Spiritual wishes stumble and come up against the rough edges of one person, the descriptions of another. Hesitations and procrastination – I have written extensively
Étiquette : prayer
Done listening
On the opposite side of silenceEverything is talking, constantly,All languages, all is talking ceaselessly,and I’m done listening. ©FJ Oct 2023Recueils / Participations
A Buddhist Dolorism ?
In Mayahana Buddhism, there is a doloristic reading of the teachings, which is strangely familiar to a certain approach of Catholicism.It can be found in
The Language of Silence
I waited a long time in silence.Silence does not speak Hebrew, Sanskrit, Japanese, Arabic or Latin.Silence does not speak.That’s one more reason to listen.
Compensatory Armada
Religion, spiritual practice, are conceptual cages from which one day we will have to escape.We are the young child lying in bed, a mobile that
Underground Solution
Be still and know that I am God (Psalms 46:10) Faith is also trusting the ongoing work underneath our ignorant wanderings,Believing in the solution that
A Praying Body
Praying is an experienceAbove all, essentially, a physical experience. Can we consider that physical existence is an occasion for a quintessence of the prayer experience
Have You Seen It All Yet ?
To practice Zen, You have to have seen it all To have seen it all You need to practice Silent Sitting ©FJ Oct 2023Recueils /
In The Space Of His Open Heart
In moments of narrowness, I always find the unthinkable space of the HeartTo welcome me Because the walls of concepts always end up being built
Beep Beep And Coyote
Concepts run, endlessly, to the point of exhaustion,And then they pass the baton to others. Concepts run behind God, the living, Always faster, Always elusive,
High-Low
The great high-low reversal This is also how we can understand the encounter with the Spirit. Franck – October 2023Recueils / Participations/ Pratique
Junk Food of the Spirit
Until you reach silence, religion, spirituality, are just gibberish: physical equipment from the Grand Bazaar where everything is worth anything else, where nothing is worth
The Barbecue of Thoughts
Sitting in meditation, And observing the embers of thoughts Still red, Freshly excited by the winds, Those that light easily. Then burn up and disappear
Believe !
The verb ‘believe’ does not stand the imperative form. Therefore, the statement: “Believe!”, is not valid. There are two situations, however, where such an injunction
Border Stones And Beacons
One might think that border stones and beacons are equivalent. Regarding practices, this is not the case: a limited path and a marked path are
Notes & Silence 