A common mistake is to see zazen as a technique. This is utilitarianism: “I sit zazen in order to…” and then it does not differ
Étiquette : meditation
The Other Side of the Clouds
You say: – “I am normal”,and you cannot see in your quest for normality the expression of a conflict between different levels of yourself, seeking
Pockets of Hysteria
In every tradition, there is a pocket of hysteria in which believers lock themselves and nervously, relentlessly repeat the same loops of language, ad nauseum,
Conceptual Force-Feeding
No religion is exempt from conceptual force-feeding. It is up to the practitioner to get through it. Before this salutary step, he must still manage
Seed In Tears
Between two waves of unrestrained tearsHe seeded the following prayer : Lord, I’m coming with the simplest faithPlease revive me ©FJ Nov 2023Recueils / Participation/
“A Dwelling For My Name”
In Nehemiah’s prayer to the Lord ( Nehemiah 1;9) : “But if you return to me and obey my commands, then even if your exiled
The Axis Of Relation To Christ
In our relation to Christ, there is the whole range from the most dualistic devotion to the radical non-dual approach. From the devotional to the
Out Of Smothering Circles
If attention is not in place, if consciousness is abandoned, Then even if the heart of God surrendered to you, You would knit a net
Grace Alone: God’s Space
There is a nice parallel between one of the founding postulates of Protestantism, according to which the grace of God alone saves the soul of
Even if I can’t hear anything
I have never found answers anywhere else but in the practice of silence.Sometimes, silence makes events speak,Other times it silences them all.But still, it nourishes
Give Thanks
The Sitting practice trims and trimsCuts and clearsAnd finally leads to the heart of spirituality. There, we can all live with the same spirit.There, their
Défricher Au Quotidien
Les champs du spirituel sont gigantesques,Il faut bien commencer à les défricher par un bout. Chaque mouvement peut être une prière,Je pense que chaque mouvement
When Everything Shuts Down
All these posts can as well stop right hereI will write, as far as eyes can see, sutras, mantras, passages from holy texts, prayers,That would
Her Whom I Embrace With My Eyes
The practice of simple sitting is a joyful practice.It teaches the courage to go beyond the crust of concepts.Experience requires going through this crustIt is
Zen on the lips
Zen, Zen, Zen… It does not matter the least !For Zen does not exist, Zen exists nowhere else but in yourself, right here, right now,What
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