I think what Dogen means when he says that mountains and seas are time is that they are made of time, that time constitutes them,
I think what Dogen means when he says that mountains and seas are time is that they are made of time, that time constitutes them,
Feeling that Zen is limiting and going beyond these limitations of practice,That is Zen,The expression of profound nature is beyond the limits of the framework
Praying for you is touching our unique natureCommon to you and me,Touching the point within us where we cease to be different,Sheltering this point. ©FJ
Une pratique sincère du Zen devra nécessairement mener au seuil au-delà duquel il n’est pas possible de poursuivre le voyage ainsi chargé des outils conceptuels
La dématérialisation extrême du zen opère tant au niveau extérieur (rituel…) qu’intérieur (concepts, représentations)Elle est ce qui fait du zen un refuge, un point vers
For the disciple of the Way, it is not simply a matter of collecting the teachings of the masters of the past, but of embodying
I feel there is a parallel between monastic ordination and a statement I once heard about tattoos, but I can’t pinpoint the precise nature of
Knowing what one is notis only seemingly negative. In reality, it’s about knowing that one is not ‘that’,that what one thinksis not one’s true nature,
Free yourself from all these books,take the great leap of courage,let yourself go from the top of the cliffsdive in headfirstlet yourself be intoxicated by
« Pas la lumière mais le témoin de la lumière »« Le Verbe était lumière véritable qui éclaire tout homme »« Il était dans le monde et le monde était
Les seuls moments de vie véritables émergent comme un produit de l’expérience d’alignement, de fluidité des éléments que les sens viennent rapporter à notre conscience.Comme
The happiness I feel simply being there, often,at bedtime, when I lie down,or at night during a familiar moment of wakefulness,has something freely given about
I am struck by reading James Finley who calls Jesus the “God of Love and Emptiness”, and reveals with simplicity the link of continuity between
Before going to sit in zazen, as I do every evening, I ask those around me and invite each of them to accompany me.Like every
Ce à quoi tu accèdes par une échelle de devoirs, un escalier de livres, une tour d’efforts…n’est pas Dieu.Tu peux emprunter tous ces chemins et