Hidden behind what we often perceive as the crude and medieval austerity of the list of the seven deadly sins, lies profound teaching which has
Étiquette : god
Zeroing In
God is the name that you place on the depths of your soul. This name which initiates and allows investigation. According to traditions, this final
In God’s Hands
When the Quran repeats that God “hears and sees all,” it is not trying to hammer home a divine obsession with control and guilt.On the
Killing Fear
I found the opposite of, the remedy for, fear: –Faith. Tonight, as a last resort, the faith, I embrace, because there is no other place
Godzen (1)
Any attempts at rendering through wordsThe experience of God, Zenis laughable Very funny,Subtle observationSilent noise. ©FJ Nov 2023 (text and photo)Recueils / Participation/ Groupe de
D’Où Dis-Tu « Dieu » ?
Dieu est – aussi – un niveau de conscience. Parler à Dieu n’a rien d’étonnant.Rien d’étonnant non plus à ce que Dieu réponde.Que je l’appelle
And There It Is
Call it God,Or call it Zen,What do you care ? Where there’s nothing left,There’s nothing left,And there it is ©FJ Nov 2023 text /photoRecueils /
God Speaking To Me?
My 10 year-old son asked me if I knew that the Bible was “God speaking to me” ? I answered I did….And specified that to
God’s Joke
It is the story of a man who completed a doctorate in theology, in philosophy of religions,the story of an gesticulating zen master.The story of
The Call to Prayer 2
The call to prayer – listen ! — is the call of the divine to you,the call of the divine that reaches you In prayer,
To The Hearth Of Being 2/3
Part 1 Likewise, there is no sacred place, there are only spatial contexts which invite us to inhabit consciousness in depth. There are no rituals,
To The Hearth Of Being 1/3
Mantra or prayer There are no syllables, no magic word, There are simply rails, a guide, a cable, a trail on which you can place
Foot On the First Pebble
If you can touch the Divine nature with your fingertipIn reality, you haven’t done a thing.You may think of yourself as reaching the end of
Seed In Tears
Between two waves of unrestrained tearsHe seeded the following prayer : Lord, I’m coming with the simplest faithPlease revive me ©FJ Nov 2023Recueils / Participation/
“A Dwelling For My Name”
In Nehemiah’s prayer to the Lord ( Nehemiah 1;9) : “But if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled
Notes & Silence 