The devil, etymologically, is the one who divides, who dis-unites,the one who « gets in the way » of the road, In doing so, he splits the
Étiquette : mindfulness
Je Suis Un Militant
Il ne s’agit pas ici de critiquer l’engagement mais d’évoquer un versant des possibles et d’inviter à se questionner s’il nous arrive de l’emprunter dans
A Good Night’s Sleep
The secret for a good night’s sleep,is to feel peace towards / and be at peace with every person you encounter in your mind. Hence
Screens Kill.
Television and screens take you away from yourself,they deprive you of the inclination to investigate consciousness.They invest the field of freedom and fill it with
Daily Holy
Sacred texts and secular events reveal their interchangeability in nature. The texts become secular and everyday events become sacred, when we observe one and the
Foiling
When others spend their time locking me into their narrow representations,I strive very hard to satisfy no one.Someone has to teach them, right? ©FJ April
Remedy for Suffering
Hidden behind the way followers of various traditions think that the body of texts they cherish as an inalienable block of non-negotiable truth,Inside the childish
Burial Scene
– Say, do you love me ?– Yes, you know it well-And you, do you love me?-Yes– All right, let’s bury each other now, shall
Percer l’Hypocrisie
Une excellente pratique consiste à voir l’hypocrisie de la pratique consistant à faire passer la pratique pour de la pratique.Assis pour la forme,Le fond à
Gratitude
I feel such gratitude towards…I don’t know. Zazen in my life is such an injection of beauty, breadth, perspective, clarity, an energetic embrace, an ocean
Poser Ses Mains
Je découvre que la beauté d’un métier consiste à mettre ses mains sur quelque chose, puis à les laisser parler. Un animal, une planche de
Unbearable Sitting
The one who can observe this point of un-bearability in sitting meditation,the breaking point of total boredom, the moment when exasperation is on the verge
Relative Suffering
Two strategies consist in relativizing the suffering of a being: -By comparing this suffering to the level of suffering experienced by their peers (« it’s the
“A Useless Gathering?”
Music robs the beauty of calmness.On deep water, nothing is built.There, light sinks in and leaves fallAnd plants slowly decompose.All of this is raining inside.
Intentionally left blank (note in progress)
(Quick note on my way to Sakamoto area, Otsu, Shiga, while reading the first pages of Zen Ritual, by Steven Heine…) If I write « this
Notes & Silence 