To study the selfIs to forget the selfTo forget the self,Is to meet God.(1) The study of the self in a misled practice brings an
Étiquette : self
Who Else But God ?
Some self-centered profiles can only reach the lands of salvationBy making a detour through God,God, in the exoteric understanding is saving souls from drowning in
Great Freedom
Doubt, stress, anxiety, are the expression of our ‘small self’.The great freedom is calm and loving.Having faith in the Way means opening to the infinitude
Meet the Journalist
Still digging out old posts….from earlier sitting sessions, back in 2016. I recently bumped into someone I had never met before.Someone I know more than
Naked Buddha (1/2)
I can’t assert that there actually is such a thing as Buddhism.I do not assert Buddhism exists. A few gestures, attitudes, words, a couple of
Opening to Another World
Letting life unfold means des-inventing ourselves.Day in, day out, allowing the densified clusters of our emulated personality To crumble back to dust, enjoying the winds
The Challenge of Modern Times
The global spread of technological tools — smartphones, tablets, PCs … is mostly due to the fact these are all screen-based devices. They actually provide
Cushion Diving (2/3)
Down, where names lose their artificial soothing properties,You name objects to keep track of them in your mental chaos. You organise this chaos with tags
« The Essence of Zen » (note on Harada’s book)
In his book, the Essence of Zen*, Sekkei Harada mentions the ego-self and quotes Dogen’s Zazengi : We cannot explain…Zazen is zazen.We have to say
Habiter le Soi (Quote)
« Habiter le soi, c’est habiter chez soi. C’est ne plus se croire dans le salon alors qu’on se tient dans le chalet de jardin ou
Décélérateur de Particules
L’assise est un ralentisseur de particules. Dans notre CERN, les particules sont par défaut propulsées à des vitesses vertigineuses et n’ont de cesse d’entrer en
Investigate the Night (quote)
« Investigating ahead of tagging and naming allows us to experience things before they become things » Franck Joseph ©FJ May 2020 – All rights reserved. Articles
» I no longer live… »
As the depths cracked open under the floor of the self…
L’Eau Delà
En retournant la lentille, le méditant cesse de concentrer les rayons du soleil. Il n’embrase plus le monde intérieur. Il laisse une douce lumière se
See-Through Sitting
One thing he clearly had not anticipated as he was sitting zazen through all these years, was that, despite all expectations, and against all pre-traced
Notes & Silence 