We must never underestimate the possibility that, behind the rejection of a given practice, text, or belief as primitive, exoteric, etc. ..what often hides is
Étiquette : freedom
Lay Down Buddhism
See: Buddhism, like any other body of knowledge, is so cumbersome in the practice of simple sitting,Leave it all thereand walk beyond with a lightened
Skillful Sneaking
Obviously, the sudden tightening of living conditions due to a political change such as the one we are currently experiencing constitutes a hostage-taking. It is
Zazen-Trumpet
Miles Davis said that he did not recognize his instrument in the « trumpet-trumpet »… In the same way, I do not recognize my practice in Zen-Zen.As
Beliefs As Identity / Identity As Belief
It is absolutely necessary that the observation of mental material be the first practice so that the disciple can become sufficiently familiar with this material,
What Does Zen Do?
Zazen reduces the framework of practice to the bare minimum. This approach of radical simplification is what is necessary to become aware of what is
The Inner Prophet 2/2
Just as we carry the prophet within us, we alone are the community, the community of ears that receive within us all the voices that
Breath Patrol
Breath patrols throughout the body and seeks out blockages or congested areas.With a touch of warmth, a friendly pat, it dissolves and sets in motion
The Body-Mind Shackles
Zazen gives you the opportunityto feel the body-mind shackles from which you must free yourself. All other words are useless if you don’t see it,
Practice: shut up and leave.
3 types of people in spiritual circles: Among disciples, the three most common profiles are found successively in the same person (or even synchronously): -Those
Mind: Physical Experience (1)
The hell-mind is a physical experience.It begins with the first drops of consciousness injected. Without it, the fire of the hearth of thoughts consumes everything,
The Frameless Frame
The ritual provides a framework for attention,Be the attention of the ritual frameworkThen the ritual will be with you everywhere.And you will no longer need
Hesitation / Choice
Hesitation is the expression of a stagnation energy.Choice is the awareness of a re-setting of these energies,Of dissolution and vaporization, of elements aggregated into sticky
No One to Convince
What I call « Great Freedom »,religions may as well call it « egotistical approach, » From here, I have no one to betray,nor anyone to convince. ©FJ June
Ritual Freedom and the In-Draft 1/2
It is fundamental to perform the ritual: the bowing, hands clasped, the striking of the mallet on the wood, on the bowl, to light the
Notes & Silence 