The tools held at our disposal, by eastern traditions as well as systems from which they derive, do not open on any experience of transcendence…
Étiquette : buddha
Shorter Than A Koan
The oak tree in the temple yard, (1)Calling the Earth to witnessSame anchoringSame simple mindSame footprint in realitySame resolution to lifeObvious choice of happiness within
Pilgrims In Spiritual Lands
I’m reading the worlds’ architecture as revealed by the Kabbalah, and I see the reflections of Buddhist Pure Earth(s),In the explanations of the various forms
Tell me, why do you even talk ?
Among all this illusory unfurling of existence, what is the role of language ?Is it the raw materials, the necessary supply to set all connected
Silence Left is Right
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A Gift of Peace and Freedom
Studying Buddhism, practicing the DharmaSuddenly discovering that anger can be droppedFor there is no one left to resent, no one to be mad at,No one
Transparent Awakening
Zen unites the most common situations and the deepest experiences.It unveils the most secret teachings behind trifling momentsHere and now, they uncoil their full meaning.
Through the Reel
It is no small matter to fall through the film reel, the moment of a splice…the bliss of an absence, a moment of grace,A driven
Are You Done Mixing Herbs ?
Religion is not a pure herb,Let alone the place where the Principle of Life grows and inspires. Religion is a mix of herbs with a
The Path of Non-Attachment
The path of non-attachment is exhausting,On every bend, we believe we have reached the home stretchOnly to discover we are headed to another turn.On this
The Middle Way
The Middle WayThe path to awakening, The Way of the Buddha Is not a road of half-heartednessA lukewarm comfort between everything and its opposite. The
The Circle of Practice
‘Sometimes, we become so familiar with the practicethat, little by little, we move away from it…Sometimes, you have moved so far away from the practice
What Is
Seeing what isIs seeing what is not.This may happen as the relationBetween what is and what is not reverses.Sitting creates favorable conditions to such an
The Call from Beyond
The Call from Beyond, The Secret GalleryThat you follow from the depths of your beingTo the Being of the Depths Is the Prayer of the
The Scent from the Refuge
There is a scent in Buddhism,Emanating from the RefugeAt the heart of the woodsAlong the hike, we have the firm hopeTo find there some food,
Notes & Silence 