The first line of the 4 vows recited in Zen generally translates as follows : “However innumerable all beings are, I vow to save them
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Dis-Appointment
Consider the worst disappointment you’ve ever had to face,Remember the violence of the effect of such revelation,How then has the ‘taken for granted’ crumbled down
Chaotic Canoe
Thoughts could be named tribulations.This term perfectly embodies the reality of thoughts and reveals how essentially misleading they are.If we could remember in any situation,
Toothpaste Concepts
There are times when manipulating any concepts (including concepts pertaining to the spiritual realm) is like jumping with both feet on a closed tube of
« I don’t know what came over me »
It is possible to consider what we have been witnessing for two years now from a different angle : Rather than a concerted effort at
The Economy of Innocence / Linguistics of Emptiness
Thomas Merton, in Zen and the Birds of Appetite :The notion of innocence (which he offers as a translation for « emptiness ») through economic terms :
No Need To Meditate
Master don’t need to meditate anymore,This is the reason why masters meditate. ©FJ May 2022 – Telegram (Publications et Invitations à la Pratique)Recueils — ParticipationsMany
Sieve Of Practice
While meditating, we can easily follow the oscillations between the center and the periphery.For the one who listens, it is possible, at any time, to
Bald Head
Are we able to look at the conceptual layer of our religion ?When we have braided into a mat all the concepts that this religion has
3 Graces
Upstream, the grace of the callingCast down the lane of faithInalienable lineThe awakening seed. Planted in the soilOf the Beyond-Time.Nostalgia without objectAnchored in the Beyond-SpaceOf
Aging is A Gift Of Peace
There is a secret gift at the very heart of the aging process. It does not consist of a gain or a loss: As I
Neighborhood and Chicken Bones (note)
The relationships we have with our neighbors can be intense.The similarities between this type of environment and the family environment are striking enough to take
Alchemy
In the Beatitudes, Christ does not glorify suffering or misfortune (“blessed are the poor…”), he points the way to transformation.True alchemy is embodied by Jesus.Christ
The Bath Of Infinity
Bathed in InfinityVastness healsImmerse your hands and feetIn space and timeBoundless Heal yourself from those who ignore itAnd get drown in everyday logisticsHeal yourself from
Falling In Zazen
We fall in Zazen,The same way we fall asleepOne stage after the other,We fall through the floors of consciousness,One after the other, they dissolve.Withdrawing towards
Notes & Silence 