« If you meet the Buddha, kill him »,This is a common statement in Zen Buddhism… This is how it resonates in me, today : If you hear
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Where My Heart Is
My job, my love, my life, here it is :How much of an ignorant fool must one be To search for any meaning elsewhere.Where my
Ambition Driven (Quote)
A question that is often worth asking in the context of professional ambition is :Do you need what you want ? ©FJ April 2021 –
A l’Être Présent Tout Est Beau
C’est bien la présence qui crée la beauté et non la beauté qui invite à la présence.A l’être présent tout est beau.Quand bien même tout
Mais Bien Sûr…
Certaines personnes sont tellement aspirées dans leur système de croyance, que si on les plaçait sur un coussin pour leur faire traverser les parois poreuses
Dans L’Antre-Dieu (Quote)
Flotter ainsi dans l’antre-DieuEt jeter l’encre pour toujours. Franck Joseph ©FJ April 2021- All Rights Reserved Les articles et méditations sont disponibles en version papier ici
Dragon/Fly
Thought is a tiny fly…It’s overexcited, voracious and insatiable. The mere beginning of the furthest of any approaching sound gets it flying all over us.
Necessity Of A Useless Effort
According to the Sutra,Where there is strength, drive, enthusiasm, vigor,There is awakening. These are various possible translations to the Virya Paramita (The Perfection of Energy).There
Zazen Restaurant (Quote)
At Zazen RestaurantThe menu reads : ‘Beauty, Peace and Joy’Eat in or take away ? Franck Joseph©FJ March 2021- All rights reserved.Articles are available in book and
Hindering Belief (Quote)
Maybe the first hindrance on the way to peace is the initial belief that love is not possible, especially in situations when it seems to
One Flash Here
‘This little light of mineI’m gonna let it shine’ With such a fragment of lightSet ablaze in our inner tubeA result of a supple moveUnfurled
Winter Gusts
There are times in a life,Crossroads in the nights,When the energies passing throughCan be upsettingly violent. The practice of Zazen, sitting meditation, Creates conditions for
Dharmakaya (note)
As long as you are notTotally devoted to realityAs long as your devotion remains lukewarmYou have not set a single foot on the Way.Your body
Cordes et Harmoniques
« Se pourrait-il que nos émanations, nos vies successives / simultanées–cela ne veut rien dire et compte assez peu, une fois perçu le caractère puissamment relatif
Before Awakening
Beauty lies in the slightest moveIt sizzles behind every sound,But you don’t see it yet. One spoonful of instant coffee in hot water. Franck Joseph©FJ
Notes & Silence 