How many time units (years, lives, centuries, kalpas, eons…) until the encounter with the Dharma can occur ? The flour needs to be wet For
Étiquette : Buddhism
The Way of The Bodhisattva (Joy Unlimited)
There are two different ways of approaching another human being : -Through the usual prism : ‘after what he’s done to me, how can he
What Keeps us Afloat
Grasping, which is the mother of all illusions, is the extraction from the flow of thoughts. This flow of thoughts is itself an extraction off the
Night Meditation
This time, at the threshold of the night, heat was building up, Time was coming and everything was getting ready, Each piece had to find
What I Say When I Say Zen
Zen is the unlocking property of our existence we call life. This property is life itself. Zen is life. This is the reason why I
Karma Burning….Coming to an End
A french version of this article is availabel here : Karma Burning….Parvenir à l’Arrêt Could it be possible that all our detours are guided by a
Loud Whispers
Meditation is about learning how to let things go — slowly and gently, or abruptly and awfully — quiet. In any case, without notice, the
When I Forget that Life is but a Game
I’m sad when I forget that life is but a game where tables turn and pieces are swept away, where no rule is ever set
Resurrection : A Perspective
Christ’s Resurrection is an inner phenomenon. It is the required broadening of the Heart to let compassion for the world arise. The traditional representation of
Breaking the Glass of Mindfulness
The sharpness of presence has nothing to do With the syrupy vanilla cotton cloud of glazed paper mindfulness of smoky telephone screens of one-way mirrors.
A Coffee Machine Awakening Practice
Julie sometimes happened to remind herself of how she was when she lived her previous life : offices, colleagues, dumb tasks, barren talks at the
Holy Gardening
The evolution of religions as well as the way spiritualities expand, can never be detached from time. As we move along this axis, we are
“Off-Balance”
There is no better way to describe how we sometimes feel. The problem is we are often unable to use this term when we actually
Compulsive Sign Readers
« Learn how to read the love letters sent by the wind and rain, the snow and moon. » Ikkyu and, doing so, beware of the risk
Now, Look
Coming back to basics Again, again, and again Until it becomes natural Until it remembers being natural Until it finds back its own place –
Notes & Silence 