Why not admit it ?Loneliness is, at least partiallyThe engine of this spiritual quest. This loneliness pushes us towards the quest on our inner maps.It is
Étiquette : meditation
World-Ends Prayer
I desperately need a breath of fresh airTo renew the rancid climate of former stagnancy.I have been short of breath for so long,Lord, help me
Dogen Remastered
To study the selfIs to forget the selfTo forget the self,Is to meet God.(1) The study of the self in a misled practice brings an
Surface Emotions : Genesis
I have no idea whether the fact that people are getting so easily drowned in the surface waters of emotions is due to the nature
Who Else But God ?
Some self-centered profiles can only reach the lands of salvationBy making a detour through God,God, in the exoteric understanding is saving souls from drowning in
Are You Ready For Understanding ?
As long as you try to understand,You are never ready for understandingAs soon as understanding stops being an issue,Then, understanding can happen. Franck Joseph©FJ Sept
Essential Detour / Space Remains Space
It was healthy, life-saving for him to proclaim the joy he felt after he had discovered Mahayana.Yet, in light of what he perceives today, his
Until Prayers Put Out
Sitting zazen,Just sitting,Until all prayers put out.The prayer from the bottom of the soulResonates on its own. We need to walk out the center of
Inside The Cushion ?
I can never stop wondering whether God is actually hidden in the cushion. Franck Joseph©FJ Sept 2021Articles are available as books and e-books : RECUEILSThis
Setting The Text On Fire
It has now become possible to name ‘Christ’ every contact between the Spirit and Man.Everytime the Spirit seeds the heart of Man, Christ is born.
Zen Like Water
Collective gesticulationsSlow and glittery movesImitating a myth,Worshiping habits, This is not ZenThis is not my practice. Simply sitting ?Very little sitting, and scarce simplicity.Paintings to
Reported Compassion
In my eyes, as soon as compassion starts showing the first sign of ostentation, it is off-track…And stops being a path I want to follow.That
Virus : The Disciples Of Fear
« We’ll never have a normal life anymore» : this is a mind-jacking title. One more early morning hijacking. This is how it has been, for
A Few Degrees, Off-Track
One of the potentially confusing characteristic of our modern ‘Communication’ consists in responding with disconcerting obstinacy just a few degrees next to the question.So much
Great Freedom
Doubt, stress, anxiety, are the expression of our ‘small self’.The great freedom is calm and loving.Having faith in the Way means opening to the infinitude
Notes & Silence 