Would there not be a joyful investigation to be carried out around the existence of a parallel between the Grace of God and non-doing, that
Would there not be a joyful investigation to be carried out around the existence of a parallel between the Grace of God and non-doing, that
As soon as this phenomenon hits the spiritual life of the person, then a whole stratum, a set of strata falls apart. The collapse is
It can be very painful, as well as life-saving, to realize that your entire life is built on a misunderstanding. Such a person that we
In Nehemiah 4, 21Even though the reconstruction of the wall continues, vigilance remains a priority :“each had his weapon, even when he went for water.”
A common mistake is to see zazen as a technique. This is utilitarianism: “I sit zazen in order to…” and then it does not differ
If you can touch the Divine nature with your fingertipIn reality, you haven’t done a thing.You may think of yourself as reaching the end of
It seems to me that resorting to techniques so as to trigger a certain spiritual experience reflect a lesser degree of penetration of spiritual realities
You say: – “I am normal”,and you cannot see in your quest for normality the expression of a conflict between different levels of yourself, seeking
I will have spent my life not approaching the ball of anger, lest it burst in my face,for fear of spilling everything on the ground.
In every tradition, there is a pocket of hysteria in which believers lock themselves and nervously, relentlessly repeat the same loops of language, ad nauseum,
No religion is exempt from conceptual force-feeding. It is up to the practitioner to get through it. Before this salutary step, he must still manage
The sacred point of contact between prayer and meditation and related traditions, is where the higher transcendence of Zen and the wisdom of Christianity can
Alcohol is a dark energy anchoring us in the shallows. Even a little bit, even from time to time. This substance weights the soul, keeps
The fact we are of divine nature is such an obvious secret that is also true that,While everyone can hear it,Only a few people can
The Buddha, the Dharma, the Sangha,a single movement in reality, a single river flowingfrom, between, and around these three mountains. ©FJ March 2023Recueils / ParticipationsPractice