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Étiquette : presence
Beneath the Cultural Surface
The heart of the teachings: we enter it when we stop twisting and turning within the cultural surface of the tradition we inhabit to pierce
Musical Wind
The musical wind, sitting zazen, in front of the still incandescent logs.I am here to hear it,otherwise the wind would play for nothingotherwise the wind
Teaching the World
Zen walks in the opposite direction of the worldThe world teaches absence,Zen teaches presence,Outside of zen, no life,Zen must teach the world. ©FJ Feb. 2025Recueils
Rituals for Difficult Times
Rituals are to practice what posture is to consciousness,In the same way that deep consciousness is also investigated outside of posture,Authentic practice is also realized
Divine Vector
The practice of zazen does not fight against God,On the contrary, it is His great vector. In that it rids the disciple of all the
Still Looking Outside?
Once you have seen the center, the alignment, that you have let the well of consciousness gush through your eyes, stream to your lips, why
Non-Sitting
What makes you want to interrupt the sitting practice is precisely the indicator that the sitting has not begun. Thus, you do not interrupt anything,Since
Neither God, Nor Buddha
It is neither God, nor Buddha, nor anyone that you do not honor by not truly bowing or praying.It is this in yourself that, once
Come back! (3/3)
Part 1/3Part 2/3 Here, nothing begins, nothing ends,Here, you already were before being,Here, fabrication does not exhaust.The eyes, the ears, the nose, the skin, the
Come back! (2/3)
Part 1/3 It is not reality that must come to you: it is there all the time,But you who must perceive it, hear it, let
Pre-Sleep Presence
Wherever I fall asleep,I put myself back in the arms of a Presencethat wants what is good for me, loves and protects me, This is
De Ma Famille
Dans l’incommensurabilité de l’espace, du temps, de l’univers, de la conscience, il y a quelque chose d’éminemment séduisant, d’attirant, de familier.Cette révélation permet d’initier le
Le Songe du Christ
Et si l’incarnation de Jésus était le songe du Christ ? Depuis le fond de sa conscience, le fils de Dieu aurait fermé les yeux,l’espace d’un
Pleinement Habitée
La pleine conscience est le contraire de la conscience inhabitée, laissée en friche, à l’abandon,La pleine conscience est la conscience pleinement habitée, L’adjectif “pleine” ne
Notes & Silence 