The absence of desire is true sovereignty. As long as desire persists, there is necessarily a delegation of sovereignty to a third party (more or
Étiquette : prayer
40 Years Old: Launch Pad
I know that the practices from before the age of forty remain of paramount importance, because it is from this launch pad that energy is
The Death of the Dog
When my dog was about to die, hundreds of tiny parasitic organisms suddenly rose to the surface of his fur. Sensing his body cooling down,
Stagnation Words
All egotistical speech (Packaging words that aim at telling oneself) is a sound of heaviness, density and stagnation. It carries and expresses an energy that
The Christic View
The Christic view, the right view, is the understanding of the divine nature of all things. Zen, the work of consciousness, does not teach gentleness
Let’s Meet At Night
Let’s meet at nightat the corner of the landscape,and lift it, There, at the corner, we can lift some element of the scenery that holds
A Shining Moon in The Ink Channel
And all these landscapes that unfold inside,if I didn’t sit in silence, When would I contemplate them?When could they be traversed? Impulses are alive,They emerge
The Meaning of the Past
The feeling of meaninglessness that sometimes grips us, the absurdity behind the internal collapse of a “was it all for nothing?”, is the result of
Strictly Useless
The authentic encounter between humankind and nature is characterized by the fact that it dissolves, in that instant, everything related to social status. And this
Going Barefoot
If we’re not careful, it’s entirely possible to be born, live, and die without ever having touched the ground with the soles of our feet.
Simplicity and Discipline: Back and Forth
The disciplined daily practice of meditationprograms the emergence of the unexpected experience of wondrous simplicity.And the dazzling experience of nature charts the course of a
Through Time
In zazen, I sit throughpassing time,and through myself sittingthrough passing time.In zazen, I see that time only passes through myself. ©FJ Dec 2025Recueils / Participation/
The Fuel of Attention
Mental activity determines our relationship to, and our experience of, the world. Observing mental activity, whether in detail (following a thought) or as a whole
Authentic Prayer
When I let my eyes wander over the most salient, most acute moments, one key consideration is this: -The quality of your prayer is determined
Compassion Du Non-Agir
Voici un cas où, pour alléger la souffrance à laquelle nous assistons, la meilleure chose à faire est de ne rien faire.Car, et j’ai le
