If we’re not careful, it’s entirely possible to be born, live, and die without ever having touched the ground with the soles of our feet.
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Simplicity and Discipline: Back and Forth
The disciplined daily practice of meditationprograms the emergence of the unexpected experience of wondrous simplicity.And the dazzling experience of nature charts the course of a
Through Time
In zazen, I sit throughpassing time,and through myself sittingthrough passing time.In zazen, I see that time only passes through myself. ©FJ Dec 2025Recueils / Participation/
The Fuel of Attention
Mental activity determines our relationship to, and our experience of, the world. Observing mental activity, whether in detail (following a thought) or as a whole
Authentic Prayer
When I let my eyes wander over the most salient, most acute moments, one key consideration is this: -The quality of your prayer is determined
The Posture
The posture is a raftThe posture is a horizon line,The posture is the storm,The posture is the sky and the ocean, The posture is beyond
Religion as a Mirror
A religion that stifles is necessarily a religion that is misunderstood.The hardest thing to accept is that it is this way because it is the
The Smoking Pharaoh
When Pharaoh, between each of the plagues of Egypt, promises to liberate the people (only to further entrench his rule), he speaks with the voice
The Sword
Jesus said that he came to bring not peace, but a sword. Like the illusions in Zen that are cut through, the sword that Christ
My Emptiness
There is a rather subtle form of pretension in the Zen practice of this century…as if emptiness could belong to anyone. ©FJ Nov 2025Recueils /
“Give us this day our daily bread.”
It is not yesterday’s or tomorrow’s bread. Let us become aware (“give us”) that ruminating on the past and speculating about the future distance us
3-Way Way
Jesus is also a Zen master. We must acknowledge a certain « genius » in Christianity: This can be appreciated whether one is among the believers or
The Space Behind Traditions
Space… That’s what I love about zazen.Offer me this same space here or there, and I will follow you without hesitation.Without it, I remain here,
Using the Marian Channel
Mary is a channel.God used Mary as a channel to manifest through his son.Through the Son, we, in turn, can use the Marian channel to
The Spiritual in Our Lives
The popular expression of spirituality is often the one that tends to be discarded and relegated to the level of the least qualitative, the most
Notes & Silence 