The spiritual obstacle for the meditation practitionner may consist of seeking outside validation for what he finds within.The obstacle for the religious person may consist
Étiquette : libération
Hysteria of the Faithful
What keeps me at a distance from the Christian religion, and others…., sometimes to the point of losing the ability to find inner meaning, is
‘As We Forgive’
« Forgive us… as we forgive… » There is indeed a double movement necessary for the effectiveness of this statement: -You cannot truly forgive if you are
C’est Ainsi…
Quel que soit le système, il encouragera nécessairement l’ascension des éléments les plus représentatifs et les plus respectueux du système, puisque l’auto-préservation est in fine
The Nature of Nature
If the materials from your religion are part of what blocks the path to Being, this is an indicator of the distortion of these materials,
Do not read this. No point.
In light of what is experienced in the depths of sitting meditation, everything that is said,external and internal dialogues, is nothing but fragmentary, illusory, and
Institutionnaliser Le Zen
Ce n’est pas parce qu’une institution prétend être garante d’une tradition,Ce n’est pas même parce que, dans une certaine mesure, elle serait la garante des
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
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,
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
The Inner Prophet 1/2
The prophet is within us.The one who listens, the one who hears.In us, the prophet is that which listens, that which hears, that which receives
Thoughts Lose Their Hold
In zazen, as long as the hold of thoughts operates, speech is of no use.When thoughts lose their hold,In the universe that opens, speech is
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,
Embrace-Reunion
Leave the mind…All these disciples claim they want to leave the mind.Yet, among them, who really wants to?The inability to leave the mind is the
Notes & Silence 