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,
Étiquette : sitting
Falling Into the Center
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
Christmas-Store Meditation
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
What is hell?
-Define « infernal » for me…What is hell ? -Hell is what keeps you away from God,Infernal is any thought, activity of the mind, any cognitive, psychological,
Non-Sitting
What makes you want to interrupt the sitting practice is precisely the indicator that the sitting has not begun. Thus, you do not interrupt anything,Since
Ultimate Ritual
Ritual is an interface of connection,Thus, posture, sitting, is the ultimate ritual.By sitting, there is no difference between ritual and practice,between ritual, practice and awakening
Measuring spiritual advancement
-How to measure the spiritual advancement of the disciple ?– To the degree of authenticity when bowing with hands joined.-How is this measured?-This is not
Cross The Line
What to do when you see the world clearly enough before you ?When you have sufficiently cleansed your consciousness of prisms and biasesBy the hours
Recent Joys
Joy 1 The joy of sitting is so simple that we struggle to find it,So great that we dare not feel it,Simple, it empties us
The Sitting Practice And Life
Zazen is life in me,The living,Access to the well of divine mercy,The straight, direct path,At the heart of our nature, The great return,The greatest grace,The
“Read”
Heels near the groin,The back of each foot on the opposite thigh,This is how the inner book,From which I copy,Opens ©FJ OCT 2024Recueils / Participation/
Kneading With Your Feet
By kinhin, meditative walk in Zen, you knead the dough of awakening.By zazen, sitting meditation, you cook it Outside the cushion, you offer bread to
Ropes and Rituals
When you make all the practice-maintaining ropes (i.e., ritual) disappear,The practice disappears: it loses its forms and tends to become shapeless, until there is nothing
I do not do zazen
I do not do zazen,I sitWhen I am ready to hear, then, I write the words displayed in my mind,Words are my harvest,What I bring
A (Daily) Matter Of Emergency
If you think you have « much better to do » than sitting in silenceIt is a reliable indicator that it is high time to silently sit.
Notes & Silence 