It is not the words that should be followed in prayer, it is the underlying movements of the soul.The very movements which brought these few
Étiquette : meditation
Bass Up To 5 A.M.
Rather than speaking of identification with or against psychological phenomena (namely, blaring sounds repetitively hitting eardrums throughout the night), as the source of endless suffering
Praying Yourself To Sleep
Praying yourself to sleep,Sinking into the night,Pushed by one day’s shortcomings,And drawn by the next morning in the hope of right action. ©FJ April 2022Recueils
Certainly Not A Dream
Maintaining the gaze in this other dimension. What I strive to do.The veil had been lifted and the eyes were opened to it. From below,
He Who Laughs
One thing that makes me really sad, is the pointlessness of chaotic behaviors.All this mess,All this noise,Creating so muchAnxiety, so much tensionAll this exponential suffering.Every
Time To Surrender
I’m watching our practiceI’ m watching mineAnd I see so much ego.It is hard to admitBut it is impossible not to confess today.These practices are
My God
It appears as an enlightened perspective to understand, behind the use of the possessive pronoun in ‘My God’ or ‘Our God’,A mark of intimacy rather
Penance
It is unfortunate that the daily investigation and ensuing penance are clouded by filters of our representations of Catholicism. However, it is a healthy and
Saved From Waters ?
Self-centeredness is sometimes the only path an individual can take to avoid being swept away in the midst of the gusts of life.Like everyone else,
The Jungle Of Old Age
In the thick jungle of old ageThrough which I walk,Tree branches, bushes brambles,Wild animals running in the opposite direction,All damage, puncture, further tear off my
The Partition Bias
Above all, the surface consciousness wishes not to be forlorn,It feverishly watches out for the disengagement of forces and their migrations for deeper layers, to
Straw Fire (2/2)
Part One : Straw Fire 1/2 ….Once this is established, we can wonder about the function of festive events and about the interest on the
Straw Fire (1/2)
Exhausted beings, knotted together,Entangled in others’ links,Littering the ground with ashes,Burned skin and worn-out hearts. In this place, however, the fatigue of the soul,May teach
Those Words You Took Away
In the torments of life, those with which it never fails to sprinkle our daily lives,How easy it is to lose sight of the essential
Conflict Fuel
Of Course, after-Zazen considerations are not comparable to before-Zazen problems.Our perspective can change.Yet, the flattening of conflict zones ahead of sitting may also enable conditions
Notes & Silence 