I was searching for a path of simplicity, devoid of the clutter of concepts,I was searching for a path not drowned in words, A path
Étiquette : consciousness
But what are you doing?
Realising the barrenness of identification with mind activity is truly the first step on any spiritual path. Many people teach,don robes and finery,have temples and
Trapping God
In Freedom only, God can be.Religions are traps for people who think that God can be trapped. ©FJ_Fev 2026Recueils / Participation/ Groupes
Between the Bowl and the Mallet
The point of contact between the bowl and the mallet is the point of existence,The encounter between the eye and the light of the object,Between
“God of Love and Emptiness”
I am struck by reading James Finley who calls Jesus the “God of Love and Emptiness”, and reveals with simplicity the link of continuity between
The First Gate
It is because in zazen we are supposed to have already traversed everything that the practitioner can be given the illusion of having indeed traversed
Holy Pictures and Mandalas
Pious images, mandalas, objects of piety, are all external occasions of impulse, an internal dynamic allowing the deployment of light. The confusion consists of believing
Naming God?
There are people for whom it is very important to give God a name, others for whom the name given to God doesn’t really matter.Still
Christmas 2025
And while you chase after cheap teachers,Your Lord is within you and awaits your presence. It is none other than God who teaches you heart
Everything Is Important
In Zen,Everything is eminently important,Also, every detail deserves supreme attention,and nothing really matters. ©FJ_August 2025Recueils / Participation/
Gassho
Gassho : bowing before zazen,as one enters the inner temple. ©FJDec 2025Books / Participation/ Groupes
Do you hear the one within you?
Can you hear, within you, the one who is trying to get up, the one who is waiting, the release of the sound of the
At High Speed
In my daily life, the world, people, and activities pass by at high speed,everything happens so quickly before me. The passage of daily life accelerates,
The Habitats of the Mind
Zazen: quitting the habit,leaving habits, the habitats of the mind, the refuges of consciousness,and reaching the depths of depths, the space of spaces,The ample nature,
Erasing Work
These words appear as they are, planted as such in my mind.When I try to appear through them, the text becomes stained and insipid. It’s
Notes & Silence 