On the surface, just below, or in an intermediate depth, thoughts float as debris, and some are caught in the ancient nets of consciousness.As debris,
Étiquette : practice
3 bell rings
If you listen deeplyyou will see that the three bell rings,Are, in reality, your Heart calling. ©FJ Sept. 2025Recueils / Participation/
The Present of Presence
Meditation is the fundamental pillar of compassion. It teaches that presence is the most precious thing we have to offer others. This pillar is that
What is the purpose of this body?
– What is the purpose of this body?– This body is for sitting zazen. – It is impossible to sit zazen all day and all
Great Clean-up
In his instructions on posture (fukanzazenji), Dogen recommends taking a few deep breaths before beginning.When the posture is correct, a deep breath arises of its
Anchoring With No Return
People who suffer from the crust of existence on their path have in common the inability to realize that these ingredients of suffering are precisely
Les Trois Sans
Zazen est la fenêtre de survieIl suffit que se laisse entrevoir l’espace,une milliseconde, et toute l’existence en est à jamais transformée,Que l’on puisse y respirer
Institutionalizing Zen
It is not because an institution claims to be the guarantor of a tradition,It’s not even because, to a certain extent, it is the guarantor
Around The Worlds
« Leave this body-mind » means: leave the body-mindTo understand something else is to not know the port where we find ourselves,And ignore the departure and the
When the Child Appears
Do not think for a moment that I write spiritual texts,I don’t. I merely read my heart with a pen in my hand,I light up
Truth Without Words
-When is Zen born? – Zen is born when you stop searching for words about truth and start searching for the truth without words. ©FJ
Radical
Leave the body-mind!Christ on the cross.Who else can leave this body-mind like this? (Mi-Ka-El) ©FJ Sept. 2025Recueils / Participation/
Prise D’Alcool, Prise D’Otage
La prise d’alcool est une prise de contrôle. A double titre : -Elle s’effectue sur l’individu en situation de consommation potentielle,Elle est alors la force qui
A Sharp Push on the Divers’ Backs
This morning, I considered that when Dogen pronounced the injunction to « leave the body-mind, » « shinjin datsuraku, » he meant precisely that. There are certainly multiple possible
On the Other Side of the Self
Belief in a self is the obstacle to compassion, emptiness,selflessness and allows compassion, emptiness begets compassion,compassion allows the realization of emptiness, Shiki soku ze kuku
Notes & Silence 