I think what Dogen means when he says that mountains and seas are time is that they are made of time, that time constitutes them,
Étiquette : consciousness
Without Limits
Feeling that Zen is limiting and going beyond these limitations of practice,That is Zen,The expression of profound nature is beyond the limits of the framework
Praying for You
Praying for you is touching our unique natureCommon to you and me,Touching the point within us where we cease to be different,Sheltering this point. ©FJ
The Pure and the Impure
Racking your brain with questions of pure and impure to the point of making them a central, fixed point necessarily leads to rigid behaviors that
Obstacles and Chaos, Of Course.
Zen is the practice of simplicity and silence.This involves encountering difficulty and frequenting noise. ©FJ Sept. 2025Recueils / Participation
Being a Monk or Being Naked
I feel there is a parallel between monastic ordination and a statement I once heard about tattoos, but I can’t pinpoint the precise nature of
Usury vs. Gift
Calculated action with the expectation of return on investment Vs. pure action,Mushotoku vs. Profit-seekingIn action, speech, and thought, the absence of calculating mindThis is enabled
Judgment, Retribution
The Day of Retribution can be read as the moment of truth, the one when all illusions will fall, when man will be confronted with
You owed me 9 Euros?
‘Dreams’ are filled with encounters from previous existences,Those we know perfectly well that we know, without knowing where we know them from.Those who remember us
Getting Out and Remaining (1/2)
When I stop camping on / from my coordinates: [This Body; This Mind] and realize that I am of a much vaster nature than this
Universal Intelligence
AI is said to be capable, on a nanosecond scale, of producing a work of art. Last night, in the last half hour of sleep,
The Ancient Nets of Consciousness
On the surface, just below, or in an intermediate depth, thoughts float as debris, and some are caught in the ancient nets of consciousness.As debris,
Mandarin
The mandarin is truth, and the peel, illusion.Illusion is part of realityHow can we access the truth of the pulp without removing the peel ?
Endgame
In the Hindu tradition, the world is « lila, » game, illusion.Sitting zazen, I stop playing. ©FJ_March 2026Books / Participation/ Groupes
What is the purpose of this body?
– What is the purpose of this body?– This body is for sitting zazen. – It is impossible to sit zazen all day and all
Notes & Silence 