Parfois la solitude est préférée,Pour la paix qu’elle procure….Pour certains êtres, la solitude est une solution de paix…pratique. A ceux-là, l’éloignement du monde a pour
Étiquette : silence
Blaring Woofers At The Red Light
The shutter that keeps quickly slamming against the window is suddenly smashed by the night wind.This does not bother me at all. The car humming
Vraiment Guérir
Certaines nuisances sont indicibles, invisiblesElles ne peuvent se connaitre que lorsqu’elles nous ont quittées.“quelque chose est sorti’C’est la phrase, le mot qui sort sans créer gare,
Through The Eyes Of God
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
Frail Feathers On The FLoor
When I’m overwhelmed and suffocatingYour words … Claiming inanity, this is what I always do.For there’s not enough space within meTo let your words unfold
Instincts Of Cats and Desires Of Man
The bird lands on the garden wall.In the house, the cat. A window between them.Suddenly the cat starts running to the garden.In a snap, the
Une Pratique de Malade
Durant le sommeil,Ou par dela la mortPosez-vous la question. L’unique question. Posez encore cette question, mais de maniere beaucoup plus accessible, plus quotidienne et diurne,
L’Ere des Bodhisattvas
Je sors de zazenBien que tous les jours assis,Je sors de zazen Pour la première fois depuis tant de temps.Je pense à Sawaki Kodo, souvent…À la
Down Gossip Abyss
A few nights followedNow, in front of your feet,the chasm begins to open. A few faults, a scree, and here, it presents itself to you.
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
La Vérité n’est Pas Un Jeu
Depuis le temps que je te vois,tu ne peux plus te cacher,tu t’assoies, tu parles, tu joues au Bouddha,mais la vérité ne t’intéresse pas. Franck
He is Walking Among Us
30 minutes of sitting, Matthew gets up slowly and his legs are numb. Only two candles illuminate the practitioners who, one by one, stand up
Now Is The Time To Start Existing
Compelled by the oppressive context of our collective daily life, the one to which, as a people, a part of humanity, we are tied, I
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
Silence Overcomes (Quote)
There is nothing silence will not eventually overcome.There is no phenomenon language cannot lock up and wither. FJ July 2021 – All Rights ReservedArticles are
Notes & Silence 