A thousand times, I’ve been ready for surprises,A thousand times, surprises did not come.Today I no longer expect them,I might well be surprised ©FJ June
Étiquette : life
A Recipe By Jesus (3/3)
The Heart of Man is baked on a cushion.There, it holds seeds and landscapes of Nature, When the Heart appreciates beautyWithout saying a word,Man ripens,
A Recipe By Jesus (2/3)
Read part 1 here In these few lines from Christ,I find the call of the practice of Zen : The invitation to turn our attention
A Recipe By Jesus (1/3)
Throughout the Gospels, Jesus gives us the answer to the question he asks:“The kingdom of God, what to compare it to ?”« To a seed giving
Rock Of Calculations
One might think that non-attachment inhibits decision-making.Indeed, in the mind of the disciple then, none of the possible outcomes is privileged,and nothing ever comes up
When The Ship Is Stuck in a Dead Channel
It is always fear that solidifies the status quo.It allows the development of strata when the flow of energy is broken. Fear is a dam
Fire Door
By living in the rapids of the world,The doors of the soul remain closed. The sizzling fire and the rising heatRemain unreached Far off in
Know That You Are On The Way
There are passages in the Bible which, at first glance, may appear either looking as a poor translation or clearly leave us quizzical, as far
My Mind On Other Things
I wish that, on this evening, May 30th, 2020,That the whole Cosmos,Everything it carries, and everything that carried this planet,Forgave me for not having been
Ici-Dieu
All modes of existence are divine since the divine underpins them all.Therefore, there can never be any chord change which doen not praise the divine
Empty Shell
Losing the spirit of simplicity generates a shallow practice : one more empty shell,one more eggshell on the side of the path, whose living animal is
The Gift Of Freedom
It takes a freight of bravery, a serious hint of boldness,A disarming truckload of grace, a wild gift of freedom,To play one’s way through diverse
All Reality Down The Singing Bowl
Have you come to realize that all the words you are reciting,Matter much less than the quality of your presence as you are reciting them ?Rituals,
Nectar Of Life
Mindfulness is not another practice to be threaded into a necklace,Even if it the most beautiful of all pearls.Mindfulness is awareness of life. On every
Syntax Of Life
There are two ways to place oneself in a relation to life.The intellectual difference between grammar and linguistics has something to teach us. Grammar proposes
Notes & Silence 