« Leave the body-mind » Dogen’s body-mind, the one that must be « left » according to the famous injunction given to monks in zazen, can also refer to
Étiquette : prayer
The Spinal Cable
The spinal cable’s coil is in the belly (hara).During our lifetime, it sometimes activates and then seizes up. Hunched shoulders,Pelvis loses its tilt axisDorsolateral scoliosis
The Below, The Above (2)
Part 1 The below, the above,The lower floors, the upper floors,The successive floors,The successive ceilings,These are two avenues of investigation, learning, and familiarization.Walking at first
The Below, The Above (1)
Leaving the mindthrough the floor,through the ceiling,are two different experiences.The investigation of the infra-mental and supra-mental spheres are two different journeys. Infra, here, means « not
“God of Love and Emptiness”
I am struck by reading James Finley who calls Jesus the “God of Love and Emptiness”, and reveals with simplicity the link of continuity between
I See My Beloved Pass By
Meditating is a bit like sitting on a low wall every day to watch the woman you’re in love with pass by.That doesn’t mean she’ll
Guardian of the Precious Silence
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
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
