you say to me, nor do I pay attention to what you do. I listen to the tone and timbre,
If I place the back of my hand in the earth and cover it until only the two longest fingers protrude, I can very well
Nature stands thereAll of its flora and faunaWithout mental prismNature awaits us The frog jumps into the pond, follow it ©FJ Jan 2026Recueils / Participation/
The machine room reveals the negative power of the surface mind over our body,and shows the creative power of the deep mind beyond our body.
It is always surprising to observe how a purely mental event, a few thoughts summoned for fun, out of boredom, out of habit,can, a few
Gassho* at the end of zazenTruly stepping out of the posture is embodying the sitting practiceAnd not stepping out of it after zazen,zazen. *Gassho:joining hands
If Zen seems relevant to me, if zazen is so central to the practice,it’s because, while religions and all traditions focus on photography, landscapes, and
The contradiction inherent in each of the four vows of the Bodhisattva * is in itself an invitation to go beyond.It is the teaching of
Creative is the opposite of productive,Creative is the child of idle.Idleness is necessary; it allows for the development of « observing » which is a particular type
Opening your eyes in complete darkness is a very relaxing practice, to which we do not pay enough attention.The eyes and the mind benefit greatly.Appeasement
Prophecies apprehended from a strict exteriority are terrifying.From the perspective of an interior spirituality, the mechanisms of action of this form of communication can be
Ultimately, things are quite simple: Whoever we are,Wherever we find ourselves,Whatever moment we are experiencing, There are only two options, two choices available to us,Within
The realization of inner spirituality and the phenomena populating the external narrative are only seemingly contradictory. They are not mutually exclusive. These two terms must
Powerful thrust of pineal sap,Persistent harvest in the vessel of Heaven,Thirty ample minutes on the forehead,Bath of grace,Meeting point of sap and sun. _________ This