If the materials from your religion are part of what blocks the path to Being, this is an indicator of the distortion of these materials,
Étiquette : spirituality
Literally
It is true that in spirituality, literalism is particularly annoying, both for its tedious idiocy (limiting the scope of spiritual expression) and for the tiring
Perpetual Present Intimacy
Among the worst things traditions, whether intentionally or through lazy erosion have done to spirituality, is the disconnection from the teachings of the now. The
Source of Eternal Life
One of the greatest ironies is to realize that the Zen tradition is stifled under a thousand layers of constructions around Zen. These constructions have
Actualize God
You do not understand God if you are not in the actualiization of God.The now-ness of God : Your heart: it is what underlies life
Temps-Zéro
L’introduction du paramètre [temps = 0] dans la pratique spirituelle, dans la vie,Est le grand multiplicateur, l’accélérateur radical de la pratique et de la vie.Tant
God God
My soul guides me, directs me towards this insight:The tradition I respect the most can only be the one that most respects other traditions. The
Without Dedicated Attention
He who prays while repeating texts, speaks quickly, and strings together prayers as one rushes to recite a lesson or complete a few tasks before
Welcoming, Letting Go
Zazen creates the space to welcome internal and external phenomena.Zazen creates the space to let them go. The narrow space creates the reaction to internal
Digging With a Pen
I dig my soul with the pen.Each letter, each word is a shovelful in the earth of consciousness,A few extra centimeters of furrow dug in
What Does Zen Do?
Zazen reduces the framework of practice to the bare minimum. This approach of radical simplification is what is necessary to become aware of what is
The Inner Prophet 2/2
Just as we carry the prophet within us, we alone are the community, the community of ears that receive within us all the voices that
The Inner Prophet 1/2
The prophet is within us.The one who listens, the one who hears.In us, the prophet is that which listens, that which hears, that which receives
The Body-Mind Shackles
Zazen gives you the opportunityto feel the body-mind shackles from which you must free yourself. All other words are useless if you don’t see it,
Zen: Refuge in the Woods
The extreme dematerialization of Zen operates both externally (rituals…) and internally (concepts, representations…). It is what makes Zen a refuge, a point to which we
Notes & Silence 