When Dogen says : ‘The wood does not know the ashes, ashes can look back at the firewood’, he points to the only reality there has
Étiquette : meditation
In Touch With God
Sitting, in the middle of the prairieBreathing, listening to your breath,Ask yourself the question : where is God ?Here, now, between you and the breathing,Within
« Et Surtout, Avec Bienveillance » (note)
La dictature douce de la bienveillance a ceci de dommageable qu’elle nourrit une representation parcellaire de la réalité des sujets qui s’y adonnent et donne
Spirituality Books
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
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
Notes & Silence 