A large part of the system that religions deploy is based on psychosocial engineering, and aims at mental confinement by narrowing the field of consciousness.
Étiquette : practice
Within myself and before You
And when I bow,I do not bow before an external representation, nor before myself.I bow within myself, before You, represented externally by the ten thousand
Bad Movies and Blockbusters
During meditation, films and scenes that have been shown a thousand times, usually bad movies and blockbusters alike, are played.The difference is that this time,
The Ancient Nets of Consciousness
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,
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/
Notes & Silence 