When Dogen says that the Dharma is “obtained neither by thought nor by the absence of thought,” this means that one must not “not think.”
Étiquette : prayer
Already Great
The simple realization of the powerfully magnetic aspect that the mind exerts on our field of consciousness is already a great achievement.Affirming knowledge of the
This is strange
The framework around zazen can be both considered completely useless and part of the artifice of giving credibility to a practice, intended for a group
Invoking the angel, bowing before the cushion
Invoking the angel, a devotion to a particular saint, Ultimately, these are inner practices, just as when a zazen practitioner comes to bow before a
Genuine Inclusion
Zazen is the posture of inclusion par excellencewhere all beliefs existand fade away. ©FJ July 2025Recueils / Participation/
My Friends Here, My Friends There
Practicing zazen alone is important,if only to realize that we need others. The true dojo is held together by the pillars of practitioners.A single pillar
Religion of Noise
You have made a religion of noise.You have made noise a religion.Your relationship with noise and the environments that generate it is religious. The noise
Dogen and the Divine Breath
“Although the unimaginable Dharma abounds within each of us, we can only perceive it through practice, for it is only attained by realizing it. Buddhas
Awaken Me
Physically present,the awakened one within me. Bowing down before the awakened one within you,a Buddha meets a Buddha, they say. Awakening meeting itselfEverything then is
The Divine at the end of the session
The gratitude I feel toward the divine at the end of the sitting session illuminates the artificiality of all the categories with which the human
The Jewel
Direct presence is a jewel.This jewel is penetrated by the light of the teachings of authentic wisdom. How can one come to lose such a
Tell me how you believe
Tell me how you believe and I’ll tell you who you are.Tell me the architecture of your beliefs, their nature, and the configuration you give
Breast Heat
The absence of dilation of the heart is a reliable criterion for the withering of the path we are on. Dilation of the heart is
Laisse Le Bouddhisme
Vois : Le Bouddhisme, comme tout autre corpus, est tellement encombrant dans la pratique de la simple assise,Laisse-le làcontinue ainsi allégé. ©FJ June 2025Recueils /
Seed of the Saint
To use Buddhist vocabulary, each time we re-center before a medal or image of a particular saint, we water the corresponding seed or the most
Notes & Silence 