If, of all outstretched hands, I grasped that of the sitting practice, it is because it brings me, by its great silence, the space to
Étiquette : prayer
Unique Piece
Surprisingly, to make a Western mind understand what is meant by Dharma, in the sense of ‘cosmic order’, ‘infinite reality’, it is relevant to go
Zen and God
I sometimes wonder if not naming God, not talking about God in a practice, is not the best way to allow Him to exist within
To the Breathless Soul
It is good, in spiritual practice to have moments of conceptual purge.To empty oneself of all the cerebral clusters,To pierce the pockets of agglomerated words.To
Chasing the Shadow on the Wall
It is always astonishing to observe the ability of the mind to emulate the non-mind.Why does it act this way ?By survival reflex, because it
Healthy Distances
Man does not need a cardboard spirituality.Man needs a living spirituality.I once found it in Zen, and kept healthy distances from all formalism in practice
Aiming ‘Out to Sea’
I sometimes think that what Zen calls “Dharma” in the sense of the reality of existence,jumps beyond and straddles the intermediate stages of divine representations,
Logos And Dharma
The Word, that of the beginning, is the Logos,The order of things,Things, as they areReality.The Logos is the DharmaThus, every man in harmony with the
Not An Exclusive Domain
The One-God cannot be other than the multiple-GodBeing the only one, He contains them all, expresses them all.God is not territorial,Territorial is not God. And
Giving Up
Could we see the one who, after tens of millions of hours of silent sitting, after kilometers of prayer, is still there, trying to find
Placing Your Consciousness
Placing your consciousness as you would your voice to express yourself.Placing your consciousness deeply enough to live the practices from the core of truth. Whether
Right Recitation
When I recite the mantra, the phrase, the name, I can move back inside enough to embrace the one who recites with consciousness.The practice is
Silence Takes You Beyond
Although locked, the posture of zazen is a key.It opens the door of your consciousness to the realities that go beyond you.Although motionless, the cushion
Listen, Remember, Free Yourself
And remember that Zen does not belong to anyoneneither to you, nor to me,nor to those who claim it,nor to the elders of the mountains,
Digging, Expanding
In summary, what spirituality teaches me:Conflicts are resolved by digging and expanding. That is to say that the superficiality of approach and/or the lack of
Notes & Silence 