Zazen, by the highlight it places on the body, ballasts the disciple : whatever his practice, he will be all the more inclined to avoid going
Étiquette : posture
When the Pelvis Tilts
When the pelvis tilts and the posture settles me,the outbreath that occurscarries an energy that waits to come out,which has been waiting there to be
Live and Let Die
Nothing is more beautiful than a man sitting in the lotus positionand lets die within himself the ten thousand hells of smoke. ©FJ March 2025Recueils
Sitting Practice : Transmitter-Receiver
Consider the following two dimensions of our sitting practice : Both Transmitter and Receiver, the posture teaches the worlds and receives the teaching of the
Vivre Et Laisser Mourir
Rien n’est plus beau qu’un être qui s’assoit en lotuset laisse mourir en lui les dix mille enfers de fumée. ©FJ March 2025Recueils / Participation/
Posture Fuss
The strong, sometime obsessive focus on posture in Zen teaching is also an upaya, a clever means and, through a detour of pedagogical engineering, presents
Prayer and Posture, Ultimately.
Posture is prayer,The sitting of the Buddha is the prayer of Christ. To disagree with this statement is to not have penetrated the heart of
“Read”
Heels near the groin,The back of each foot on the opposite thigh,This is how the inner book,From which I copy,Opens ©FJ OCT 2024Recueils / Participation/
Cintre
Zazen, Comme une chemise sur un cintre, le bas du dos tombe naturellement, la structure des voilages est portée, guidée par le crâne et les
Ropes and Rituals
When you make all the practice-maintaining ropes (i.e., ritual) disappear,The practice disappears: it loses its forms and tends to become shapeless, until there is nothing
Temple Intérieur
Mains jointes,s’incliner avant et après l’assise,entrer et sortirdu temple intérieur. ©FJ OCT 2024Recueils / Participation/ Groupe
Bodily Thoughts
When sitting, it is not enough to go through thoughts.In the same way that these are an emanation of the mind,It is necessary to go
Le Sourire Du Bassin
Qu’est-ce qui relie ainsi le bas du dos et les lèvres du visage ?Les commissures sont attachées au bas du dos.Lorsque le bas du dos
Craquement
Qui peut vraiment savoir ce qui se passe à la faveur d’un micro-craquement dans la colonne vertébrale, ou ailleurs ? Quel réajustement tellurique vient ainsi
Touching the Earth
When the Buddha places his hand on the earth, from his sitting posture, he points to the immediacy, the direct simplicity of nature, He experiences
Notes & Silence 