When you are sleepingOr even beyond death,Ask yourself the question… Or do it in a much more accessible, Daily and daytime manner,During times of sickness
Étiquette : practice
My Kesa (A Robe of Words )
(Re-post) Each of these articles is a stitch on my kesa.On every sentence I have landed my attention.Sometimes stable, sometimes restless,Always trying to touch upon
Slimy Spirituality
What we call ‘spirituality’Is often the art of plasteringwith full silos of slimy glueSomething swift and simplePeople keep jumping from one silo to the next…Salutary
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crossed zen,pushed along through zentwisted and turned.sat zazen in the desertwhere was I ? where have I been ?don’t know.doesn’t matter anymore FJ-May 21
How Could You Not End Up Alone ?
Zen destroys everything.Even there, you’re comingAnd you destroy everything. Zen accepts everything.Even there, you reject everything,And end up rejected. What are you ?A stray dog
Awakening Posture
Dojo-goers who set up for the posture must pay special attention not to settle in the posture. This latter is often elevated to a dogma
Pearling Truth for Zafu-Adventurers
It has now become impossible to deny :There is an attachment to this sitting posture that is both subtle and coarse. Subtle, because it is
Meeting Beyond Conflict – ‘We Had A Fight’
He is not talking about objective facts, the violence of what has really been said…But about the thunderous resonance these words had in his inner
God Is Hovering (2/2)
This article follow on from God Is Hovering (1/2) -notes Friendly enough, this biblical advice reminds us that there is no use in looking for
God Is Hovering (1/2) -notes
I sometimes feel God is brooding on thoughtsIn our inner language, God is taking shapeThrough words, God may hatch out.Way ahead of all this maturation
Gesticulated Empathy
I’d rather fake a lack of empathy than indulging in an ostentatious demonstration of how much I care about others.I perceive the indecency of a
Against The Tide
It seems that a prevailing rule among social groups is as follows : The negative rubs off on the positive much easier than the other way
Space in My Palm
It is true that meditating is at the same time moving around our surface being,Losing oneself in the mind maze,Clinging back to the central axis
The Grace Is Gone (Quote)
Notice the grace,The grace is gone. ©FJ May 2021 – Groupe de PratiqueRecueils — Participations
« I Am Awakened »
« If you meet the Buddha, kill him »,This is a common statement in Zen Buddhism… This is how it resonates in me, today : If you hear
Notes & Silence 