Books about spirituality are often a catalogue displaying the psychological material of others.At best, they tell about others’ experiences,A few specks of dust, glittering in
Étiquette : meditation
Discursive Erosion
This is what exhausts the heart of Man and causes their ruin.Activities, whether sound or not, drain our being’s resources after jamming them. From the
Reality Happens
A war, a systemic collapseThe organization of our modern world around automobiles,The disappearing of automobilesSurviving without moneyThe extinction of 99 % of living speciesSurviving without a
Quintessence of Instruction -Notes/ Maharshi’s Poem (1/2)
First Verses : Karma must ever yield its proper fruit,For thus, it is ordained by God, HimselfSupreme Creator. Then, Is Karma God ?No. For it is
Through Mental Lockdown
Mental lockdown – keeping individuals away from their familiar environment – can give way to a withdrawal syndrome : first, the anxiety related to a
Breathing Life To Scriptures
When Jesus says he has not come to abolish the Scriptures, but to accomplish them (“Do not think that I have come to abolish the
A Crater Of Tears
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
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
Notes & Silence 