Isn’t that a shame they made a religion out of Zen?
Étiquette : libération
Just After
Just after the gusts of wind,for the one who managed to stay on the pathjust after that terrible storm,liberation,grace Do not forget. ©FJ Dec. 2024Recueils
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
« Diviser pour mieux régner » (note)
Pourquoi ce stratagème inique pour les peuples fonctionne t-il aussi bien depuis les temps immémoriaux…?Peut-être est-ce par ce que cet adage est sous-tendu par un
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,
Modern Sadness
The contemporary world persists in muddying the waters of the soul and maintaining them troubled.Thus, our being is kept away from his deep aspirationsand condemned
Soudain, le vent léger
Mes pensées s’agrègent en boule folle. Leur densité croissante oppresse jusqu’à ébranler le diaphragme et le laisser sonné, cordes oscillant au moindre bruit de pas.
Mécréance-Châtiment (1/2)
« Ceux qui n’ont pas cru subiront un vil tourment » Le tourment est de ne pas croire, de ne pas voir.Ce type de propos est souvent
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
The Living Rituals
In Zen, rituals are everywhereAs soon as attention falls onthe object I am holding,the step of my walk,the words of my speech,the living rituals unfold.
L’Urgence de Remplir
Lorsque je pratique le silence, Que j’honore l’absence de paroles, je me familiarise avec la force qui appelle, réclame, presse, somme de remplir le sillon
Listen, Remember, Free Yourself
And remember that Zen does not belong to anyoneneither to you, nor to me,nor to those who claim it,nor to the elders of the mountains,
Liberty Strait
The freedom that emanates from the texts – I am thinking here of the Bible – is often shot down in mid-air by those who
Notes & Silence 