Two strategies consist in relativizing the suffering of a being: -By comparing them to the level of suffering experienced by their peers (« it’s the same
Étiquette : life
Life Life
It suddenly occurred to me that all these problems I have in my life, right now, as well as those I’ve had to go through
Inaudible Tinnitus
I wonder if what we call ‘tinnitus’ is not the lower limit, the floor of the consciousness level that I had not yet encountered on
I Fulminate, Therefore I Am.
Anger is often a factor of densifying :It crystallizes a “me”. Though powerfully damaging, anger makes us feel real.Through anger, we feel aliveIf I lost
The Consciousness Building
In a building, each apartment, even though it is depending on the overall structure for its water, gas and electricity supplies, operates in a somewhat
What You Make Of The Tough Relationship
It is interesting to note that, in order to make a complicated relationship more fluid, it is not necessary to review the behavioral architecture from
High Candle, Low Candle,
High candle,Low candle,The lighting is very different, And the candle is the candle,Even if the candle is not the candle -Long candle,Freshly lit candleWinter reflections,
Targetless Futures
There comes an age when the choice of an activity has ceased to be made as it has always been: as an investment in the
Sutra In The Garden
My teacher used to say that it was useless to always read the sutras of the past.Besides, he had great respect for them. He said
Prizen (quote)
Le problème du Zen, c’est qu’il est prisonnier du Zen. ©FJ Nov.2021 Pratique – Recueils — ParticipationsMany thanks to all
Drunk With Life
No need to wait for this or that to happenNo need to avoid such or such occurrence,To be drunk with life. Being drunk with life,
Free Your Zazen
My friends, this is what, without authority or legitimacy, I enjoin you, I invite you to do.Free your Zazen,Free yourself. Your practice is under control.Supervision
Do Like The Schoolteacher
When kindergarten children are rolling on the carpet, screaming and bumping into each other, all in perfect chaos, sometimes the teacher, with a single clap,
Raked with Breath
The depth of life experience has nothing to do with anything which can ever be written.Life, however, is always the same.It is inhabited in a
Facing Life’s Phenomena
People often complain there is nothing they can do.It’s actually not true.Mindfulness. This is what we can do.Offering presence to the moment, any moment, is
Notes & Silence 