Why do ‘believers” have to be fully obsessed with trying to obstruct Life,To strangle Life between their nervous fingers ? How can we not end
Étiquette : spirituality
Bible Buddha
I read the Bible and I see the landscapes of the BuddhaI listen to the Dharma and I hear the voice of Christ. ©FJ Nov
Joining All Paths
You know, in the secret of your heartAll the ways are joining hands,What do you have to fearFrom abandoning them all,And walking along the Unique
Wrinkled Hands
Joining and BowingMy two wrinkled handsI do not know any wilder joy. ©FJ Nov 2021RECUEILS/ ParticipationsTelegram (Publications et Pratique)
Sensual Path
Song of Songs, 1: 4 : ‘The King has brought me into his chambers’. As the pilgrim passes by, the dividing walls hiding the sensual
From Logos To Dharma
From ‘logos’ to ‘dharma’, I am not convinced that there is a single step to take. The logos, in its etymological meaning, is the order
Minimalist Wisdom
There is no need to inform at all costs, whether we are in a didactic context (student information), therapeutic situation (physiological information), teaching wisdom (information
Gratitude Toward Mind-Winds
I feel gratitude for these concerns, compulsions and circular thoughts that keep arising again and again in my mind,Those mental energies which agitate this mind
Sacrament Of Forgiveness
Sitting zazen, there is a sacrament of forgiveness.Towards others, of course, forgiveness dawning in the horizon,Towards ourselves, forgiveness we receive. The heart of zazen is
Paradises
When I was ten years old, I believed in paradise.The Christian one,The Muslim oneThe Jewish paradise,And I believed in the ‘reincarnations’ of Tibetan Buddhism…I believe
The Texture Of Truth
What are words of truth ?We may answer that question by spilling a millions words on the origin of those words…,on the context in which
Playing subversive wears me down
Swarms of thoughts,Those who clouded our sights and made us turn in circles in the same psychological neighborhood when we were convinced we could cross
Awakening Dance
Zazen allows you to finally look at the traumaSitting Zazen : seeing the trauma at last.When sitting has become stableAnd all winds have spread silence,Zazen
Zen Meditation : Taking Off
Pelvis opening,From the back, above the cushion,Like a spreading pair of wingsLike an origami sheet coming back to its fold. Knees anchoring, at last.Femur turning
Sit And Let Die
Sitting Zazen is dyingTruly. Sit down and die. And when masters know their last hour has arrived,They sit zazen before passing away,There is nothing surprising,They
Notes & Silence 