Neither priest nor master,I am happy that I have no status to hide behind.In all these functions, I am certain that I would have become
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Fragility (1/2) – Fragile Master
If it is not within the framework of a very precise teaching, which he considers adapted to the need for the disciple, on the moment,
Piercing the Monk’s Crust
There are nights, like this night,when I wonder if, in the end, never having achieved what I wanted to, is not the greatest grace of
Symbol Eater
I once knew someone terribly greedy. Along his quest for unity, he would pick up all the symbols he encountered along the way and put
Time To Eat
You are invited to share the practice of Zazen as you share a meal with friends.Each guest eats in a solitary way the food that
Sowing in the opening
« Zazen, if you don’t want it, you need it. »Envy from the superficial strata of consciousness,The need – here, of fulfillment and harmony, is not the
Passing Birds
Beware of the exhilarated,His enthusiasm is a weapon of seduction. This overflowing fervor is what you wish you displayed ?There you are, hooked. What then is
Watch Where You Sit
Zen is pre-cultural.The error of assessment committed by many neophytes – and unfortunately by many title holders is to associate Zen with Japanese culture, or
« Don’t Call Me Master »
For the self-proclaimed master, the claim to experience matters more than the experience itself.The authentic master has actually gone through the experience.The claim to a
Shaping Zazen
It is true that the zazen of someCarries the zazen of others.A blow in the glass gives the shape of sitting,Collective and individual,Through an invisible
The Acute Gaze
One post here,One verbal interaction there,From one to the other, he strives to appear as a man having had an experience,one that has plunged his
Silent Thunder
I met his gaze of light,The sparkle coming out of his eyes,Was reflected in mineNaked truthUnvarnished happinessRecognition has taken placeA second or twoAscending spiralCollapse of
Our Silence Answers
In Zen and Catholic or Evangelic Christianity alike, among others, it is not unusual to come across this peremptory tone, the same insane assertiveness…Unexpectedly, this
Lame Ducks And Myself
Sophie walked a little bit closer to the group of people talking and heard the prominent disciple, the one everyone would swear he would succeed
A Master’s Game
Would we recognize a true master if we met one ?Could you admit, with me, that one has to have played this game, thought about
Notes & Silence 