Seeing that things are not….Owing to an intention,Seeing that they are already gone, their real absence, not just the illusion of their presence. The relationship
Étiquette : Buddhism
Facing The Curtain : Now What ?
Each sitting is a choice: I either undulate on the waves of the mind curtain, (the fabric of cognitive-emotional matter undulates and moves along with
Reciting the Hannya Shingyo
The bridge.The manifestation of the secret teaching, Rises up to the lips of disciplesFor the whole universe. ©FJ September 2022Recueils / ParticipationsTelegram (Publications et Pratique)
Refuge In Non-Refuge
The conceptual scaffolding of religions/philosophies,Are constructions, more or less skillful, subtle and cumbersome,Behind which we take refuge.Should we then take refuge in non-refuge ? ©FJ
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
Healing Space
Mahayana Buddhism offers a healing depth of field.It may find its counterpart in the Judeo-Christian tradition, as Divine Mercy. In either case, this space must
Buddhist Parasite
It is not because Zen leans quite easily on Buddhism, or because both ended up getting along, that Zen is Buddhist. Zen, which accepts everything,
Walking Out Of Non-Buddhist Ways
In the Lankavatara Sutra, the Buddha, on many occasions, positions his words away from “non-Buddhist ways”.This is not to be understood strictly speaking, it is
On Eating Women
In Chapter 8 of the Lankavatara Sutra, the Buddha draws an indirect parallel between carnal desire and meat consumption. Here is the passage in question:
Barrel Of War
Being a Bodhisattva is the only way of saving others.But it is also the only way to save ourselves. For, without entering the way of
No Other God (note)
« There is no other God but God. » Is it possible that this fundamental phrase of Islam, the primordial prayer of all practitioners, is the way
The Greatest Impostor Has A Name
To the superficial eye, the deconstruction tunnel into which the zealous captains of our societies(*) want to force us and the realization of the non-substantial
De Logos à Dharma
De ‘logos’ à ‘dharma’, je ne suis pas convaincu qu’il y ait une seule marche à franchir. Le logos, au sens étymologique est l’ordre des
Liking Not Liking
If you criticize and distance yourself from a behavior that you vilify,If you despise a speech, it is because, in a twisted manner, you are
As Long As You Hang In There (Quote)
As long as you remain the plaything of everything keeping you in a suffering zone (your addiction to the superficial areas of your being), you
Notes & Silence 