You tell me that there are words that a wise mind on the spiritual path would do well to be wary of: – “The Heart,”
Étiquette : spirit
3-Way Way
Jesus is also a Zen master. We must acknowledge a certain « genius » in Christianity: This can be appreciated whether one is among the believers or
Our Limits
Truly open to the divine, the spirit of discrimination between religions has disappeared and the greatness of the divine pervades them all. What we perceived
Piston
When the lotus posture is in place, I often observe a particular breathing pattern: a long in-breath, like a piston that is pulled below the
Zen and the Spirit
When the spirit is open, when opened to the Spirit, I recite the sutras of Zen, I see no shred of contradiction. Zen allows this,The
What Breathing Knows
Let breathing act.Don’t try to make the breathing act.Don’t try to make the breathing do what has always been its nature.Let the breathing do what
Patient Breath
The breath knows the great outdoors; it is called to return to the vast.This is what listening closely to the breath teaches.Out of respect for
Feeding the Whole Being
The parable of the seed that does not grow on the edge of the road (Matthew 13:1-23) can be understood as an invitation to dwell
Stifling Texts
The texts cannot stop themselves from becoming unbreathable. If it seems that it is stronger than them, that despite all good intentions, they give in
To the Spirit
Meditation allows the observation of the one who wills,When awakening brings meditation to the surface of our lives,To the spirit of this awakening, all prostrations
In Deum
Nirvana, as the harmonic resolution of a tension, within a chordIn the resolved chord, the tension is no more,In nirvana, the suffering being is no
The Beyond All That
When I say Buddha,I say that which sees beyond,the ineffable source of consciousnessand when we speak of the awakened,we aim at the very nature of
Wild Spirit
Religion is a vector of spirituality.It is the vehicle of spiritual life and not the matrix thereof.This life, my beating heart,The vehicle that transports this
Opening the Door of the Spirit
Silent sitting opens the door of the Spirit,Lightens the inner eyes,Sit down, try and see. You have to sit to believe it.Through zazen, the profound
Adventurer Spirit
I still can’t believe the courage it takes for a practitioner to see from the inside, that all religions, all of them, carry a pile
Notes & Silence 