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
Étiquette : sitting
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
Tickles In The Forehead
It had been a long time since the ticklingBehind the center of the foreheadHad not sprung up in the course of Just Sitting. Small gravel
Around A Bony Location
Tonight, I can identify with precision,Along the spine, the point of psychological blockage.This place is offering me the gift of spatialization. A glazed bubble where
When Pretending Collapses
You have always made do with pretending.Today, pretending just won’t do. Compliance with other’s pretending does not protect against anything.It only pays the highest price
Understanding The World
It is a mistake to think the world can be understood through a single or a combination of several analysis grids (economical, spiritual, historical…). This
Deceit
The scattering of arguments, and the multi-directional approach to argumentation,even though those elements may be rhetorically acceptable,are often a major indicator of the lack of
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crossed zen,pushed along through zentwisted and turned.sat zazen in the desertwhere was I ? where have I been ?don’t know.doesn’t matter anymore FJ-May 21
Notes & Silence 