I know that you can seeThrough the walls, unfailingly.I know your sufferingWhen they gather with a contrived faceTo comment the paintings on the wall,The reflections
Étiquette : meditation
The Circle of Practice
‘Sometimes, we become so familiar with the practicethat, little by little, we move away from it…Sometimes, you have moved so far away from the practice
What Is
Seeing what isIs seeing what is not.This may happen as the relationBetween what is and what is not reverses.Sitting creates favorable conditions to such an
Behind the Smile of the Old Man (2)
What appears to me as truly wonderful, is that the aging process does not seem to impact the sheer joy of being. This experience can
Behind the Smile of the Old Man
As we grow older, comes an impression of unsuitability,We feel we have become unfit for inhabiting this place. Compared to the inflamed spark thrown by
What ‘Night Life’ ?
I sometimes feel sadness towards people who claim to party through the night…They believe that mindlessly hopping from one place to another until the sun
The Scent from the Refuge
There is a scent in Buddhism,Emanating from the RefugeAt the heart of the woodsAlong the hike, we have the firm hopeTo find there some food,
Hostile Figures on the Cushion
What do we do when difficult personalities show up ?When people hard to love at first glance or people with whom we have shared a
I believed the Night
I once believed the Night was darkUntil she lifted the curtainAnd showed her ways to let light pierceThrough its bleak filters and black frames I
Headlamp Adventure
We move through life the way we advance in a cave, with a headlamp beaming forward. As we enter the room of our thirties, we
Cushion Diving (2/3)
Down, where names lose their artificial soothing properties,You name objects to keep track of them in your mental chaos. You organise this chaos with tags
Cushion Diving (1/3)
Thich Nhat Hanh says : ‘Mindfulness and the Holy Spirit both help us touch the ultimate dimension of reality’.These are elements allowing us to experience
Knowledge Wishes
May Knowledge descend in youAnd open you eyes, your heart and your mindWhen you’re least expecting it.Yet, make sure everything is ready to welcome it.
The Heart of Disaster
This is why disease or tragedy, when they appear in someone’s life can — in a paradoxical and counterintuitive manner — turn out to be
Night Howling (March 2020)
A strange wind is blowing on humanity.A wind that’s coming from afar.Determined, this wind is howling for a reason.I could hear its omen in the
Notes & Silence 