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
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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
Zazen Welcomes
Zen welcomesJesus, Mary,All the Buddhas,Kannon,All the sages. That is why I practice zazen,Since the dawn of time,and for eternity. ©FJNov 2025Recueils / Participation/ Groupes
Neither How Nor Why
I have been practicing zazen for 8 years.The posture instantly realigns all my bodies. It is like an osteopath for a moment; I don’t know
A Trail Of Words
A primary understanding :Reciting prayers does not aim to solicit an external entity but to foster an inner disposition.Therefore, the prayer achieves its purpose when
Surah 49, 18
“Surely Allah knows the unseen of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.” Allah is prior to both the
Inner Intensity
When I was young, life was so sharp it was painful; there wasn’t a cigarette paper to soften its direct contact with the skin.Life was
Breathing Pierces
Breathing pierces through the floor of words.To write that breathing pierces the floor of words,that is blasphemous.To write that it is blasphemous to say that
