It is fair to argue that meditating alone is to risk being trapped within one’s own projections, without ever experiencing the favor of a fragment
Étiquette : life
What if I didn’t get anything at all ?
“Death” wasn’t death, What if “the death” from which the God of Israel in Psalm 41 allows his people to escape wasn’t physical death, What
Between the Bowl and the Mallet
The point of contact between the bowl and the mallet is the point of existence,The encounter between the eye and the light of the object,Between
Questioning the Ground
The first row of mental blocks must be placed on calm, peaceful ground.If this isn’t the case, none of the structures located there deserve our
Perpetual Present Intimacy
Among the worst things traditions, whether intentionally or through lazy erosion have done to spirituality, is the disconnection from the teachings of the now. The
Source of Eternal Life
One of the greatest ironies is to realize that the Zen tradition is stifled under a thousand layers of constructions around Zen. These constructions have
Breath Patrol
Breath patrols throughout the body and seeks out blockages or congested areas.With a touch of warmth, a friendly pat, it dissolves and sets in motion
The Dirtying Machine
The « thought » activity represents an effort.The laundry washing machine is powered by electric current, itself produced by coal or else.Observing the effort, the energy underlying
Body of Practice
Spirituality is also practiced outside the defined realms of spirituality, such as established religions and associated practices.Thus, if as soon as attention is aroused, spiritual
New Inner Grammar
There comes a time when what keeps us within the spheres of explaining a world by strictly rational, scientific, intellectual, academic means… What is limited
Of Water And Air
A bottle of water filled to the last drop: full of water, filled to the brim, and empty of the air it contained when it
Crossing the Threshold
A sincere practice of Zen must necessarily lead to a threshold, beyond which it is impossible to continue the journey thus laden with conceptual tools,
Universal Communion
To live in God,To exist through Christ,To be loved by the Holy Spirit… This means ceasing to function from the sphere of the self, circular
Stifling Texts
The texts cannot stop themselves from becoming unbreathable. If it seems that it is stronger than them, that despite all good intentions, they give in
Grain of Life
What do we call « Zen » ?Zen is placing your hand on the wood, the carpet, resting your eyes on the candle, inhaling the incense,tapping the
Notes & Silence 