Dojo-goers who set up for the posture must pay special attention not to settle in the posture. This latter is often elevated to a dogma
Étiquette : experience
Learning By Heart
The heart generates a magnetic field 400 times more powerful than the brain’s.From my heart to your heart ( I shin den shin),A master to
Soul Perfumes
There is an aroma for every soul,Something in the air,Unrelated to age or experiences,A deeper connection, ahead of it all Some fragrances suit us, let’s
Mouth Full Of Earth
A dry meditationReveals how deeply trapped we’ve allowed ourselves to become In ideas, both barren and fertile,In unclear, diffuse anxieties,In entertaining chorusesOn childhood and old
God Means ..
God means the bottom of your soul, your most intimate self, as Meister Eckart put it.You can look elsewhere, but be prepared for inconsistencies and
Ceremonial Wisdom
What do I care to ‘look wise’ ?Why would I want to dress with the attire of wisdom ?This sounds like an absurd objective to me. Yet,
Practice Beyond Combat
Practicing Zazen, just sitting,Is answering ‘mu’ to all questioningsSubtle and non-subtle onesThat are stirring up our minds. By sitting Zazen, we practice ‘not entering’.Sitting on
Left Un-Named
More than anything elseHe didn’t want to have anything to name. For he knew that, as he would pin a tag to this new phenomenon,He
Corroding Masters
Institutional believers unceasingly suck on their comfort blanket. Intrinsically, what are the tangible attributes of coaches and staff carrying around their spiritual teaching material ?The credit
Naked Buddha (1/2)
I can’t assert that there actually is such a thing as Buddhism.I do not assert Buddhism exists. A few gestures, attitudes, words, a couple of
Be a Timeless Buddha
The Buddha’s approach is beyond space and time.Targeted by questions and scratches in the Fabric of Reality, A Buddha simply sits and allows the Dharma
Words : A Footbridge To Nowhere
Here is a strange belief, both highly common and yet quite surprising :The belief according to which words would withhold elements of truth. We would therefore
O.S.T
From the bus window, music in the headphonesColors landscapes with graceAnd on the shore of the lipsA smile surfaces to welcome life As I awaken
Before Awakening
Beauty lies in the slightest moveIt sizzles behind every sound,But you don’t see it yet. One spoonful of instant coffee in hot water. Franck Joseph©FJ
A Broken Zen
Like an ageing actor, playing out of tuneAs he tries on poses and reflexes from his brighter years,We sometimes sit a broken zen. Like a
Notes & Silence 