I hear say… How can we go and beg for a transmission ?The transmission is transmitted before being transmitted, Thus, there is no transmission What then
Étiquette : Buddhism
Free Yourself, Breathe At Last
This is a translation from an audio note in French : here Realize that religions are an artificial reading grid that we have just added
Intentionally left blank (note in progress)
(Quick note on my way to Sakamoto area, Otsu, Shiga, while reading the first pages of Zen Ritual, by Steven Heine…) If I write « this
Upstream Consciousness
Consciousness precedes all religions, beliefs, practices.They are only a dressing of the consciousness to be practiced, earthly clothes.Naked, true spirituality is a practice of awareness.In
Essence Absence
Before any other consideration, as fascinating and dizzying as it may be, the absence of essence, of self, of external objects and self, emphasized by
Acid or Base Meditation ?
Even if it is true that a certain type of thought ends up installing a certain type of psychological atmosphere (inductive power of the audiovisual,
Tearing Away From Buddhism
It is sometimes necessary to tear away from Buddhism in order to come back to the experience of the Buddha. ©ndraw@protonmail.com – Dec 2022Recueils /
What Consciousness Level ?
Now, at a certain level of practice, all names for consciousness levels, even the most refined and delicious ones, cease to be relevant to reflect
4 lines
Here are 4 lines that pierced me in the Lankavatara Sutra, with a diamond density to chop off illusions in a master stroke. “Recognize that
Nothing About Buddhism
The True Monk has no title and wears no robe.The true disciple of the BuddhaKnows nothing about Buddhism ©ndraw@protonmail.com – Dec 2022Recueils / ParticipationsTelegram (Publications
Morning View (…)
(continued from a comment initiated by a friend on Piercing the Monk’s Crust) I think there is something to be learnt from the likeness of
Touching The World
Seeing that things are not,Owing to an intention,Seeing rather that they are already gone,their real absence, not just the illusion of their presence.Their density is
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
Notes & Silence 