One of the greatest ironies is to realize that the Zen tradition is stifled under a thousand layers of constructions around Zen. These constructions have
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Actualize God
You do not understand God if you are not in the actualization of God.The now-ness of God : Your heart: it is what underlies life
The Eternal Now
God Now,For God is always now, This is what Zen teaches,God is now, This is so true that God and now are synonymous.Now is the
Like the Plane
I find myself like the plane emerging from the storm clouds,like the ship, suddenly, breaking through the winds and downpours Ruffled, a few sheets of
Apparitions ?
I wonder: The phenomena of apparitions, so prevalent in Catholicism, once we have excluded all hysterical manifestations as well as crude manipulations for « political » purposes,
In The Word
In the beginning was the WordIn the Word are already present all words, all languages, All the thoughts, all the inner impulses of God,In the
God God
My soul guides me, directs me towards this insight:The tradition I respect the most can only be the one that most respects other traditions. The
Do not read this. No point.
In light of what is experienced in the depths of sitting meditation, everything that is said,external and internal dialogues, is nothing but fragmentary, illusory, and
As We Lay Dying
Christ is also the whole of creation.Understanding this avoids many straying into dead ends where exacerbated identification reveals itself ‘as we lay dying’ in such
Primitive Belief
We must never underestimate the possibility that, behind the rejection of a given practice, text, or belief as primitive, exoteric, etc. ..what often hides is
The Truth
I observe that the conviction of truth is no different depending on whether one is a Buddhist, a Christian, or a Muslim. All believe they
Feeding the Whole Being
The parable of the seed that does not grow on the edge of the road (Matthew 13:1-23) can be understood as an invitation to dwell
Grasp the Rope Where It Is
We can gauge the harmfulness of a thought by its potential for confinement.How impermeable are its walls?To what extent does it hold us captive? This
Fill My Belly
What is this breath that enters my mouth when getting into posture,when each foot rests on the opposite thigh? This breath breathes me, with a
Dividing Agents
Requesting people’s undivided attention is too high an expectation for our modern world, for this has become the scarcest currency around.Attention-dividing agents are so pervasive
Notes & Silence 