Zen is pre-cultural.The error of assessment committed by many neophytes – and unfortunately by many title holders is to associate Zen with Japanese culture, or
Étiquette : freedom
On The Threshold Of Sitting
What the three strokes on the singing bowl teach meOn the threshold of sittingThe way they baptize the moment,With which they bless the present,How they
Existence Levels
(Foreword:The separation of post-mortem scenarios is artificial.An open and attentive look allows us to see in these different perspectives the facets of the same reality.
Some Old Note
The best way not to age is to stop fighting not to age.Thus, as we age, we do not age.The exit from the process of
The Pilgrim on the Way and the Conspiracy Theorist
The one who is often called, out of lexical weakness and intellectual laziness, a « conspiracy theorist”, is generally a fairly good client for spiritual practice.
Baptism in Solitude
At some point, on the way,One has to find oneself alone. Without a book, without a master,Without a dojo, without others’ eyes. One has to
Illusory Thoughts
One could object to the argument according to which all thoughts are illusory that this argument is also a thought, and therefore illusory.Thus, all thoughts
A Recipe By Jesus (2/3)
Read part 1 here In these few lines from Christ,I find the call of the practice of Zen : The invitation to turn our attention
A Recipe By Jesus (1/3)
Throughout the Gospels, Jesus gives us the answer to the question he asks:“The kingdom of God, what to compare it to ?”« To a seed giving
Micro Protocols
We have become executing agents, in many senses of the word.It is one of these meanings that I wish to explore today: the first, the
Turn Off That Screen
Understand this: Zazen is not entertainment,It is the world that is. We are generally in the world like children who are placed in front of
Freedom Muscle Blow
Just as there are contexts that inspire a great wind of freedom on populations, there are others when freedom withers and breaks.Freedom is also a
Lack of Transcendence
Here are a couple of sentences jotted down on a notebook several years ago.The fact that today I am hesitating to relay them is much
Liking Not Liking
If you criticize and distance yourself from a behavior that you vilify,If you despise a speech, it is because, in a twisted manner, you are
3 Graces
Upstream, the grace of the callingCast down the lane of faithInalienable lineThe awakening seed. Planted in the soilOf the Beyond-Time.Nostalgia without objectAnchored in the Beyond-SpaceOf
