Asking the question of Self,it is to manifest a situation of incompatibility with the knowledge of the Self. Answering such a question in the affirmative
Étiquette : meditation
Heart Music
Today, I like soft, atmospheric, often instrumental music,With minimalist, subtle arrangements, They pursue an objective rather opposite to that of the music that has received
Musiques Au Coeur
Aujourd’hui, j’aime les musiques douces, atmosphériques, souvent instrumentales,A l’arrangement minimaliste. Elles poursuivent un objectif plutôt opposé à celui des musiques ayant reçu ma vénération et
End of the Road
Religion is not the bottom of the soul.It is the vocabulary that opens the doors of your soul. The scents that bring you to a
Manual / Life
Whatever the book, however holy or comforting it may be,It can only lead you to the river, drop you on the bank. The book will
Awakening Line
It’s so amazing, so wonderfulTo see that the bottom of failure and the edge of awakeningAre one and the same line. ©FJ September 2022Recueils /
Incompleteness
In Zazen, all my incompleteness passes, without hurting meThe once lamentable, leaves an evanescent trace,In a boundless landscape, They can wane and vanish, The instant
Refuge In Non-Refuge
The conceptual scaffolding of religions/philosophies,Are constructions, more or less skillful, subtle and cumbersome,Behind which we take refuge.Should we then take refuge in non-refuge ? ©FJ
Landing In Zen
This is why I chose the Land of Zen to settle my refuge. The absence of preliminary beliefs, of non-negotiable ideological bouquet prior to any
Not In This, Not In That
The beauty of prayer is not in the candle.It is a prayer in the beauty of your heart when you approach the candle to light
No Leaves
It is true that prayer effectively picks up dead leaves in the garden.It is also true that the practice of Zazen uproots the tree from
Cut the Ties In Front Of You
I thank life for giving me elements from which I can free myself.‘Bonno Muji Seigan Dan’This liberation is the goal of our existence.The great letting
The Edge Of Vulnerability
In Zazen, I find myself free from all social influence,pulled out of the relational mud in which I had bogged down,extracted from the psychological games
One Thing And Its Opposite
I write this short article to say one thing and the opposite of this thing.Without deciding, without trying to reconcile the two terms, without resolving
Awakening Emergency
“It has never been so urgent to awaken”This sentence, always true, has never been so true. ©FJ September 2022Recueils / ParticipationsTelegram (Publications et Pratique)
Notes & Silence 