Realizing that religions are an artificial reading grid that we add to the world.Removing the grid from in front of our eyes.Freeing ourselves This is
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Religion, Psychological Fog?
While the contours of ‘religion’ phenomenon are clearly emerging as a psychological fog, self-induced and self-sustained by socio-cultural factors, I consider 2 scenarios: – either
No Practice
There is no practice,Practice does not exist,It is a word that is used to come and magnetize all kinds of mental constructions. No practice,No gesture,No
Toy Store
Religion provides mental objectsWith which we initiate and sustain a relationship,Religion then suggests playing with the objects it has provided.Religion is a toy store.Several brands,
The Without-Walls
I had to experience in my flesh,through extreme fatigue, physical and psychological, the material limits inherent in an activity that is too diversified,days stretched by
From a place of liberation
Isn’t that a shame they made a religion out of Zen?
The Bottom Of Pockets
(note shared with my friend R. this morning) The incarnation of the Dharma….Who embodies the Dharma of the Buddha? Today, I realize that I have
Praying as one quits smoking
In the first degrees of prayer, it is done in the same way that a smoker seeking to get away from his addiction will chew
“Read”
Heels near the groin,The back of each foot on the opposite thigh,This is how the inner book,From which I copy,Opens ©FJ OCT 2024Recueils / Participation/
Edge Addiction
Can you feel that what keeps you out of the state of practice, what de-centers you again and again,What makes you an armchair disciple or
Recognizing Freedom
The great freedom I am talking about is an indicator of the springing forth of a real practice.The inability to let this freedom take shape,
Opening the Door of the Spirit
Silent sitting opens the door of the Spirit,Lightens the inner eyes,Sit down, try and see. You have to sit to believe it.Through zazen, the profound
Disbelief-Punishment (1/2)
« Those who have not believed will suffer a vile torment »The torment is not to believe, not to see.This type of statement is often perceived as
Surge Of Life
The free and wild soul expresses itself through questions that, rather than pushing the practitioner forward, represent an infinity of sidesteps along the path, and
Attachment to the Framework
A very large part of what we call ‘religion’ actually relates to the mental universe.A very large part of what we call ‘conversion’ actually relates
Notes & Silence 