Whether the entirety of reality within which we evolve is created by a phenomenon generated by our consciousness, as emphasized by renowned investigators of the
Étiquette : consciousness
Can You Still See the Sky?
Religions are grids that cover the sky.They are devices that are at once practical, artificial, and opaque.The thicker the grids of religion become, the less
Common And Unique Practice
Before meditation begins, I join my hands and bow forward,Gassho,as one says grace before a meal. When meditation ends, I repeat this gesture,as one gives
No More Adding
The natural connection to your soul doesn’t wait.Teachings can help you…But as such, they are nothing. Sit by the lake,Make contact, listen to the landscape
Healing the Soul
I distinguish two ways of looking at thoughts: – One consists of analyzing the content to be questioned, the substance of each thought, and the
Sitting at Destination
Zen charges straight through the tall grass, cuts across all existing paths,Doesn’t stop at the conversations of groups of men overheard along the way. Zen
Counter-Relief Posture
Another secret of the posture has absolutely nothing to do with the posture itself. It resides in the negative aspect of this posture, meaning that
Captivity Through Entertainment
(Audio Note Transcript) Entertainment, as we have already noted elsewhere, is the art of diversion, the art of « maintaining » the recipient of this entertainment in
Memory of Sound
Sound, like water, is a carrier of information.And just like water, information that is not objectifiable, quantifiable, or conceptualizable as such at a given moment
Silent Songs
Before zazen, I couldn’t hear the birds. ©FJ Nov 2025Recueils / Participation/ Groupes
Prayer Loop
Prayer, at a certain level, whether we perceive it or not, is a connection between the praying being and the depths of their soul. The
Nothing Left to Do
Zazen,The leavesThe wind, Zazen,The wind in the leaves,Joy regained.So I have nothing left to write. ©FJ Nov 2025Recueils / Participation/ Groupes
Not wanting [not thinking]
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.”
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
Notes & Silence 