God is the name that you place on the depths of your soul. This name which initiates and allows investigation. According to traditions, this final
Étiquette : practice
Clinging to Forms, Sometimes
When sitting practice is difficult, respect for formal aspects is all that’s left to keep us going. Hands joined, leaning to the left, leaning to
Solitary Practice ?
I have always been a fervent defender of making silent sitting a solitary practice.I now recognise the tendency towards formal disintegration that such a practice
Where the Bird Can Rest
How would you expect the bird to still come and rest his gentle feet with all the noise the Man keeps making ? It pulses
Zazen Before Zazen
As we start sitting in the lotus posture, appears the impulse which sets the whole energy-burning machine in motion. When the back of the foot
Godzen (1)
Any attempts at rendering through wordsThe experience of God, Zenis laughable Very funny,Subtle observationSilent noise. ©FJ Nov 2023 (text and photo)Recueils / Participation/ Groupe de
Stabbing Sentence
In our daily relationships, the sentence that hurts, stabs you right in the middle of the heart,The expression that accuses, the lack of response to
Laugh Me !
The time has come when writing appears as nothing more than an intention floating in the psychological broth. It is observed, acute, lively.It for ever
Nehemiah, 6 Forces at play
Liberation, the funnel does not come naturally and enemy forces act to plant the seeds of doubt (Mara). They accuse and make false statements in
Divine Sculpture
The divine springs from experience, The experience of the divine is different from the practice of the divine And the practice of the divine sculpture
Shiki Soku Ze Ku (1)
Shiki soku ze kuKu soku ze shiki = All is onePhenomena are not different from the realm of consciousness,spiritual spheres are no different from phenomena.“not
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
To The Hearth Of Being 3/3
Part 1 Part 2 What finds you… There is you, who, one day, understands that all are guides, rails, cables, to suggest that you make
…and make a little tradition for yourself.
As soon as this phenomenon hits the spiritual life of the person, then a whole stratum, a set of strata falls apart. The collapse is
Spiritual Techniques
It seems to me that resorting to techniques so as to trigger a certain spiritual experience reflect a lesser degree of penetration of spiritual realities
Notes & Silence 