Again, this is an old post I dug out and dusted out while preparing the next book… It is not because we communicate on a
Étiquette : simplicity
Zen Knows
From the bottom of the nightHe laid a hand on the notebookHolding on to a creviceOn a rocky face of the mountain,A desperate grip to
Naked Buddha (2/2)
Part 1 is available here : Naked Buddha (1/2) Watch the mindNow, watch the one you are. This is your teaching,Your path, your reality. Everything
The Practice of Ignorance
It is very clear to my eyes, that the underlying power conveying thoughts does not belong to me.When the vertical axis collides with and opens
Breathing our Way Back
Breathing is the thread poking out,The one on which you drawTo reach back to the Spirit. Franck Joseph©FJ Jan 2021- All rights reserved.Articles are available
Master’s Degree : The Question.
A good question any teacher should consider is :Am I ‘offering’ this teaching through myself or am I ‘selling’ myself through this teaching ? Franck
A Grateful Body
Something, in the grace of of your pace, in the lighthearted smile as you approachLets me know you’ve changed. Your body is now thankfulAfter decades
‘Healers’
Sensibility simply isSensibility is, simply. The actualization of therapeutic effectsCan never be learned in books or courses This may come as bad news For status-lovers
Into Being Now
There was something puzzled in me When you spoke, when you moved I would wait, further back, And then I understood. Your automatic cues, picked
My Perfect Life
Old masters are my friendsLiving where I am is my daily occupationTying long blades of grass togetherSlowly repairing the hut, Though old masters are long
Journey Home to Simplicity
One of the most relieving manifestations of joy occurs when we get out of a complicated behavioural or psychological pattern we let ourselves be trapped
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
The Scent from the Refuge
There is a scent in Buddhism,Emanating from the RefugeAt the heart of the woodsAlong the hike, we have the firm hopeTo find there some food,
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
Daily Dance
Every day, every move is a danceMindfulness to the body moving through spaceBrings esthetics and fluidity to steps and gestures. It colors the most ordinary
Notes & Silence 