The true sitting is one of warmth,It stands in the heart of the hearth where all doubts evaporate.The true sitting is a position of trust,
The true sitting is one of warmth,It stands in the heart of the hearth where all doubts evaporate.The true sitting is a position of trust,
You do not understand God if you are not in the actuality of God.Your heart: it is what underlies life in every moment. See this
What the three strokes of the singing bowl at the edge of silent sitting teach me, The way they baptize the moment, the way they
See: Buddhism, like any other body of knowledge, is so cumbersome in the practice of simple sitting,Leave it all thereand walk beyond with a lightened
Zazen creates the space to welcome internal and external phenomena.Zazen creates the space to let them go. The narrow space creates the reaction to internal
Holy books are paths to encounter God,The path leads to God,Precisely, the path leads, provided one does not stray along the way, to the point
The results of zazen are always beneficial,Whether you are aware of it or not,Whether your intention is authentic or not,Whether the zazen sessions are wobbly
I sit in the lotus position,I don’t practice zazen like the men and women in black robes. Kesa-kolomo-oryoki… I sit in the lotus position.I don’t
In the practice of zazen, there is a psychological dimension… this is absolutely necessary in that it constitutes a modality, if not of refining, of
Silent sitting: there is no access to the divine more immediate.Sitting is the very definition of spiritual immediacy. ©FJ Jan 2025Recueils / Participation/ Groupe Discord
Heard this morning while being…normally distracted.These words like a line sent to me, hooked me out of the ignorance pool.May they hook you out as well.
Kodo Sawaki says that all Buddhism is just a footnote to the practice of silent sitting, A footnote is a complementary, accessory teaching, a potentially
One ultimate natureUnderlies all naturesOf the awakened ones of all places and ages,This ultimate nature is no different from the nature of all Buddhas.It appears,
By its nature of emptiness,This sitting practice is the center,It is offered to you directly, you can access it immediately, You may operate ten thousand
It is very possible to practice sitting as one dresses up as Santa Claus behind a store window.Despite all this time spent, are you still