(continued from a comment initiated by a friend on Piercing the Monk’s Crust) I think there is something to be learnt from the likeness of
Étiquette : mindfulness
High Candle, Low Candle,
High candle,Low candle,The lighting is very different, And the candle is the candle,Even if the candle is not the candle -Long candle,Freshly lit candleWinter reflections,
Present to, Present For
If it is difficult to be present to yourself, it is even more difficult to be present for yourself.Being present : I see that these
Aging Body Awareness
Of course, with age, body awareness increases,First of all, this happens in the first degree. No need to invoke the points of wisdom to which
Reading Key
Zazen is the key to reading holy textsSimple sitting: residing in God,Call it as you want.And listen to what is whispered in our ears when
The Music In Your Body
Making music actually means letting energies flow through you.They therefore operate in ourselves the work, the resonance specific to their nature. To a lesser extent,
Black Cloud
There’s no such thing as a dark landscapeIn Zazen, it is none other than myself who darkens the landscape. The obscuring though, the initial cut
Under my feet
I don’t follow the pathI am on the way that unfolds under my feet.The one that the worldsEvery moment, bring me,On a carpet rolled-up in
Thanks
-Merci à tous ceux qui ont la gentillesse de me lire ici ou là et de suivre les activités liées à ces pages.Votre compagnie m’est
Untangled Illusions
The pleasure we take in imagining ourselves doing things is often greater than the pleasure we take in actually doing them. Pure virtuality does not
Dhyana Mudra (quote)
Indicible gratitude pour la posture Et rien d’autre que la main qui se pose sur la main. ©FJ Feb 2020 Books available here : RECUEILS
Mille Fois, Et Pourtant…
Mille Fois et Plus…Mille fois, j’ai été prêt à me laisser surprendre,Mille fois. la surprise n’est pas venue.Aujourd’hui je ne l’attends plus,Peut-être qu’à la faveur
Le Stress En Coulisses
Il arrive qu’un évènement trivial, sans grande conséquence et relevant du quotidien davantage que de la rupture de normalité, en vienne à occuper le devant
Consciousness Resources
As there is an immune reserve, unevenly dispatched in one’s lifetime and among individuals,Immune resources that we must maintain, there is a storehouse of consciousness.How
Bâtonnet
Bâtonnet d’encens : je me consume en zazen,mes pensées tournoient et partent en fuméeUne fois le bâton consommé. Avec la disposition des penséesla fin des
Notes & Silence 