Recently, one of our former fellow practitioners confessed she had traded cushions for church benches… In a tone both soft and blunt she uttered :
Étiquette : Buddhism
Les Glaciers de Croyances
Chacun, tous, vous et moi, sommes persuadés que ce que nous disons, à l’instant où nous le prononçons, est la meilleure des paroles qui puisse
Porté par un Rayon de Lune
En entrant dans la chambre, ce soir là, il ne se doutait pas vraiment de la décision qu’il allait prendre.
What is Zen? – Jumping Overboard.
Jumping off the boat. Overboard and in the sea.Jumping so is Zen.-What is Zen?-Jumping overboard Such a jump ensures movement.Hence the paramount importance of having
All is Suffering. The Joy of Buddhism
Dukkha. Sarvam Dukham. This is the first of the four Noble Truths, offered by the Buddha, as he agrees to share the insight experienced through
A Bit Of Wind and a Cushion
It all starts on a cushion.As the stars sprinkle the night, our mental skies are agitated by swirling winds.They eventually calm down, then rise some
Aren’t we all adorable little Christmas crackers?
Not a single atom of yours will survive.And yet,Not a single atom of yours will perish. This body is nothing we can hang on to.
Emptiness
Ku : a place unaffected by any form of phenomenom, any identity kit we might believe is self-defining. A place forever safe from what is
One Year of Zen
The two main teachings Zen has revealed to me so far : -The quality of your experience is not defined by the nature of what
Altruism, an Antidote to Stress
Pretty much everything has been said and repeated about what stress is. From its biological origins to its everyday impacts on our personal, family and
A Bag of Skin on the Top of a Mountain
What does it mean, to be surprised in the scenario of a dream ? ‘This is a wedding vows renewal ceremony and I am walking
The Choice of Presence – (Note)
The only possible action we may have whatever the situation, is not the mulling over past regrets or frustrations, nor the calculations of anticipation. None
Until someone opens the window
Every statement stemming fromthe realms of opposition and competition,the worlds of comparison and survival,Is doomed to further the painDoomed to feed these illusionary spheres Even
Self-Powered Spiral
Has it ever dawned on you that, maybe, the main obstacle to the fluency of events and an overall well-being were yourself? Out of habits
Notes & Silence 