How often have I longed for the encounterWith the human being inside of you.On every occasion, I have found nothingBut a battery of tightly knotted
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Nothing Left
On a certain level of silence, there is nothing which can still remainbeside faith and the call from Being.Nothing as powerful, no knowledge as certain
Sacrament Of Forgiveness
Sitting zazen, there is a sacrament of forgiveness.Towards others, of course, forgiveness dawning in the horizon,Towards ourselves, forgiveness we receive. The heart of zazen is
Playing subversive wears me down
Swarms of thoughts,Those who clouded our sights and made us turn in circles in the same psychological neighborhood when we were convinced we could cross
Jump Off Theology
There is a point on which spiritual practices and theology are fiercely opposed and where pilgrims are forced to take a direction: Theology, and with
In Touch With God
Sitting, in the middle of the prairieBreathing, listening to your breath,Ask yourself the question : where is God ?Here, now, between you and the breathing,Within
Confession
I confess the faith I placed in the self-importance,I confess the faith in self-sufficiency. Way of drying upAcross barren fieldsAnd furrow of loneliness and suffering.This
Lost Battle
Inside our bubble of thoughts, where would you find God ?He is waiting outside, behind the door of your heart.He’s waiting beneath…That you kneel down,
God’s Embrace
God’s embrace is so simpleThat all your books can be laid down, right here.All your concepts so skillfully entangled. These have stopped being of any
Pascal Again
Blaise Pascal : In the Heart of Man, there is a hole in the shape of God….All the rest, is useless waffle. (this second sentence
Quintessence of Instruction -Notes/ Maharshi’s Poem (1/2)
First Verses : Karma must ever yield its proper fruit,For thus, it is ordained by God, HimselfSupreme Creator. Then, Is Karma God ?No. For it is
Né D’un Souffle
A chaque fois que l’Esprit de DieuSouffle dans le Coeur de l’hommeC’est le Christ qui nait Franck Joseph©FJ June 2021 – All Rights ReservedArticles are
Letterless
Vocabulary does not really matter.The heart can hear the letterlessWords that GodWrites for us. ©FJ Sept. 2021 – Telegram (Publications et Pratique)
Breathing Life To Scriptures
When Jesus says he has not come to abolish the Scriptures, but to accomplish them (“Do not think that I have come to abolish the
Gasping Point (2/2)
Lord, blow away the layers of dustTime has hoarded along the path of simplicity,Open my eyes to traces of eternity,I’m lost, come meet me where
Notes & Silence 