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Étiquette : psychology
The First Gate
It is because in zazen we are supposed to have already traversed everything that the practitioner can be given the illusion of having indeed traversed
What has seen has seen
When one has understood the modality of things, that is, the place from which things are expressed,When the manner in which things are expressed has
When the Circumference Speaks to the Center
One of the main causes of confusion and wasted time in spiritual/religious matters comes from the belief that because people use the same words, they
Bottlenecks on the Spiritual Chain
The spiritual obstacle for the meditation practitionner may consist of seeking outside validation for what he finds within.The obstacle for the religious person may consist
Hysteria of the Faithful
What keeps me at a distance from the Christian religion, and others…., sometimes to the point of losing the ability to find inner meaning, is
Success In Failure
One of the pitfalls we must overcome along the path comes in the form of a desire to become, in one form or another, a
Like the Plane
I find myself like the plane emerging from the storm clouds,like the ship, suddenly, breaking through the winds and downpours Ruffled, a few sheets of
Apparitions ?
I wonder: The phenomena of apparitions, so prevalent in Catholicism, once we have excluded all hysterical manifestations as well as crude manipulations for « political » purposes,
As We Lay Dying
Christ is also the whole of creation.Understanding this avoids many straying into dead ends where exacerbated identification reveals itself ‘as we lay dying’ in such
Primitive Belief
We must never underestimate the possibility that, behind the rejection of a given practice, text, or belief as primitive, exoteric, etc. ..what often hides is
Breath Patrol
Breath patrols throughout the body and seeks out blockages or congested areas.With a touch of warmth, a friendly pat, it dissolves and sets in motion
A Music That Fades Away
There comes a time in zazen,when all the little music, rhythms, melodies, sound further and then fade away. If you look closely, some of the
The Dirtying Machine
The « thought » activity represents an effort.The laundry washing machine is powered by electric current, itself produced by coal or else.Observing the effort, the energy underlying
Condemned to Suffering
Seeing the suffering of men as God sees men suffer. Standing at the center and seeing that on the periphery, indeed, everything is suffering, That
Notes & Silence 