God is the name that you place on the depths of your soul. This name which initiates and allows investigation. According to traditions, this final
Étiquette : spirituality
Mercantile
It is fundamental that a tradition offer a sufficiently broad framework to accommodate the reality of spiritual expression.All traditions feature trapped areas where the floor
Clinging to Forms, Sometimes
When sitting practice is difficult, respect for formal aspects is all that’s left to keep us going. Hands joined, leaning to the left, leaning to
Snobbery and Projection
As long as you have not unified within yourself the dual and non-dual paths, Everything you call “experience of the divine” is mere projection and
Solitary Practice ?
I have always been a fervent defender of making silent sitting a solitary practice.I now recognise the tendency towards formal disintegration that such a practice
Bouncing Ball
“Thinking from the depths of non-thought”, said Master Deshimaru…. Absorption in God acts as such on conceptual thinking. In the state of deep prayer, the
Killing Fear
I found the opposite of, the remedy for, fear: –Faith. Tonight, as a last resort, the faith, I embrace, because there is no other place
Godzen (2)
Would you dare to call God Zen and the other way around ?What’s left to keep you from doing so ?That’s the question. ©FJ Nov
Godzen (1)
Any attempts at rendering through wordsThe experience of God, Zenis laughable Very funny,Subtle observationSilent noise. ©FJ Nov 2023 (text and photo)Recueils / Participation/ Groupe de
Alcohol: Inner Poverty
The relationship with alcohol is sometimes the only possible inner life experience. A hell. For many people, the only investigation of consciousness that they have
Outdated Zen
Institutional Zen: leading figures are mere caricatures who call the rancid “food” and lug their flock into a museum of dusty and artificial objects,Where they
Nehemiah, 6 Forces at play
Liberation, the funnel does not come naturally and enemy forces act to plant the seeds of doubt (Mara). They accuse and make false statements in
The Call to Prayer 1
The call to prayer resonates within me, not from anyone’s mouth, not from a particular building, not from a bell or a bowl. The call
Shiki Soku Ze Ku (1)
Shiki soku ze kuKu soku ze shiki = All is onePhenomena are not different from the realm of consciousness,spiritual spheres are no different from phenomena.“not
Slow Motion Effect In The Bible
It is quite common in the Bible to use the 2-step process, as a narrative manner to reflect a certain inner movement (a movement of
Notes & Silence 