“Surely Allah knows the unseen of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.” Allah is prior to both the
Étiquette : prayer
Breathing Pierces
Breathing pierces through the floor of words.To write that breathing pierces the floor of words,that is blasphemous.To write that it is blasphemous to say that
No Hold
When the Buddha speaks of anatta, non-self, he is not denying the atman, as a hasty interpretation might suggest. It’s not about saying that the
Arche-Posture
Zazen is the posture, the practicebehind postures and practices.©FJ August 2025Recueils / Participation/
To God and Back
God is the outward projection of inner nature.Inner nature is the culmination of the process of internalizing God.The two are one. ©FJ Nov 2025Recueils /
The Machine Gun of Your Words
The use of a peremptory tone, especially in a neutral context, is an attempt to regain control, an indicator of a feeling of losing touch
Radical
Any existing practice, religion, or teaching that is not centered on the observation of the spirit as a prerequisite is not worth considering. ©FJ Nov
All Prayers
Prayer and acts of devotion are a practice of resonating with a foundational aspect of spirituality (listening to and expressing the depths of the soul).
Universal Blessing
Blessing is above all a disposition of acceptance of gratitude, an openness to great wisdom,an orientation of the soul, the heart and the body.In this,
Our Limits
Truly open to the divine, the spirit of discrimination between religions has disappeared and the greatness of the divine pervades them all. What we perceived
Weaver of Our Dreams?
In our dreams, we weave the tapestry of their unfolding, as we move through them, and we act as if the unfolding of this tapestry
The Moon at the Window*
The one the thief couldn’t take,And didn’t even notice,In Ryokan’s cabinIs the light of Conciousness. ______ (*reference to Ryokan’s haiku below) The thiefTook everything from
Buddhism and Parasites
Just because Zen readily adopts Buddhism doesn’t mean Zen is Buddhist.Zen, which accepts everything, accepts Buddhism… all the more readily since the latter has so
Time-Zero
The introduction of the factor parameter [time = 0] into spiritual practice, into life,Is the great multiplier, the radical amplifier of practice and life.As long
Piston
When the lotus posture is in place, I often observe a particular breathing pattern: a long in-breath, like a piston that is pulled below the
Notes & Silence 