The sound of waterflowing into the wooden cupis so beautiful,but where had i gone all this time ? ©FJ Oct. 2022Recueils / ParticipationsTelegram (Publications et
Étiquette : simplicity
What Matters
What I do matters so much less than how I do it.With all my might, with an exhausted heart, if I throw myself into the
« I am an Activist »
It is not a question here of criticizing the commitment but of evoking an aspect we see emerging here and there, of inviting to further
Dazzling Haiku
The artificiality of a behavior is a convocation of the form by thinking of aggregating a substance. Sometimes, the coarseness of behavioral traits is such
Pierce Through Hypocrisy
A great practice is to see the hypocrisy of the practice of passing practice off as practice.Sitting for form,The drifting substance. Thus, I turn non-practice
And Yet You Betray Yourself
Against the one who has already lost, nothing can be done.And he can’t find a place in the system, he has stopped wanting to. From
Roughness In Everyday Life
What does this gesture, so abrupt and innocuous in the eyes of all, say about you ? You, who have learned to listen, can read
Like An Old Musician
I am thinking here, among other things, of the jazz musicians I used to admire to vividly in my youth, as they were the source
Rock Of Calculations
One might think that non-attachment inhibits decision-making.Indeed, in the mind of the disciple then, none of the possible outcomes is privileged,and nothing ever comes up
Practice Is Beyond
The more I deepen my practice,The less prone I am to believing there are different messages across the various traditions.Once our soul has pierced through
Lame Ducks And Myself
Sophie walked a little bit closer to the group of people talking and heard the prominent disciple, the one everyone would swear he would succeed
Zen Like Water
Collective gesticulationsSlow and glittery movesImitating a myth,Worshiping habits, This is not ZenThis is not my practice. Simply sitting ?Very little sitting, and scarce simplicity.Paintings to
Harvesting Drips
I simply dip the quill in the zafuAnd words drill at the tipThen I harvest them on a notebook.That is all there is to it.
Slimy Spirituality
What we call ‘spirituality’Is often the art of plasteringwith full silos of slimy glueSomething swift and simplePeople keep jumping from one silo to the next…Salutary
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 –
Notes & Silence 