Sister M., in one of the audio podcast I use while jogging, very quietly, says thatDuring our prayers, our moments of silent sitting, we should
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Le Bout du Bout (Quote)
« C’est parfois parce qu’on en a d’un coup tellement marre d’être pris à la gorge par les phénomènes, d’en être le jouet ridicule, parce qu’aucune
Accomplished
Sitting Zazen, whatever happens, I am accomplished Franck Joseph©FJ July 2021 – All Rights ReservedArticles are available as books and e-books : RECUEILSThis content is
One Marble Less (Quote)
The experience of silence is actually the practice of death.It is possible for everyone to soak in silence – if only briefly. We then stop
Réconciliation à la Chinoise – note
Au niveau d’être de l’éveillé, il ne pouvait pas en aller autrement que de déboucher sur l’éveil. En cela, on peut donner un autre sens
Surrender
If the letting go, often referred to and advised in spiritual environments, is perceived as a desertion,it may be due to our belief we are
Entrer en Silence (quote)
« Cela ne m’intéresse pas vraiment de savoir si Jésus est un BouddhaOu si le Bouddha est un Christ…Cela m’intéresse en tout cas bien moins que
Underneath The Path Of Fear
From the obscurity of our nights, what we callDespair, absence of meaning,Is the most beautiful quest.It pulses along with the forgotten heartbeat of our childhood.
The Breathing Ship
The Bodhicitta, the Awakening Consciousness,Keeps bringing you home, again and again.And carries you through rough winds and sirens’ songs.This ship is made of breathCan you
Already Satisfied – note
You’re not in controlTake what you haveDon’t grab what you don’t haveAnd know that what you need will comeSo naturally you might not even notice
Genesis Insight
The fact that two different accounts of creation are present in Genesis, two cosmogonies, side by side, is actually a teaching in itself. It sheds
Born In A Breath
Every time the Spirit of GodBlows in the Heart of ManChrist is born Franck Joseph©FJ June 2021 – All Rights ReservedArticles are available as books
« Je Suis Eveillé »
«Si tu rencontres le Bouddha, tue-le », dit-on dans le Zen.Oui …Voilà comment cela résonne en moi, aujourd’hui : Si tu entends quelqu’un se dire « éveillé »,Cours dans
Cloisons Persistantes (Quote)
« D’ailleurs, si je suis encore prisonnier de ce mur d’ennui, de ces cloisons de nuit c’est que je n’ai pas appris tout ce que je
Hear The Call
The adventure to which we are invited by Christ : ‘Effata’, is not different from what zazen practitioners discover beneath his silent sitting.By opening to silence,
Notes & Silence 