The posture is the natural alcoveOffered to the soul at sunset.The fresh morning landscape contemplated before sunrise. Both the comfort of the intertwined vines and
Étiquette : meditation
To The Sitting Knights
This evening, I’d like to share my inextinguishable admiration for all the knights of the Sitting Practice,those who sit down through racing hearts,Those whose storms
Canned Hit 2/2
Part 1 here : Slouched in their shortcomings, their feet glued in old patterns, there is nothing they can do for me. Trapped in the
Total Crash
We are currently undergoing the latest stages in a financial bubble situation.Here, I am not just talking about what has been happening on the stock
When It’s Time To Retreat
To the fragility of the good relationships, imposed by a labile character, I prefer the certainty of emotional distancing. (direct version: I stop seeking contact
While Listening To The Breath
If I listen to the breath,If all masters listen to the breath,If we always come back, one way or another, to the breath,it is because
Some Old Note
The best way not to age is to stop fighting not to age.Thus, as we age, we do not age.The exit from the process of
Baptism in Solitude
At some point, on the way,One has to find oneself alone. Without a book, without a master,Without a dojo, without others’ eyes. One has to
Backstage Stress
It happens often that a trivial event, without great importance and relating to everyday life more than to the breach of normality, comes to occupy
Lava Diviner
This is practice : I probe the crustTerrestrial crust, at the end of my dowser. I tap the mallet, a little bit here,Another bit there,
Article Shelter
I write, one step at a time,I walk with a pen in my hand. On a pathless paper,I meander in letters of laces. My bag
Arduous Path
Some people are so easy to dislikeThe Way of the Bodhisattva is not an easy way. There are people for whom the slightest encounter pushes
Absolute Courage
In Zazen, non-doingIn the face of rising fearThere is nothing to doThe absolute courage of the sitting man. ©FJ June 2022 —Groupe de PratiqueRecueils —
Illusion of Grip
When anxiety gets out of control, it is necessary to give the illusion of a possible grip on reality. Anxiety comes from the lack (or
Importance Matters
To the central adage of the practitioner according to which “thoughts have no existence”, I propose to substitute this one: “thoughts are not important”. It
Notes & Silence 