How can we understand a personal God, a God in whom Christians are supposed to believe, to adhere to a personal God, not as a
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The Eye And The Navel
Sawaki says: « The eye is the eye and the navel is the navel; they do what they are there for. »(Talk on 08/15/42) The navel « does »
Cosmic Room
Religion can also be a corner of spirituality, a room in the cosmos where we feel at home.I have no problem with that understanding, as
The Master Inside The Book
Listening to the Master,May you encounter the words of the one who will be able to pivot the cognitive-emotional tool, invite himself into the illusory
Upstream
Do not address the object of desirethis aspect is unimportant.Understand that it stems from the same impulseregardless of the nature of the object. ©FJ August
What has seen has seen
When one has understood the modality of things, that is, the place from which things are expressed,When the manner in which things are expressed has
The Temple Gate
The dojosThe three chimes of the bell,The rituals,The teachings,The stories of the Buddha’s life,All are allegories, all are invitations to enter the inner temple,When the
Secondary Devotion
The spiritual value of showing devotion to the historical figure at the origin of our tradition is the (secondary) emergence of a noble sentiment, a
You’re getting bogged down all by yourself.
It’s nobody’s faultif you get bogged down and exhaust yourself in the literal understanding of the teachings.If the structures within were all in place, the
Land Use And Phone Fasting
What percentage of your mental space is occupied by this or that aspect of your life, this or that product? It may be surprising to
Healing Without a ‘How’
Spirituality: Many get lost in the ‘how’.Zazen: It is neither useful nor relevant to dissect the healing mechanism.What matters is the effectiveness of the process.Understanding
Zazen Is Nothing
Zazen during the day is the hub of the wheel.It is nothing, but without the sitting practice, nothing ever comes together.Inactivity gives way to activity.Without
Sitting, On the Way to the Stable
The body in zazen is the horse that leads us back to the stable,The mind, the rider who searches but doesn’t know where he’s going,So,
The Path to Peace
Non-discrimination is the absence of discrimination between what is presented to us.Thus, there is no individual, no situation that we like or reject more than
Everything Is Important
In Zen,Everything is eminently important,Also, every detail deserves supreme attention,and nothing really matters. ©FJ August 2025Recueils / Participation/
Notes & Silence 