Skin has the power to silence words.The broth of thoughts feeds, stirs and overflows,It pours out the mind-soup and soaks the entire being.Through this infernal
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Changing the world ?
Prayer, sitting, practice…None of these can change the world,the practice changes our mode of being in the world.It is no longer the narrow world that
Nobody’s Fault But Your Own
The last line of verse 160 of Sura VII of the Koran provides insight into the deep mysteries of the divine economy.(« We divided them into
Every Word, Every Prayer
When I sit at the heart of being, every word is right, every prayer is good,Whatever tradition it comes from. Every gesture is an epiphany,every
Vehicle of the Moment
In zazen,The smoke of incense, the grain of darkness,The edge of the night,30 years, 40 years, 50 years…..And 80 years old tomorrow,It doesn’t change anything.I
Unique Experience
I remember the famous passage from Dogen Zenji, « To study the Way of the Buddha is to study oneself,To study oneself is to forget oneself,
Beyond Arguments
When a choice is based on reason, it can be called into question, because the reason which is based on an argument is necessarily the
The Only Activity
Basically, the only activity that matters is that of observing the different layers of consciousness.Any other occupation is a by-product, a focus on objects, without
Two Consciousnesses On The Edge Of The Night
From the depths of the night, I see a part of consciousness that pertains to the body.Calling to sleep, it is the one who guides
Unfaithful to God
Truly sitting in the heart of Being,there can be no infidelity to any god whatsoever.Experiencing spiritual life in terms of infidelity to…is not having penetrated
Soul and Consciousness
The sign of equality becomes increasingly undeniable between the deep consciousness and the eternal soul on the one hand and between God and the acute,
Seeing the Allegory
On the spiritual path,There comes a time when you have to be able to get through,Unload our body-mind vehicle,Let go of the weights that prevent
The Distant Echo of Salvation
At certain times, salvation is nothing more than a distant echo of the music of yesteryear,some intermittent timbre which remains in the background, almost completely
From Fear to the Heart
If the fear of Man continues to cut its way into his chest, again and again,it’s because he got used to not being around his
The Loop Is Hell
On a spiritual, inner level,hell is a loopconfinement in a pattern,the only prism of behavior,the obsessive vanishing point,towards which infinitely rushall intentions, thoughts, words and
Notes & Silence 