Part One : Straw Fire 1/2 ….Once this is established, we can wonder about the function of festive events and about the interest on the
Étiquette : silence
Straw Fire (1/2)
Exhausted beings, knotted together,Entangled in others’ links,Littering the ground with ashes,Burned skin and worn-out hearts. In this place, however, the fatigue of the soul,May teach
Those Words You Took Away
In the torments of life, those with which it never fails to sprinkle our daily lives,How easy it is to lose sight of the essential
Shin Jin MEi, 30 (note)
“Ne discrimez pas entre le subtil et le grossier, il n’y a aucun parti à prendre” Moins coloré de concepts, terriblement plus abrupte et moins
And The Hostage Gets Free
Fits of anger take all actors hostage.Faced with cries, jerky gesticulations, they fall victims of an emotional freeze, an inner petrifying torpor. Only a descent
Whose Dharma Is This ?
Here, the vagueness of the genitive is deceitful and its investigation, provocative: ‘The Dharma of the Buddha doesn’t mean that the former belongs to the
Conflict Fuel
Of Course, after-Zazen considerations are not comparable to before-Zazen problems.Our perspective can change.Yet, the flattening of conflict zones ahead of sitting may also enable conditions
Silent Thunder
I met his gaze of light,The sparkle coming out of his eyes,Was reflected in mineNaked truthUnvarnished happinessRecognition has taken placeA second or twoAscending spiralCollapse of
Art Of Tea
Jesus talks about tea leavesThe Buddha talks about filtersThey both talk about the same thing :The art of making tea. ©FJ April 2022Recueils — ParticipationsTelegram (Publications
Know That You Are On The Way
There are passages in the Bible which, at first glance, may appear either looking as a poor translation or clearly leave us quizzical, as far
Morning Desire
The most appropriate moment to observe desire in its works is in the early morning. Lying in the half drowsiness of post-sleep, comfortably lying on
Sudden Disintegration
The practice of meditation is utterly thorough.It contains both everything we want to see happenand everything we don’t want to see happen.Everything that does not
The Stove of Sitting
Thoughts aggregate into lumps.And the larger the amount of debris in the psychic soup, the easier it will be for that cluster to embark the
Point De Suffocation (2/2)
Priere, mouvement d’âme. Souffle Seigneur sur les poussièresDu chemin de simplicité,Ouvre mes yeux au tracé d’éternitéSeigneur, je suis perdu et je t’attends. ©FJ Sept 2021
On The Way Back From The Dojo
On the walk back from the dojo,A thousand delights abound.Life arises on the surfaceEach branch, each breezeCarries a penetrating sound,Each step softly throbsTo the Universal
Notes & Silence 