The popular expression of spirituality is often the one that tends to be discarded and relegated to the level of the least qualitative, the most
Étiquette : consciousness
Zazen Welcomes
Zen welcomesJesus, Mary,All the Buddhas,Kannon,All the sages. That is why I practice zazen,Since the dawn of time,and for eternity. ©FJNov 2025Recueils / Participation/ Groupes
Neither How Nor Why
I have been practicing zazen for 8 years.The posture instantly realigns all my bodies. It is like an osteopath for a moment; I don’t know
A Trail Of Words
A primary understanding :Reciting prayers does not aim to solicit an external entity but to foster an inner disposition.Therefore, the prayer achieves its purpose when
Surah 49, 18
“Surely Allah knows the unseen of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.” Allah is prior to both the
Inner Intensity
When I was young, life was so sharp it was painful; there wasn’t a cigarette paper to soften its direct contact with the skin.Life was
Breathing Pierces
Breathing pierces through the floor of words.To write that breathing pierces the floor of words,that is blasphemous.To write that it is blasphemous to say that
No Hold
When the Buddha speaks of anatta, non-self, he is not denying the atman, as a hasty interpretation might suggest. It’s not about saying that the
To God and Back
God is the outward projection of inner nature.Inner nature is the culmination of the process of internalizing God.The two are one. ©FJ Nov 2025Recueils /
The Machine Gun of Your Words
The use of a peremptory tone, especially in a neutral context, is an attempt to regain control, an indicator of a feeling of losing touch
Radical
Any existing practice, religion, or teaching that is not centered on the observation of the spirit as a prerequisite is not worth considering. ©FJ Nov
All Prayers
Prayer and acts of devotion are a practice of resonating with a foundational aspect of spirituality (listening to and expressing the depths of the soul).
Weaver of Our Dreams?
In our dreams, we weave the tapestry of their unfolding, as we move through them, and we act as if the unfolding of this tapestry
The Moon at the Window*
The one the thief couldn’t take,And didn’t even notice,In Ryokan’s cabinIs the light of Conciousness. ______ (*reference to Ryokan’s haiku below) The thiefTook everything from
Buddhism and Parasites
Just because Zen readily adopts Buddhism doesn’t mean Zen is Buddhist.Zen, which accepts everything, accepts Buddhism… all the more readily since the latter has so
Notes & Silence 