People who suffer from the crust of existence on their path have in common the inability to realize that these ingredients of suffering are precisely
Étiquette : spirituality
Institutionalizing Zen
It is not because an institution claims to be the guarantor of a tradition,It’s not even because, to a certain extent, it is the guarantor
When the Child Appears
Do not think for a moment that I write spiritual texts,I don’t. I merely read my heart with a pen in my hand,I light up
The Hearts And The Reins
Psalm 7The Lord trieth the kidneys (‘reins’) and the heartsTaoism: the wise know passions and fears Heart / PassionsKidneys / Fear ©FJ Sept. 2025Recueils /
Edelweiss
Le maître est mortdepuis, quelques à-coupsdans la couverture d’un lit froidEt puis plus rien. Depuis ma maison de campagne,La neige a tout recouvert,Toits, chalets, routes
‘Practice-Realisation’
Stopping to look for words about truth,Looking for truthFinding the truthAre not three steps. ©FJ Sept. 2025Recueils / Participation/
« You’re a big boy now… »
You’re bigger, broader, freer than that, « leave this body-mind. »Like a father who raises his voice a little to his young child, who doesn’t dare go
Ripples From Beyond
I was searching for a path of simplicity, devoid of the clutter of concepts,I was searching for a path not drowned in words, A path
Happy Arrangement
It is intellectual effort that gives rise to the solution in thoughts.It emerges owing to a happy arrangement from the depths. The energy of the
But what are you doing?
Realising the barrenness of identification with mind activity is truly the first step on any spiritual path. Many people teach,don robes and finery,have temples and
The Free Song of Sitting
We were talking then about the distant soul, the lost soul,and you also questioned the existence of the soul itself. Today I tell you that
Compass Posture
The body-mind is a compass.The practice consists of observing the magnet of thoughts.As soon as it moves away, the needle returns to its original direction.As
Trapping God
In Freedom only, God can be.Religions are traps for people who think that God can be trapped. ©FJ_Fev 2026Recueils / Participation/ Groupes
Between the Bowl and the Mallet
The point of contact between the bowl and the mallet is the point of existence,The encounter between the eye and the light of the object,Between
Shin Jin Datsu Raku (again)
« Leave the body-mind » Dogen’s body-mind, the one that must be « left » according to the famous injunction given to monks in zazen, can also refer to
Notes & Silence 