The same way a mantra or a prayer, after having been recited hundreds of time naturally becomes internalized,We practice bowing…Until it becomes an internal practice,
Étiquette : spirituality
Wedge of Consciousness
Thought is sometimes so dense, so compact, that one cannot squeeze the wedge of consciousness into it. Paradox: when we realize the density, the unbreathability
Cube
Statues, candles, incense,We often see them as ritual supportsWhen it is the rituals which are supports of practice and the practice itself is a support
Explaining
Two pitfalls that should be avoided : -Those who always want to explain everything-Those who believe we should never try to explain anything The former turn
A Heart of Compassion
Hannya Shingyo is the fruit the heart of Avalokiteshvara, (Kannon, Guan Yin, Bodhisattva of compassion)Through compassion, transcending the world,Transcending the world to heal it,The other
Chest Held Hostage
Fear sometimes takes the chest hostage.This can last for months, years.Through breathing gently, through progressive letting go, we can free the chest, as we free
Music listening and spiritual practice
Jazz, bebop: listening to higher tempi….from a slow listening point,Embracing wider…embracing from a wider perspective.Listening to the whole thing from a further, deeper place.No longer
The Idea of God
The idea of God is certainly the most difficult smokescreen to get throughOn the way to God.The idea of God is certainly what keeps us
Stray Ball, Found Ball
The golf club hits the ball with a sharp brutality and throws it into distant space.Brutality is not precise, also the shot is clumsy and
Bereshit
This morning, I’m reading an explanation of “Bereshit”: “In the beginning”, the very first word of Genesis.The author explains that this beginning is not a
Post-Apple Adam
Post-apple Adam is incapable of living cut off from his true nature,of living naturally. From then on, he knew he was naked and broke apart
Vase Of Rituals
The ritual is made for Man and not Man for the ritual. Also, this evening I encounter the usefulness of a certain ritual formalism in
Attachment to the Way
As long as there is an attachment to this or that path, the foot placed in the circle of the Heart is still shaky and
For sitting ears only
Kusen 1 By breathing, unbend the arch of the spineTensed to such an extent that inspiration no longer enters.Release the grip from the muscles on
For-Ever Safe
Here is a way of understanding the Buddhist concept of emptiness: none of the 5 aggregates: sensations, perceptions, mental formations, forms, consciousness… is worthy of
Notes & Silence 