All these meanders and sleights of handAre a dead-end.They push me deeper into the dark.Their roads all finally narrowAnd swear to smother meIf I follow
Étiquette : practice
Quintessence Of Instruction – Notes on Maharshi’s Poem (2/2)
Beyond Karma, beyond this world is the Kingdom of Heaven,The Kingdom of God.Inside this karmic existence, actors ‘don’t know what they do ‘, as Jesus said.Saying
World-Ends Prayer
I desperately need a breath of fresh airTo renew the rancid climate of former stagnancy.I have been short of breath for so long,Lord, help me
Secret Coordinates
At the peak of inhalationIn the valley of exhalation,Touching water after diving for sleepReaching eyelid surface when awakening to the new day 4 points on
Who Else But God ?
Some self-centered profiles can only reach the lands of salvationBy making a detour through God,God, in the exoteric understanding is saving souls from drowning in
The Names of the True God
It is both sad and unexpected to realize, at the dusk of one’s life, that the god we have been told about, the one we
A Few Words On Practice
Practice is universal.It exists way beyond traditions – it transcends them all.It exists through traditions – it unites them all.It comes down to a few
Are You Ready For Understanding ?
As long as you try to understand,You are never ready for understandingAs soon as understanding stops being an issue,Then, understanding can happen. Franck Joseph©FJ Sept
Essential Detour / Space Remains Space
It was healthy, life-saving for him to proclaim the joy he felt after he had discovered Mahayana.Yet, in light of what he perceives today, his
The Millstone Of Tiredness
Tiredness is a millstone you’re dragging around your neck. It is making life grueling, tarnishing the most pleasant aspects of existence.Yet, there is a point
Did You Pierce The Crust ?
Whatever the religion, tradition,Whatever the practices or accounts of experience,As long as the conceptual crust has not been pierced and remains the center of expression,
A Religion Of Words
Words can occur ahead of the experience.In the same way a mirror does not create reality, words are not necessary.On occasion, they may initiate the
Until Prayers Put Out
Sitting zazen,Just sitting,Until all prayers put out.The prayer from the bottom of the soulResonates on its own. We need to walk out the center of
Inside The Cushion ?
I can never stop wondering whether God is actually hidden in the cushion. Franck Joseph©FJ Sept 2021Articles are available as books and e-books : RECUEILSThis
Setting The Text On Fire
It has now become possible to name ‘Christ’ every contact between the Spirit and Man.Everytime the Spirit seeds the heart of Man, Christ is born.
Notes & Silence 