The feeling of meaninglessness that sometimes grips us, the absurdity behind the internal collapse of a “was it all for nothing?”, is the result of
Étiquette : practice
Simplicity and Discipline: Back and Forth
The disciplined daily practice of meditationprograms the emergence of the unexpected experience of wondrous simplicity.And the dazzling experience of nature charts the course of a
The Posture
The posture is a raftThe posture is a horizon line,The posture is the storm,The posture is the sky and the ocean, The posture is beyond
Not Of This Realm
Just because you make God a product of the mind doesn’t mean God is a product of the mind.The relationship you have with this mind
Religion as a Mirror
A religion that stifles is necessarily a religion that is misunderstood.The hardest thing to accept is that it is this way because it is the
My Emptiness
There is a rather subtle form of pretension in the Zen practice of this century…as if emptiness could belong to anyone. ©FJ Nov 2025Recueils /
“Give us this day our daily bread.”
It is not yesterday’s or tomorrow’s bread. Let us become aware (“give us”) that ruminating on the past and speculating about the future distance us
3-Way Way
Jesus is also a Zen master. We must acknowledge a certain « genius » in Christianity: This can be appreciated whether one is among the believers or
The Space Behind Traditions
Space… That’s what I love about zazen.Offer me this same space here or there, and I will follow you without hesitation.Without it, I remain here,
Using the Marian Channel
Mary is a channel.God used Mary as a channel to manifest through his son.Through the Son, we, in turn, can use the Marian channel to
The Spiritual in Our Lives
The popular expression of spirituality is often the one that tends to be discarded and relegated to the level of the least qualitative, the most
Zazen Welcomes
Zen welcomesJesus, Mary,All the Buddhas,Kannon,All the sages. That is why I practice zazen,Since the dawn of time,and for eternity. ©FJNov 2025Recueils / Participation/ Groupes
Neither How Nor Why
I have been practicing zazen for 8 years.The posture instantly realigns all my bodies. It is like an osteopath for a moment; I don’t know
La Paire De Claque
Zazen c’est quand même une bonne paire de claqueAu petit monsieur,A la petite dame,Que nous pensons être,Tous les jours…Une bonne paire de claque Qu’advient-il de
Arche-Posture
Zazen is the posture, the practicebehind postures and practices.©FJ August 2025Recueils / Participation/
Notes & Silence 