A large part of the system that religions deploy is based on psychosocial engineering, and aims at mental confinement by narrowing the field of consciousness.
Étiquette : spirituality
Within myself and before You
And when I bow,I do not bow before an external representation, nor before myself.I bow within myself, before You, represented externally by the ten thousand
Bad Movies and Blockbusters
During meditation, films and scenes that have been shown a thousand times, usually bad movies and blockbusters alike, are played.The difference is that this time,
The Ancient Nets of Consciousness
On the surface, just below, or in an intermediate depth, thoughts float as debris, and some are caught in the ancient nets of consciousness.As debris,
3 bell rings
If you listen deeplyyou will see that the three bell rings,Are, in reality, your Heart calling. ©FJ Sept. 2025Recueils / Participation/
The Present of Presence
Meditation is the fundamental pillar of compassion. It teaches that presence is the most precious thing we have to offer others. This pillar is that
Endgame
In the Hindu tradition, the world is « lila, » game, illusion.Sitting zazen, I stop playing. ©FJ_March 2026Books / Participation/ Groupes
House of Freedom
Seeing the mechanisms of influence of certain religions, and, adorned with transcendence, their intention to keep the believer outside the realm of spirituality,Seeing the confinement
Great Clean-up
In his instructions on posture (fukanzazenji), Dogen recommends taking a few deep breaths before beginning.When the posture is correct, a deep breath arises of its
Anchoring With No Return
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
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/
Notes & Silence 