Posture is the manifestation, in the physical dimensions, of everything that happens beyond the seated person.It is not you who has these perspectives, these understandings,
Étiquette : mind
Around The Worlds
« Leave this body-mind » means: leave the body-mindTo understand something else is to not know the port where we find ourselves,And ignore the departure and the
When the Child Appears
Do not think for a moment that I write spiritual texts,I don’t. I merely read my heart with a pen in my hand,I light up
Truth Without Words
-When is Zen born? – Zen is born when you stop searching for words about truth and start searching for the truth without words. ©FJ
‘Practice-Realisation’
Stopping to look for words about truth,Looking for truthFinding the truthAre not three steps. ©FJ Sept. 2025Recueils / Participation/
Compass Posture
The body-mind is a compass.The practice consists of observing the magnet of thoughts.As soon as it moves away, the needle returns to its original direction.As
Between the Bowl and the Mallet
The point of contact between the bowl and the mallet is the point of existence,The encounter between the eye and the light of the object,Between
Shin Jin Datsu Raku (again)
« Leave the body-mind » Dogen’s body-mind, the one that must be « left » according to the famous injunction given to monks in zazen, can also refer to
The Below, The Above (2)
The below, the above,The lower floors, the upper floors,The successive floors,The successive ceilings,These are two avenues of investigation, learning, and familiarization.Walking at first surprises the
The Below, The Above (1)
Leaving the mindthrough the floor,through the ceiling,are two different experiences.The investigation of the infra-mental and supra-mental spheres are two different journeys. Infra, here, means « not
Guardian of the Precious Silence
The Buddha did not answer the question of the Self,as long as the mental world hasn’t passed,as long as the silent detonation occurs,any mention of
Emergency Mind Button
Whatever the situation, external or self-generated, which sets fire to our mind’s forest,Whatever the winds of chaos that are blowing in our skull, we are
The Nature of the Mind
Zazen:-become familiar with the workings of the mind,-realize the intrinsically illusory nature of mental phenomena-identify the origin of the phenomena that occupy most of our
Land Use And Phone Fasting
What percentage of your mental space is occupied by this or that aspect of your life, this or that product? It may be surprising to
The Path to Peace
Non-discrimination is the absence of discrimination between what is presented to us.Thus, there is no individual, no situation that we like or reject more than
Notes & Silence 