Here is a strange belief, both highly common and yet quite surprising :The belief according to which words would withhold elements of truth. We would therefore
Étiquette : mind
Feeling Adventurous ?
Meditating is observing the mind…Nothing else, really…And observing the mind is the wildest adventure on Earth(and beyond) Franck Joseph©FJ Jan 2021- All rights reserved.Articles are
Useless Thoughts
There is a fundamental equality in the way our mind material is useless.Not a single thought worth being a source of preoccupation,Even though variations in
The Practice of Ignorance
It is very clear to my eyes, that the underlying power conveying thoughts does not belong to me.When the vertical axis collides with and opens
What Do I Do With Sensations ?
What I need to do with vedanas (1) is : …nothing.As soon as I attempt to deal with the ‘vedana phenomenon’, I have no other option
Vedanight
One of them, caughtBetween my fingers, staredFor what it is. They’re all out at nightPassing through my inner skyAll different in speed, shape and brightnessBut
Même si la Nuit
Ce matin, le soleil a l’œil qui colle.Pourquoi tant de nuages ? Il reste allongé dans le lit de la nuitEt me cache sa pupille
Wide Angle Awakening
Limiting all inner life phenomena to our the activity of the mind, is having an ideological perspective as well as a fragmentary experience of the
Alone in the Elevator (?)
Breathing in, Breathing out,Thoughts have their own cycles.Suddenly, one disappears and the next one does not arise.A bit of waiting, it does not come. The
The Dharma River
At this moment, life needed to pivot, to flow and riddle lightlyYet, nothing happened. Stagnation is never due to the bed of lifeBut to the
Traditions du Système
Puisque le Soi ne peut être contenu dans un système, toute adhésion effrénée à l’un ou l’autre des systèmes, ne saurait mener au mieux qu’à
The Way Up the Woolen Ball (note)
The traditional practice of Vipassana, through the path it unfolds under our feet, is an experiential teaching. Along this path, the pilgrim is taken by
The Role of the Mind (in Times of Pandemic)
I feel a growing urge to invite people to get more accustomed to the following idea : Phenomena are a concrete realisation of our —
La Part de l’Esprit (Dans une Pandémie)
An English version is available here : The Role of the Mind (in Times of Pandemic) De plus en plus, je pense qu’il est important
Karmic Waves on the Horizon
Mental winds can be the consequences of a karmic swell.The distance from which they come has long been inaccessible to our understanding.The only thing we
Notes & Silence 