Zazen : Just sitting, up against the wall, and entering the unexpected space to survive.Free diving through existenceIs a frustrating experience for the adventurous spirit
Étiquette : silence
Silence Left is Right
When something is left unanswered, It is not necessarily the opposite of a Right answer Franck Joseph ©FJ Dec. 2020 – All rights reserved.Articles are available
Gouttes Rosées
Tout cela se dit, que je l’entende ou pas. En cultivant le silence, les racines du bruit, n’agrippent plus la terre. Et ses fleurs et
Stranger-Friend-Angel
The long-awaited friendDoesn’t know himself as such.He simply walks to me,Breaches the awkward silenceBetween me and the world,And serves my soul The long-awaited words. Franck
Musique de l’Assise
La musique est parfois l’expression d’un surplus d’influx nerveux, une énergie qui tourne dans mon corps et poursuit sa course depuis le cœur vers les
I Sit
Beyond steep rocks erecting and stone blocks combiningIn a densified mountain range,I sit Through the deafness of dark nightsWhere questions are held captive,I sit Along
Bouddha sans Mots (note)
Jean-Yves Leloup, sur la tradition apophatique : “mieux vaut dire que Dieu n’existe pas que de projeter dans l’infini nos manques et nos fantasmes” (in
The Soul in Buddhism
Buddhism does not assent to the existence of an eternal soul. Minds raised in Christianism find in this latter assertion a sufficient reason to turn
Are You Done Mixing Herbs ?
Religion is not a pure herb,Let alone the place where the Principle of Life grows and inspires. Religion is a mix of herbs with a
The Mixing Deck of our Soul
People talk about different music styles.Yet, in reality, the difference does not lay in the elements of definition we bring up in terms of harmonic
What Is
Seeing what isIs seeing what is not.This may happen as the relationBetween what is and what is not reverses.Sitting creates favorable conditions to such an
Silent Gratitude
I kneel to thank God, The Universe, Reality, Life, I sit to thank The PracticeFor going so light on me. Broken, cracked from end to
A Hole in my Heart
Preliminary note : The prayer of the heart, or Jesus Prayer, is a very important practice in Eastern Christianity. It constists in pronuncing the name
Enseignement Scellé
Les sauts dans l’inconscience n’ont de cesse de divertir ici, puis là, revenir encore, effondrer le plafond, au travers du plancher, passer et soudain pénétrer,
Live Forever
Zazen : seeing DeathComing forth as inner eyes adjust. Zazen : agreeing to stay putAnd sit one-on-one with Life Singing in tune, at last,With what
Notes & Silence 