Whatever the book, however holy or comforting it may be,It can only lead you to the river, drop you on the bank. The book will
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Tension or Relaxation ?
In the end and always simplyTo those who listen, it appears that the ego is a tensionAnd the Self, a relaxation. ©FJ September 2022Recueils /
Awakening Line
It’s so amazing, so wonderfulTo see that the bottom of failure and the edge of awakeningAre one and the same line. ©FJ September 2022Recueils /
Incompleteness
In Zazen, all my incompleteness passes, without hurting meThe once lamentable, leaves an evanescent trace,In a boundless landscape, They can wane and vanish, The instant
Refuge In Non-Refuge
The conceptual scaffolding of religions/philosophies,Are constructions, more or less skillful, subtle and cumbersome,Behind which we take refuge.Should we then take refuge in non-refuge ? ©FJ
« Drink From It, All Of You » (2/2)
There is not one among you who is not called to the Lord’s Supper,The Great Turnaround, The Great OpportunityIn a thundering silence of complicity,May everyone
« In Remembrance Of Me » (1/2)
« Do this in remembrance of me » I have long seen here a commemoration, a disembodied statement as one celebrates a distant historical event. “Remember,” Christ
Landing In Zen
This is why I chose the Land of Zen to settle my refuge. The absence of preliminary beliefs, of non-negotiable ideological bouquet prior to any
Not In This, Not In That
The beauty of prayer is not in the candle.It is a prayer in the beauty of your heart when you approach the candle to light
No Leaves
It is true that prayer effectively picks up dead leaves in the garden.It is also true that the practice of Zazen uproots the tree from
Mind Stirrers
When the mind is stirred,Stay away from mind stirrersMind stirrers are seductiveSeduction and stirring ability are highly intertwined.If you understand, observe the confusing effect they
Cut the Ties In Front Of You
I thank life for giving me elements from which I can free myself.‘Bonno Muji Seigan Dan’This liberation is the goal of our existence.The great letting
The Edge Of Vulnerability
In Zazen, I find myself free from all social influence,pulled out of the relational mud in which I had bogged down,extracted from the psychological games
And you, have you learned your freedom ?
The outbursts of media violence have torn to pieces the sails of our Ships of Tranquility,The flashes of political decisions broke our Masts of RecklessnessThe
One Thing And Its Opposite
I write this short article to say one thing and the opposite of this thing.Without deciding, without trying to reconcile the two terms, without resolving
Notes & Silence 