The Buddha did not answer the question of the Self,as long as the mental world hasn’t passed,as long as the silent detonation occurs,any mention of
Étiquette : prayer
Words Do Not Make Zen
Zen is silence above all.It has nothing to do with the reconstruction of more or less fantasized traditions.When you sit in silence and stand in
From Heart to Heart
When we observe this with a little distance, with neutrality,With a little honesty and courage, therefore, We note with great astonishment that people can think
Liberating Fish
I think of the symbol of infinity, the lying ‘eight’ figure.Few people know that it is also a symbol of hell because this loop is
Sunflower
Zazen: I listen to my body set up, sit in class, prepare to receive the teaching.I watch the hollow sections align to form the conduit
‘A Person’
How can we understand a personal God, a God in whom Christians are supposed to believe, to adhere to a personal God, not as a
From East to West, From North to South
Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe,those he gathered from the lands, from east
Ignore These Words
Whatever you read and whatever path you choose to quench your thirst for knowledge,there will most certainly come a day when you will regret all
Little arrangements and self-interest
Non-self is not a zone to be reached, some inner geography that we must conquer. Non-self is non-selfthat which is not self,The self is not
A Change In Modality
Méditation, prayer, mantra chanting,Our Father, ….it is all about contacting the Divine andWhat matters is not how you contact the DivineBut to actually contact the
Too Late.
Your body is the tool for practice.Practice while your body can.Walk, sit. One day your knees, your pelvis, your back, your shoulders, and your neckwill
Cosmic Room
Religion can also be a corner of spirituality, a room in the cosmos where we feel at home.I have no problem with that understanding, as
The Master Inside The Book
Listening to the Master,May you encounter the words of the one who will be able to pivot the cognitive-emotional tool, invite himself into the illusory
The Difference Between the Cat and Me
Before going to sit in zazen, as I do every evening, I ask those around me and invite each of them to accompany me.Like every
Upstream
Do not address the object of desirethis aspect is unimportant.Understand that it stems from the same impulseregardless of the nature of the object. ©FJ August
Notes & Silence 