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
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
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
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
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
Thich Nhat Hanh suggests an interesting, very inspiring translation/ interpretation of this famous answer by the Buddha…When he was asked what the core of his
Son Of God ?Being since the dawn of time ? All these are terms and designations with different cult resonances,They all reflect the one and
Sitting zazen, the heart of the world has been entered.Why, then, quibble about the tools or propitious hours to go and scratch the surface crust
Rather than the frenzied application of a necessarily fragmentary and ‘aposterioric’ prism, the spirit of Mahayana makes it possible to welcome, to hear and to
Mayahana Buddhism allowsAn area to breathe between two consecutive focal points,and the embracing of all patterns.The coexistence of realities can never unsettle a wide heart.Refusal
The gift of existence, existing at last — the permanent giftFrom the night of gracesAbounding existence The grace of laying down all swords and shieldsIn
John 5, 30“…And My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.” Sitting, looking
If you can see the heart of Christ’s teaching,If you can be one with this teaching,Then all these parish rivalries will lose all grip on
Matthew, once again had reached this stopping point.He had let his heart melt under the fire of divine love.Silent interview in which he had bathed
Hishiryo, perfect withdrawalA total faith in tihe spirit blowing at the bottom of non-action, non-thinking,Thy will be done. ©FJ Oct 2021RECUEILS/ ParticipationsTelegram (Publications et Pratique)
There is a point on which spiritual practices and theology are fiercely opposed and where pilgrims are forced to take a direction: Theology, and with