Authentic Master teaches nudity,radical simplicity,unconditional immediacy, Whatever comes next in the architecture of teachings commonly stamped « Buddhist » or else …is a distancing from the essence
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When Bath Water Is Troubled
It is not because the Church that men personify is misguidedThat the Church must be condemned And when the Words of the Buddha are served
One Single Step – The 4 Vows
Helping a single being,Is saving the numberless, Piercing a single illusion,Is upprooting the densest forest. Truly understanding one teaching,Is integrating them all, Take a step
Not Ageing
The irrepressible smile of awakening arising on the cheeks is ageless,The cheeks that receive the imperceptible smile of awakening are ageless. Franck – Nov 2022Recueils
Meaning Of Truth
Truth means genuine,not a claim of objectivitynot a certificate of propertya long gone knowledge resonating again,a clogged up stream flowing again,doing what streams are supposed
Dwell
Welcoming GodWelcoming you Buddha NatureIs one silent, inner phenomenon,An inner process. There are no words for this,And it is incredibly simple Words make things complicated,This
More Of This, Less Of That
The posture of Zazen has nothing to do with “more of this, less of that”.In Zazen, my whole being stands to embrace the Buddha,Approaching the
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Sitting ZazenEntering the Eternal Joy of the BuddhaSitting Zazen,Taking a bath of awakening.Where have all the speeches gone ? ©FJ September 2022Recueils / ParticipationsTelegram (Publications
To The End Of The World
These are the words that crossed my mind.Joy struckI couldn’t catch themIn the gaps,From a posture that seeks itself,The spine slides in and the pelvis
Drunk With Life
No need to wait for this or that to happenNo need to avoid such or such occurrence,To be drunk with life. Being drunk with life,
If You Meet The Buddha…
Today I put away the Buddha,The statuette seemed too much to me. It bothered me.I missed its absence.For the inexperienced practitioner, the plaster, stone or
Question Of Self
Asking the question of Self,it is to manifest a situation of incompatibility with the knowledge of the Self. Answering such a question in the affirmative
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
The Lighthouse and the Heart
The man’s lighthouse has gone out. Or maybe it appeared.The Buddha shines flawlessly with an ever-new sun.The lighthouse is always on the groundAnd the sky
My Body In Reality
Buddhism was this brilliant, spacious teaching,Zen, lively and breathing, creates my body in reality. And the Buddha is not the Buddha,That’s why I call him
Notes & Silence 