Zen is the practice of simplicity and silence.This involves encountering difficulty and frequenting noise. ©FJ Sept. 2025Recueils / Participation
Étiquette : practice
Collection and Creation
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
Religions, Sitting : Same Battle
Through the practice of meditation, the disciple may very well find himself stuck in the twists and turns of the mind, trapped between the smoked
Divine Presence 2/2
I wonder if this is not the case with Mary, in Christian teaching.Theotokos, the “Mother of God,” through her initial “yes/fiat,” up until the day
Divine Presence 1/2
Isn’t the literal understanding of sacred texts and elements of tradition supposed to allow believers, disciples, to access a level of understanding, albeit inferior to
Being a Monk or Being Naked
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
Apophatic Knowledge
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,
Desire – Illusion
Desire is the matrix of illusion,Illusion is the matrix of desire. ©FJ Sept. 2025Recueils / Participation/
From glass to glass, lower than the earth.
A single glass of wine: the difference is striking.I have The feeling of being an out-of-tune guitar, incapable of resonating, with a certain passive enjoyment
Rien Que Des Bulles En Surface
Bien que puissamment ésotérique, la pratique de la simple assise, zazen, est servie par une approche empiriste radicale, puisque l’essence de la pratique consiste à
Getting Out and Remaining (2/2)
Yet, these coordinates are also the point of exit, of expansion of consciousness.Therefore, there can be no expansion, no liberation of consciousness, until its transitory
Getting Out and Remaining (1/2)
When I stop camping on / from my coordinates: [This Body; This Mind] and realize that I am of a much vaster nature than this
How Through ?
The buddha does nothing but inviting us, again and againto cut through. The question is, for each and every one of us, on every moment
What Breathing Knows
Let breathing act.Don’t try to make the breathing act.Don’t try to make the breathing do what has always been its nature.Let the breathing do what
Lava of Life
Answer the call of the Geyser,Drive yourself to the point of birth,There, just in front… Place your ear and hands against the ground,Listen to the
Notes & Silence 