Version Française Whenever the spirit blows across the world, it is a good thing we remain ignorant about Its whereabouts and directions.This is the summit
Étiquette : awakening
The Partition Bias
Above all, the surface consciousness wishes not to be forlorn,It feverishly watches out for the disengagement of forces and their migrations for deeper layers, to
Sudden Disintegration
The practice of meditation is utterly thorough.It contains both everything we want to see happenand everything we don’t want to see happen.Everything that does not
Think Tank
How many more years shall I spendHanging around in the rancid juice of thoughts ? Operating from the mind module is dipping into the tank
Zen Includes
Understanding sitting meditation as a form of mind training, is a form of misunderstanding of what zazen is. Zazen includes this form of meditation,It does
When Suffering Vanishes
Stop feeding attachment to wished-for outcomes, and suffering will vanish. ©FJ March 2022Recueils — ParticipationsTelegram (Publications et Pratique)Many thanks to all.
Activate ‘Doing’
It is only by penetrating the heart of ‘non-doing’ that we can truly activate ‘doing’. ©FJ March 2022Recueils — ParticipationsTelegram (Publications et Pratique)Many thanks to
Hatching Mindfulness
Nothing else but the quest for I Am can heal the quest for I am.Nothing but the investigation of our deep layers of consciousness can
The Concert All Around
To the awakened soul, every sound in our daily lives participates in a subtle and delicious symphony.A spoon stirring a cup of tea, a cup
Music / Spirituality
The same holds true for music and spirituality.It is possible to have read all music manuals, every article about counterpoint, to know it all about
Days Like This
There are days when the sitting practice is the only moment of authenticity.Our surge of tears rises once we realize the black hole of vanity
Ears to Hear
Jesus said : “He who has ears to hear, …”He is echoing what is written in Isaiah, 32, 3 : “Then the eyes of those
The Book Of Spirit
There can never be a book – however holy, however well-reputed – which can ever be consulted. The Spirit has to read ItselfWithin ourselves and
Are You Ready For Understanding ?
As long as you try to understand,You are never ready for understandingAs soon as understanding stops being an issue,Then, understanding can happen. Franck Joseph©FJ Sept
Through The Eyes of God – Zen Pebbles
A detour by Sister M., a Christian nun who, on one of my jog-along podcasts claimed that we need to see the world with the
Notes & Silence 