(continued from a comment initiated by a friend on Piercing the Monk’s Crust) I think there is something to be learnt from the likeness of
Étiquette : freedom
Piercing the Monk’s Crust
There are nights, like this night,when I wonder if, in the end, never having achieved what I wanted to, is not the greatest grace of
Priority Vehicle
To the emergency lane,i’m driftingsatori’s vehiclecirculates freely. ©ndraw@protonmail.com – Dec 2022Recueils / ParticipationsTelegram (Publications et Pratique)
Ark Of Consciousness
March 2023, France and Elsewhere. Many people experience an inner collapse and suffer terribly from seeing all the landmarks, systems and references around which they
A Method ?
What’s the method to get back to that beginner’s mind ? (Cf. Suzuki, Shoshin)There is no method.The method is the non-method. If I apply a
Spiritual Building Permit
From my first master,I’ll remember that we must always create, at every moment, our tradition.Practice is a meeting of living beings,I saw the momentum, the
Symbol Eater
I once knew someone terribly greedy. Along his quest for unity, he would pick up all the symbols he encountered along the way and put
Initiation Swamp
There is a moment on the path when one stops chasing initiations,And starts seeking silence. Beyond this passage, the words move away,All noise melts and
Meaning Of Truth
Truth means genuine,not a claim of objectivitynot a certificate of propertya long gone knowledge resonating again,a clogged up stream flowing again,doing what streams are supposed
Talk about God ?
So you want to talk about God.But what god do you want to talk to me about? All these words sketch a god that I
Sutra In The Garden
My teacher used to say that it was useless to always read the sutras of the past.Besides, he had great respect for them. He said
Gaseous Rings
I look around at my brothers and cousins and I say to myself that the practice of zazen, abrupt, naked, dry, sometimes,spares us many worries
More Of This, Less Of That
The posture of Zazen has nothing to do with “more of this, less of that”.In Zazen, my whole being stands to embrace the Buddha,Approaching the
Free Your Zazen
My friends, this is what, without authority or legitimacy, I enjoin you, I invite you to do.Free your Zazen,Free yourself. Your practice is under control.Supervision
Manual / Life
Whatever the book, however holy or comforting it may be,It can only lead you to the river, drop you on the bank. The book will
