Sometimes the meditator treats his knees as he treats his surroundings.By forcing them into an uncomfortable position, he believes that they will eventually get used
Étiquette : sitting
Universal Posture
Spiritual practice means dwelling in life from the depthPrayer, meditation are forms of practice,The practice does not change,The posture is formless form.In this, it is
Belief In The Posture
Belief in posture is ambivalent.It is the bearer of the faith that saves man from projections that destroy the soul.So, sitting down, I believe without
On The Threshold Of Sitting
What the three strokes on the singing bowl teach meOn the threshold of sittingThe way they baptize the moment,With which they bless the present,How they
Attention Blade
Zazen can clean the blade of attentionFrom traces of life that have tainted it. In the sheath of the Sitting,The blade always comes out new
Climbing the Zafu With Bare Hands
During sitting meditation, Man walks on a ridge, the winds of thoughts sweep him left and right, send him twirling in the distance,For a minute
Sieve Of Practice
While meditating, we can easily follow the oscillations between the center and the periphery.For the one who listens, it is possible, at any time, to
The Stove of Sitting
Thoughts aggregate into lumps.And the larger the amount of debris in the psychic soup, the easier it will be for that cluster to embark the
The Width Of Christ
I have always been fascinated by the space Jesus occupies in the Koran.Issa, so much broader than all tales about him.How could he ever be
Buddha Zazen
Deshimaru, when commenting the Shin Jin Mei :‘An individual zazen will remain inefficient for the rest of our life,A cosmic zazen can be called ‘Buddha-Zazen’ Who
Days Like This
There are days when the sitting practice is the only moment of authenticity.Our surge of tears rises once we realize the black hole of vanity
Psychology And Just Sitting
One wishes to help others, it has a therapeutic purpose.The other has no objective, no claim whatsoever.It has no ambition other than just sitting. What
Subtle Dial
At the bottom of sitting,There is a dial,In which a subtle needlePoints toward attachment,Pitfalls or drifts. ©FJ Dec 2021Recueils / ParticipationsTelegram (Publications et Pratique)
Tormented Sitting
« Master, I feel so helpless, the onslaught of my thoughts seems to have doubled in vigor lately.Even if I sit zazen, they totally draw me
Breathing Arabesques
Have you ever met what awaitsAt the very end of an exhalationDid you let the breath in unfurl its arabesquesTo the end of the ends
Notes & Silence 