For those whose inner channels are open, instances of collective manifestation are ultimately only a response to particularly powerful inner manifestations, whether individual or collective.
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The Right Hand, The Left Hand, and the Miracle
External manifestations, apparitions, and representations invite this inner acceptance (they are signs, orientaitons of the heart).Just as they respond to it (they are then projections
Zen and the Spirit
When the spirit is open, when opened to the Spirit, I recite the sutras of Zen, I see no shred of contradiction. Zen allows this,The
Tunnel-Lamp-Cave-Light-Treasure
Zazen is not Japanese, not Chinese, not Indian,zazen is not even Buddhist, It is the treasure deep in the heart of every human being.Zazen is
Not Of This Body
The deep in-breath rising as the legs assume the lotus position is not mine.It is in the body, not of this body. ©FJ Sept. 2025Recueils
What others believe is their own business.
The elements of belief that you find indigestible are so precisely because you perceive them to this day as elements of belief. These are not
Religious Decoding
We can also think of religions as computer programming languages from which softwares have been developed and updated, more or less frequently and effectively.This computer
What Stands In The Way Of …
All thoughts about Zenstand in the way of ZenAll thoughts about GodStand in the way of God These are not two sentences but one universal
The Sand-Beach
I think what Dogen means when he says that mountains and seas are time is that they are made of time, that time constitutes them,
Without Limits
Feeling that Zen is limiting and going beyond these limitations of practice,That is Zen,The expression of profound nature is beyond the limits of the framework
Praying for You
Praying for you is touching our unique natureCommon to you and me,Touching the point within us where we cease to be different,Sheltering this point. ©FJ
The Pure and the Impure
Racking your brain with questions of pure and impure to the point of making them a central, fixed point necessarily leads to rigid behaviors that
Obstacles and Chaos, Of Course.
Zen is the practice of simplicity and silence.This involves encountering difficulty and frequenting noise. ©FJ Sept. 2025Recueils / Participation
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
Notes & Silence 