I know that you can seeThrough the walls, unfailingly.I know your sufferingWhen they gather with a contrived faceTo comment the paintings on the wall,The reflections
Étiquette : consciousness
The Middle Way
The Middle WayThe path to awakening, The Way of the Buddha Is not a road of half-heartednessA lukewarm comfort between everything and its opposite. The
Behind the Smile of the Old Man
As we grow older, comes an impression of unsuitability,We feel we have become unfit for inhabiting this place. Compared to the inflamed spark thrown by
What ‘Night Life’ ?
I sometimes feel sadness towards people who claim to party through the night…They believe that mindlessly hopping from one place to another until the sun
Knowledge Wishes
May Knowledge descend in youAnd open you eyes, your heart and your mindWhen you’re least expecting it.Yet, make sure everything is ready to welcome it.
Sitting With Jesus (note)
In Matthew 6:6, when Christ invites you, as you pray, to ‘go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is
How to Read Secret Scriptures
At the top of our breathing inAt the bottom of our breathing out,Falling asleep, at Mindfulness DuskWaking up, at Consciousness Dawn 4 points on the
Truth : Keep Digging
Your spiritual practice is the truthAnd so is everyone’s… …And yes, all religions claim to hold the truth. And they’re all right, on different levels
The Reality of Things (note)
To rephrase Harada, in The Essence of Zen, it is the perception of things which creates things.This does not mean they had no existence prior
Investigate the Night (quote)
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Towards the Magma Heart
It is often said that, to each ‘external’ sense, corresponds an inner version. This can be verified by anyone devoting themselves long enough, or benefiting
The Wideopen
Firmly grounded in the one who sees, there is no necessity left to decide which of the two proposals is to be followed What kind
What Keeps us Afloat
Grasping, which is the mother of all illusions, is the extraction from the flow of thoughts. This flow of thoughts is itself an extraction off the
The Order Of Things…
The only necessary criterion to be used, when it comes to dispatching power according to legitimacy, should be the level of consciousness. Indeed, people benefiting
Loud Whispers
Meditation is about learning how to let things go — slowly and gently, or abruptly and awfully — quiet. In any case, without notice, the
Notes & Silence 