When Dogen says that the Dharma is “obtained neither by thought nor by the absence of thought,” this means that one must not “not think.”
Étiquette : consciousness
Dissolving The Floor
When the floor of the mind seems to have solidified so much that no breakthrough can take place,Is it through breathing that we manage to
Devotion
It does not surprise me that in the great plains of consciousness, the appeal to this or that figure has real virtues of anchoring, of
Invoking the angel, bowing before the cushion
Invoking the angel, a devotion to a particular saint, Ultimately, these are inner practices, just as when a zazen practitioner comes to bow before a
Jumping Off A Cliff
Each ontological incompleteness of language is in itself an invitation to silent sitting,A hand that invites to stretch a dotted line lost into half a
Dogen and the Divine Breath
“Although the unimaginable Dharma abounds within each of us, we can only perceive it through practice, for it is only attained by realizing it. Buddhas
The Divine at the end of the session
The gratitude I feel toward the divine at the end of the sitting session illuminates the artificiality of all the categories with which the human
The Jewel
Direct presence is a jewel.This jewel is penetrated by the light of the teachings of authentic wisdom. How can one come to lose such a
Tell me how you believe
Tell me how you believe and I’ll tell you who you are.Tell me the architecture of your beliefs, their nature, and the configuration you give
Breast Heat
The absence of dilation of the heart is a reliable criterion for the withering of the path we are on. Dilation of the heart is
Seed of the Saint
To use Buddhist vocabulary, each time we re-center before a medal or image of a particular saint, we water the corresponding seed or the most
God of the Curtain
In zazen I will finally see what is happening beyond the curtain of the mind. To prevent people from investigating the realm beyond the mind,
Gone Off The Road
It is possible that words, concepts, and beliefs help guide Man’s steps…But the path is a road of silence. And the scenery around the path
The Unique Piece of Reality
The expression of spirituality will occur in a given person according to their personal disposition: externally (divine attributes, devotion, attention to revelations and belonging) or
Sculpting the World
For those whose inner channels are open, instances of collective manifestation are ultimately only a response to particularly powerful inner manifestations, whether individual or collective.
Notes & Silence 